The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
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MMY forebodihes were right. Anna was
LIVE ill, very i'll. When she was first
taken ill the doctor. thought it was
just some childish ailment, but it had de-
4 yeloped into scarlet. fever. So Man
1 vile explained. I begged, wept, /
elung to him and pleaded with him to
let me nurse her, at least go in and see
her. But not once did i see my baby.
although crouched outside the door and
heard her feeble means.
"She doesn't need you. There is moth
ing to be gained by your seeing her. The
nurse can do all that is necessary" He
had trained nurse besides Nancy.
but she is my, baby! want her,
want to be with her." pleaded.
Y "She is my baby also / think you
will admit. 1 forbid you to go into her
room.
but you 20" desperately.
THAT is different"
So for two weeks suffered agonies
for my child, never seeing her. Once
l determined to disobey Manville, but
the nurse shut the door in my face
and told me he had ordered her not to
admit me under any circumstances. She
wasn't hard-hearted and tried to comfort
me, said there was nothing could do,
etc. But / refused comfort.
Then there came a day when
erouched outside the door waiting for
the Doctors verdict Manville and the
nurse were both inside with Anna i
had fairly thrown myself on my hus-
band, begging to be allowed to go in.
But n0-he not only had refused, but
locked me out. ~
After hours, it seemed to me, of wait
ing. the nurse came out.
1.-THE doctor says she will live" For
"a hours after she spoke to me ! re-
call nothing, only what. / have been
told. screamed wildly and rayed all
that night and the next day. My anxiety
over my baby. had prevented my either
eating or sleeping. Manyille had not
appeared to notice, for when at home
he was with Anna. Nancy told me. he
acted frightened almost to death and
that she heard him tell the doctor that
he had kept me away from the baby
because he thought it best for me as
well as her. Nancy said he scarcely
left my bed save to 90 into Annals room
every few minutes to see how she was.
When finally / ceased to rave and
again recognized those about me / had
streak of snowwhite hair above my
temple. y
THE way. you begged Mr.. Hyde TO let
you see your baby was something aw-
| full" Nancy declared ''sNo wonder you
turned gray. i guess he was sorry he
did it. caught him wiping the tears
away once when he didn't know any
one was looking" s
cared nothing for that gray streak.
nothing for the weakness and lassitude
felt. My baby was going to live, and
Just as soon as / was able Manville had
said ] could be with her all wanted to.
/ think that. he was a little frightened
at the results of his severity just bit
ashamed sperhaps, or worried. Whatever
it was all through Annals slow GONZALES
cence was constantly with her, al,
though we kept the trained nurse until
she was nearly recovered.
But Anna had learned that she-could
get what she wanted by fretting or cry
ing for it. So when she became perfect
ly well and tried the same tactics Man
vile again took control.
II ants to be 'ocked!', she would
say, commencing to cry.
You cannot be rocked. You are a
big girl. Go to Sleep ManvilIe would
in the dark. She was terribly timid and
used to beg piteously for "a light. But
Manville was adamant. He never had
had a light, why should Anna?
Your mother must have been a very
severe one / once said to him.
she knew how to bring Nup chill
dren." as
But perhaps you weren't afraid of
the dark"
"Of course 1 wasn't! No child with
a sensible mother is. Anna must learn
that she is not be coddled in any way.
She was doing very well before her