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Show Why Worry? U AROLD T. PROUT, Concord, N. H., was in the army when his first child was born, so was not on hand to do any worrying. worry-ing. But when his second child put in an appearance he was much In evidence, and, as it turned out, wa quite unnecessarily on the scene. His wife awakened at 7:30 on this particular morning and said, "Hal, this is the big day; call the doctor and get me to the hospital quickly." ' . When she said this Hal jumped out over the end of the bed in one leap and nearly knocked over the dresser while in flight. He began running around in circles looking for his clothes while his wife began quietly and slowly dressing herself with no fuss at all. He was very excited and his breath came in short gasps as he packed clothing in her suitcase and sent their little boy next door to a neighbor's house. He urged his wife to hurry; what if the baby came suddenly and only he in attendance. Then: what if his car didn't start this morning morn-ing of all mornings! Oh Lord! Could a cab get iwre in lime ior the trip? Would she get to the CARNEGIE hospital in time? What if the baby was born in the car before they reached the hospital! What should ha do? And all during this trying time his wife did nothing at all to help him just patiently watching him go nuts! He hurried her out to the car only to find that in his haste he had forgotten the car keys. He had to climb back in through the kitchen window to get them. Then, of course, they rushed to the hospital where experts calmly took her in charge and left him standing in the corridor in a daze. Was there enough time? Sure. Two extra hours, as it turned out later. Also it turned out later that he had packed in her suitcase suit-case his shaving kit and underwear with only a few of his wife's belongings. Much later he sat down and thought about this episode and discovered that none of the things he had worried about had happened. |