The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-01-21
BY LINDA NEVILLE.

You are like other boys now. VA.
be-" | sud to my l2-ycur- old cumpan
ION In Louisville street car the al
t0rnoon Of November 80 when | no
tleed that hi was looking at IA group OF
active. merry boys who had boarded
the cur near their high school
After While and | got Off the car he
walked "A little apart from me. out ri
roach Of the hand ! tried 10 lay on mis-
arm. He was showing independence
We went into flower store III. looked
at tho flowers, naming the cUlurs OF
some, hut every time calling pink, red
We went into the Red Cro,H office.
where showed him It poster Wltn ita
large red cross. I wanted him tu lH.r
mat glowing rcd and to learn to love
thai symbol
We went to II photograph gallery and
u picture was taken Of him while uu
TaB looking upon an American nag
for the first time Then We wen, back
to the Jewish Hospital "" went into
the parlor to look int" ~" n!rr,r.
there,
You didn't know you looked IKE
that did you" asked nm
II was "a useless uursuuu knew
This Is II boy. who. september g
was led to tn" truChumn clinic con
Quoted for fcw days in Il mountain
county sent by the United States Pub
lie Health Service IN co operating with
the Red Cross Chhpirr. thu Fiscal
Court, the County Health OFFICER, tho
Mountain Fund the state Board Of
Health, and the Red Cross Of the Lake
Division.
From early babyhood, probably from
BIRTH Willie had been blind, yet. not
until that September day did h" have
an opportunity to be examined by an
eye specialist
No trachoma was found, but IN each
eye was u cataract. when the child
showed u perception of the light from
tho occuliBts electric flash we knew
there was hop that with a needing OF
the cAtaraota and the Subsequent grad
nal absorption OF them there would be-
sight II not complete. at least par
thai The doctor advised that tn" child
be sont to a city hospital for q pro
Ionged stay. The mother consented to
lot me take him with me- AZ a patient
under the Mountain Fund.
There followed u succession oi ~
periencos entirely new to WGll" Il
ride In an automobile to the railroad,
q ride In "A railroad train. an approach
to a city with It's strange noises a RIDE
In an elevator, n stay in u hotel. It visit
IN Il city home with its m"i"rn
Convenicnces. All the while hr was
inactive and listlcss, In his homcsick- !
ness showing interest in nothing az.
copt the prospect OF buying an cleo !
tric flash like the Doctors
Upon reaching Louisville I FASTENED |
to make the purchase Then | took |
him to the Jewish Hospital, whore he |
was TO have a bed free and professional! !
service free Examinations first, thcn ,
treatment for n depicting childish all |
mcnt delayed thu treatment OF the eyes I
for some weeks Then came the first ,
nccdlinRs. then the second, and Willie !
saw
He stayed at my home on his way /
back to the mountains lie was in ,
terested in everything h" saw. He !
talked about his first sight OF things,
of dog, n horse, bird and Of the
big wheels OF the railroad tain that |
brought him here yesterday, and he |
talked about the pretty nurse.
willie how did you spend last win
ter, and how are you going TO spend
this?" ] asked.
y sat by tho fire last winter" he
but this winter | am going
"a rabbit huntin'
Willie is now on the last lap Of his
long Journey home He hopes his rel
atives will not meet him at the station,
for in his new Independence he wants
TO walk the twelve miles to his home
without guide, without help and all
alone. .s.
He is now active and merry; he is
like other boys, only happier than
most. Hi "... $50. 49,.
The fashlight has lost its value, for
now he sees the beauty of the sun. DO.
we doubt that the earth and every
sight" to him must seem
aDparelled in celestial light?' 49,.
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