The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-09
CHAPTER VIM.
Tie wIlted Blossom.

TIC WttIe0 6toSSoms
Don't nothing put the heart in broke
down woman like a little loving"
Miss Selma Lue
Bonnie, honey, run up the hill and
tell Miss Cynthie that wish't she
would come right down, fer Blossom
amt so well; and stop in and ask Mis-.
Kinney to come and sell the suppers
fer me. cause don't want to leave
the baby"
"Oh, Miss Seliny Lue, is she much
sick?" Bennie's freckled face drew
up into q knot with anxiety, for Bios
som was the core OF the green apple
that at his age passes for heart.
Yes, honey, she's pretty bad, and
feel must see Miss Cyntkie q bit.
Now run along; and if you see Mr..
Alan, send him to me, too" Miss Sc
line Lue's strong face was grave and
sweet. but had none of the disfiguring
marks with which anxiety rayages
many countenances. AS she turned
Mr.. Alan entered the back door.
"How's the Blossom? 2" he asked anx-
icusly as he deposited his kit in the
corner.
Looks like can't even want
thing In my heart without when
open my eyes there it is" said Miss
Selma Lue softly 'The baby amt SO
well, am altered, and was Jest
mean and selfish enough to send fer
Miss Cynthie to come down and worry
with me. never did hold with shar-
ing worries, but didn't expect you
lack till dark, and it Jest seemed like
| had to have one or t'other of you
while"
What did the doctor say?" asked
Mr.. Alan as he came and stood by her
in the door.
There was strength and comfort in
the very sight of him, and Miss Selma
Lue frightened visibly as she an
| swered.
well, Mr.. Alan, It do beat every
thing to me to see man-doctor
founder around and hunt for what's
the matter with baby. It's plumb
painful. But this young Teller, what
you and Miss Cynthie say is a spe-
cialer with babies. done pretty well.
with my helping him along. He says
It Is pneumony with longnamed
side issue to 1t, what | call jest plain
being threatened with bad Group. II
1t was one of the Tyneses now, or
Luella Kinney, l would think sure
could pull 'em through: but Blossom
looks like she wasn't mixed outen the
same 1ngrejints as the other children
on the Bluff, and somehow" Miss
Selma Lue's voice faltered for a mo!
ment.
Mr.. Alan took her hand in his and
said gently: "She is a very special
sort Of flower is the Blossom, and we
all feel that. Did the doctor say he
would rather have the trained nurse? ?"
Il asked him faithful cause prom:
ised you. but he jest looked at me and
he said there wasn't no SIGH nursing
as she had to be bought in the city.
And course he knows about you walk
ing her nights and Miss Cynthie
a-spelling of us both. Looks like to
me, too, that they amt no nursing in
the world that can do as well as
what comes from the hand of love
if it is guided by common sense"
Eyes, but skill sometimes is needed
in some"
well, amt skill another name fer
common sense? I've done had ex-
perience with the lack of 'em both.
When Ethel Maud was six months old,
Mis- Dobbs fed her little strawberry
preserves, and thought her time had
come when I seed the spasm she went
into. After spell when / got her
,emptied out and full of hot ginger tea,
she woulder quieted down but her
mother set her afire with a candle she
was holding to see If she was a-breath-
ing. And, lands alive, the child was
most burned to death fore could put
her out! And what with the straw
berry poison working on her at the
same time she almost passed from u.s.
And there she is alive and a-setting
| by Blossom as quiet as mouse to
call me If she stirs-baby-loy and
tending was, horned in that child"
Miss Seliny Lue," called a small
frightened voice, which was followed
by hoarse cough.
Watch fer Miss Cynthie and bring
her back to my room. There comes
| Mis- Kinney to sell the suppers! Cant
] you kinder keep her talking out here?
She do make the baby jump So"