s she knew concerning me, and as the
practitioner, whom I took to be a veterinary surgeon called in for the
emergency, went out, he said--

"If she dies to-night you can send me word in the morning; that will
be soon enough; and if I don't hear from you I'll call again
to-morrow."

"She ain't goin' to die if I can stop her," said grandma when he had
departed. "I'll bring her to with a powltice. I ain't given to be
cumflummixed by what a doctor says; many a one they give up is walking
about as strong as bull-beef to-day. I never see them do no good in a
serious case. They are right enough to set a bone or sew up a cut, but
when you come to think of it, what could be expected of them? They
know a little more than us because they've hacked up a few bodies an'
know how the pieces fit together, but as for knowin' what's goin' on,
they ain't the Almighty, and ain't to be took notice of. The way they
know about the body is the same as you and Carry know the kitchen, an'
could go in the dark an' feel for anythink while all was well, but if
anythink strange was there you couldn't make it out," and setting to
work, brewing potions and applying remedies of her own, the practical
old lady soon brought me around so that I was able to make my
apologies.

"Good Heavens! What do you take us for?" she exclaimed. "It would be a
fine kind of a world if we wasn't a little considerate to each other.
It does the young people good to learn 'em a little kindness. I
couldn't be askin' people like Carry there to wait on people, but it's
Dawn's week in the house an' she'll look after you, an' you needn't be
wantin' to clear out to the hospital. You won't be no better looked
after there than here."

Never was more tactful kindness on shorter acquaintance.

Little Miss Flipp undertook to sit by my bed during the early watches
of the night, for they could not be persuaded to leave me alone. Her
eyes bore evidence of many more sleepless watches, but the poor little
thing did not unburden her heart to me. Dawn appeared to relieve her
at 2 A.M., and the engaging child manfully struggled against the sleep
that leadened the pretty blue eyes till morning, when grandma, brisk
as a cricket, took her turn.

At eleven I was interested by the doctor's entrance. He came on
tiptoe, but like a great proportion of male tiptoeing it defeated its
intention and made more noise than walking. Bearing down upon grandma,
he inquired in a huge whisper, "How is she