Beadle's Dime Novels No. 35: East and West — page 27: what you’re looking at

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THE ACCIDENT. 27 to grind their tools in a more cautious fashion. Was nobody else hurt ?” “T noticed John’s hand was bieeding, but he’s not hurt much or we should hear from him. What's to be done, Doc- tor ?” “TI must examine this wound; perhaps have to perform an operation on the skull, but hope not. I see you’ve done very well keeping his head cool and elevated, and the blood in cir- culation. It may not be a bad case, ladies. Don’t be fright- ened.” The advice, not coming soon enough to prevent such a State of feeling, was of little use to the ladies concerned. Though they tried to look on and make themselves useful, they both soon turned away, sickened and fainting, from the terrible sight of the fractured and blood-stained skull. “My poor Constance, you must be fainting with hunger as well as fright,’ said Mrs. Willard, at sight of the untasted re- past so long ago prepared. ‘“ We can not do any thing for - your friend’s comfort just now; but we must do something for your own, or I shall have two patients instead of one. Come, I'll warm up some of this food, which is hardly fit to eat as it is, and do you try to refresh yourself with it.” “ Nothing but*a cup of coffee, aunt, if you please; I couldn’t take any thing more at present.” But Mrs. Willard, who was more used to scenes of suffering than her niece, put a brave face on, and by contriving to keep herself between Constance and the scene at the bedside, and by coaxing and petting, succeeded in getting Constance to swallow a few mouthfuls of food. Commicloooks.corn