Coalville Times | 1906-11-02 | Page 4 | Appealed to Child Nature

APPEALED TO CHILD NATUR8, Kind Hearted Doctor Knew How to Make Patient Speak. This storj Is told ot a recent act of a well known lxmdon surgeon, whoso heart Is said to be at gentle aa hla manner la rough. He went from hi warm bed at 4 o'clock one bitter morn-lug morn-lug to attend a tiny bo, who was In n perilous plight from diphtheria. 11a hastily performed the operation of tracheotomy and to his Joy taw tho child revive. During the next few day everything passed off beautifully, but tho doctor wsntod to hear bit small friend apeak. This to far the patient had not done "I am sorry ho can't speak to me, nunc because I'm going up to Ivndon today nnd sha'n't know whether to bring him n horse or a gun." It wat the doctor speaking at the Utile one. A tiny finger stole up to a wounded throat nnd tho ghost of a baby's olce whispered "Please, doctor, bwlng me a llckle gun" He ot the "llckle cun" nn,l ihn Hviiu knew that the child' voice waa safe.