The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-17
Ardmore, Tuesday, May II, 1910
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JUST ABOUT AND ABOUT.

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didn't tell all the story In
Fridays paper It was Monday last
when on trip to Cornish. little
crippled child disclosed the where
abcuts Of my own beloved uncle who
came west fifteen years ago. But
In order that | may get the story
In proper shape, let me go back
TO a sunny spring day, sixteen years
ago. In Columbus. Ga, whore Sc
lived. Dr. Charles w. Barrier, my
uncle. had come west to live and
IT fen 20 my lot TO help his wife
and children on the train that April
day when they started west to join
husband and father. We dearly loved
this uncle. He and one other broth
Of my mother were all that were
left of n dozen children. and after
my own mother had died 1t seemed
as II the love of her children was
centerod on her two brothers. My
wife also VAS devoted to this one
uncle of mine. although he left
Georgia in few months after we
were married and after she first
made his acquaintance. OFTEN after
we came to Ardmore, we spoke of
this uncle and hoped we might meet
him again.
DR.. narrier. this uncle of mine. rs
speciaist-not an eye. ear and
throat specialist, but specialist
who, among one or two other things,
straightcns the feet and legs of chill
dren who unfortunately are born with
those members deformed. Nearly
twenty years ago. | saw one of his
little patients after he had operated
ON and dressed the childs feet. The
dressing" was simple contriy-
ance of the doctors own invention.
Last Monday, on my way to Cor
nish, farmer on his way back to
work afcr dinner, opened a big pas.
ture gate and held it opened until
the driver OF our vehicle passed out
at the same gate. took glance at
the little boy Of the farmer who was
at the gate and saw at once that
he was wearing simple mechanical
coNtriyance on his leg. How is your
little boys foot?" asked the man.
'Oh it's about woll. now he re-
piled. | said, who operated ON the
chih?" Or. c, w Barrier. of Dal.
las" he replied. | knew H. The
moment | laid my eyes on that
ohild's feet knew that my uncle
was the surgeon who operated on
them ana put on them that little
piece Of mechanism.
The man told me the doctor had
This year been In Ardmorc We aid
not know of his presence In this,
our new home. and ne did not know
that Ardmorc Is our new home.
From one scene to another | pass
rapidly and my readers may not
care always 20 follow II so. they
may turn and guhack
L was funny 10 me how ! parted
with q cigar the ether day As our
train pulled into the town where /
got OF. young mother. with "a
crying little one, also got or The
husband was there 90 meet his wife
II happened that the young couple
with their first born, and myself
occupied the same hack as we drove
10 the town a mile away. I noticed
that the little one was delicate in
health. ! noticed also that the young
father was positively historical over
meeting his wife and child. / ap.
prcciatod his feelings, for went
back fifteen years and recalled my
own feelings when l was similarly
stu &c 4.
In the hack, the little delicate
hahv continued TO cry and the young
father, in his own inexperienced,
awkward way, took his little one
into his own arms and essayed to
pacify his offspring With a lighted
cigar IN his mouth he threw the
little ones face alongside OF his
own, eyidenly unmlndful OF that cl.