The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-01
LETTER FROM MRS. JOSEPH
GRAVES HAMILTON TO
MIR. JOSEPH GRAVES
HAATTT TON
HANIILTOH
Ny DEAR HUSBAND:

MY DEAR HUSBAND:
The queerest thing possible has
happened, Joe dear, and it seems to
me as If 1t were a direct interposi-
ton of Providence.
You remember when you were
here last, we talked over the FEAST
biity Of bringing aNbaby to Leslie
and seeing if we could not interest
her in it.
The night before last Leslie did
not seem as we'll as usual. She was
very restless. Kept moaning even
in her sleep. Yesterday morning.
much to the surprise OF every one,
she called as soon as she awoke for
Jack. And when he came she said
Il want to go home"
Jack seemed to think that she
wanted to come to our home and he
sent for me post haste However,
before I was dressed and had gotten
TO her room. she explained to Jack
that she meant their own apartment
OF course every one. including the
doctor, was perfectly delighted tt
hear her make some request, and
within an hour we had her back in
her own bedroom. and I again had
taken the apartment across the hall
for myself and the nurses.
For a little time she seemed much
brighter yesterday morning, although
the ride and the settling OF her in
her home tired her greatly. About
noon she went to sleep and slept I'M
til late in the afternoon. When she
awoke she asked, Where is my
baby? Bring him to me-"
No one dared answer. She seemed
TO have forgotten all about her acct
dent and her long illness and to
think only that we were keeping her
baby from her. She was quite de-
lirious and only sank to sleep after
the doctor had given her a narcotic
confess we were ell very much
worried. Jack thought that she
would never recover her normal mind
again. found him about half past
nine in his rocp, where he had
thrown himself across his bed, sob
bling.
It's a terrible thing. Joe, to see a
ran give up and weep And Jack
has been so splendid and so strong
through 1t all I thought, however,
at one time he. too, was losing his
mind. for he seemed to think that
all Of Leslie's trouble was a punish
ment to him. I tried to tell him that
he had been devotion itself to Leslie;
that I mould not ask my own son TO
be sweeter to the girl he had mar
ried than he had been to my 6augh-
ter. And he made a very queer re-
mark to me, Joe. He said. "Oh,
Mother Hamilton. you DO not know
you do not know"
was sure the boy was becoming
morbid over Leslie's long Illness. I
sat long time with him, and once
or twice I thought I heard a step
and a faint moaning cry in the hall
way. However, 1 did not get up to
zee what was the matter, because my
mind was so taken up with Jacks
and Leslie's affairs.
At last we decided that early the
next morning we would go to the
Children's Home and bring Leslie a
baby, for now that she was calling
for her baby, there seemed nothing
else to do.
This decision seemed to comfort
Jack a little, and finally persuaded
him to think Of undressing and go
ing to bed. When I left him he
promised to do this.
I opened the door into Leslie's
room and found her sleeping quitely.
The nurse said that her restlessness
lad all gone.
It was then that found / was I'M
believably fatigued. 1t seemed to
me that I could badly walk across