"A FATHER'S
INTUITION"
By: Lynne G.
Ben
Cartwright suddenly woke up in the middle of the night with an uneasy
feeling. He quickly got out of his warm bed, put on his robe and slippers,
grabbed a match, lit his lamp, and he quietly walked out of his bedroom and
headed straight for his youngest son's bedroom. He opened the door and
walked over to the bed to look over his young son, Little Joe.
Ben
put the lamp on the table next to the child's bed, and he very gently laid his
hand on the boy's forehead checking for a fever. He also felt the boy's
cheeks as well. He was very relieved at not finding any sign of fever on
the boy. He also listened to the child's breathing which sounded
perfectly normal as well. Ben straightened out the blankets on the bed,
and he gently ran his fingers through the boy's soft thick curly hair.
Ben decided to pull up a chair so could watch his baby son sleeping. He
stayed in the chair for about an hour, then he decided that the child seemed
just fine. So he got up from the chair and put it back by the window,
then walked back over to the bed. He again checked for any sign of fever,
and again, there was no sign of any fever. Ben leaned down and gave his
young son a kiss, then he picked up his lamp and went back to his own
room. As he laid in his bed, he couldn't get that feeling out of his mind
that his young son was coming down with something or that he would be injured
in some way.
Ever
since Little Joe was born, Ben always knew when the boy was going to be ill or
hurt. He had never been wrong yet and he hoped that this time he would be
wrong. He soon went back to sleep.
The
next morning as Ben was sitting at the dining room table, Adam joined
him. " Good morning Pa," Adam said as he sat down. "
Good morning to you too son," Ben replied.
"
Where is Hoss?" Ben asked. " He went to wake up Little Joe, and
then he will be right down," Adam replied.
A
couple of minutes later, Hoss joined Ben and Adam at the table. " Mornin' Pa," Hoss declared. " Good morning
to you too son. Is Little Joe up and getting dressed?" Ben
asked. " Yup! That boy is sure hard to wake up," Hoss
stated. " Yes he is. Is he alright? I mean, is he
feeling alright?" Ben questioned. " He's just fine
Pa," Hoss replied. " That's good to know," Ben answered,
hoping that Adam and Hoss wouldn't question him about what he just asked.
About
five minutes later, Little Joe came running down the stairs. " Mornin' everyone!" the youngster shouted.
Ben smiled at his young son and he said, " Good morning Little
Joe. You sure seem full of energy this morning, don't you?"
"
Yup. Sure do," the boy responded. " Good morning little
brother," Adam greeted as he smiled at his baby brother. "
Thanks Adam," the child answered.
As
Little Joe ate his breakfast, Ben watched his son, then said, " Little
Joe, I need to take a ride into
On
the way to town, Ben and Little Joe talked about all kinds of things
from school, to horses, to fishing. Ben paid close attention to
every move the boy made, and he felt better at how healthy his son looked and
sounded, but he still couldn't shake that uneasy feeling he had.
"
You have a good day at school, and be a good boy for Miss Jones," Ben told
the boy. " Will Papa. Have a good time in town, and you be a
good Papa too," Little Joe said as he gave Ben a big smile. "
You little imp. I will be a good Papa, son. I love you
baby," Ben said. " I love ya too
Papa," the boy replied. Ben watched as his little son rode over to
the shelter for the horses they had at the school. The child unsaddled
Tony, rubbed him down and he made sure Tony had food and water for the
day. He gave Tony a kiss and walked over to the small school building and
walk up the stairs and into the building. Ben then rode off towards the
main street of
Ben
rode up to the General store, got off his horse and he went into the store.
" Good morning Ben," greeted Tom Cass, the owner of the store.
" Good morning to you too Tom," Ben replied. " What can I
get for you today Ben?" Tom asked. Well let me see? How about
the latest copy of the Territorial Times, some pipe tobacco, some candy for
Hoss and Little Joe, and I think I will take a look at the books to see if
there might be one that Adam would like," Ben declared. Ben showed
Tom the candy he wanted for Hoss and Little Joe, and then he walked over to
where the books were. As he looked at all the new books that had just
come in the day before, he found a book of poetry he knew Adam would
love. He laid the book down on the counter beside the tobacco, the
newspaper, and the two sacks of candy. Tom added up the total and Ben paid
him. Tom wrapped up all of the items that Ben had just purchased, handed
them to Ben and the two men said ' good bye' to each other. Ben left and
put the packages in his saddle bags.
He
decided to have a short visit with his dear friend, Sheriff Roy
Coffee. The two friends played several games of checkers, with Ben
winning most of the games. After Ben and Roy said their 'good bye's', Ben
headed for home.
Later
that afternoon when Adam and Hoss returned home from doing ranch chores, Ben
gave Adam his new book, which Adam was thoroughly delighted with. Hoss
was very happy to have his favorite candy too.
An
hour later, Little Joe returned home from school. Ben gave his little son
his sack of candy, which really excited the boy. Ben watched as his son
ate his snack that Hop Sing had made for him. Ben told the child that he
could have two pieces of candy after he finished his snack. Ben continued
to watch Little Joe, which didn't go unnoticed by Adam and Hoss. Little
Joe didn't realize that Ben was watching him. As the boy got up from the
table after finishing his snack, he walked over to the front door to go out to
the barn to his his chores, Ben watched every move
the boy made.
"
Imma gonna go do my chores
now Papa," Little Joe announced. " Ok son," Ben
replied. After Little Joe had left the house, Ben got up from his chair
and walked over to the door, where he opened it and he watched his son walk
into the barn. Adam and Hoss were watching Ben and they were wondering
what was going on.
"
Ok Pa, what's wrong? You have been watching every move Little Joe has
made since he came down the stair this morning. Then suddenly you needed
to go into
"
It's my ' father's intuition' bothering me. I just know that your little
brother is going to be ill or get hurt," Ben told his older sons.
" Oh no, not that again! I don't know how you always know when that
little imp is going to be ill or hurt. You are right every time,"
Adam stated. " It's kinda spooky Pa," Hoss declared.
" Well let's just hope I'm wrong this time. After all, he does look
and seem to be fine," Ben replied.
Ben
continued to have that uneasy feeling for about three weeks now. He tried
to keep his youngest son in his sight at all times. He got up every night
to check on the boy for fever and thankfully the boy seemed just fine.
One
afternoon while on his way home from school, Little Joe was talking to Tony as
a sudden nasty storm began. It was raining so hard and the wind blowing
so hard, that Little Joe could barely see the road. Tony was getting more
nervous as they continued on home. Little Joe decided to head for the
line shack that was very near where he was. It only took a couple of
minutes for the boy and his horse to reach the shack. Little Joe took
Tony into the barn area, and out of the storm. He stayed in there with
Tony to wait out the storm.
Back
at the ranch, Ben, Adam and Hoss couldn't believe at how fast the storm had
suddenly began. Ben was beside himself with worry about Little Joe.
" I've got to go and look for him!" Ben declared. " Pa,
you're not going out in that storm. It's too dangerous!" Adam
replied. " Son I know, but your little brother is out there in it on
his way home from school. He could be hurt, and I know that he is
scared," Ben said. " Pa, as soon as the storm is over, we'll go
and look for him," Adam said.
Little
Joe was scared, and very cold in his soaking wet clothes. He kept talking
to Tony trying to calm him down. He wished that he was home where he felt
safe and he knew it would be nice and warm too. He wanted his Papa to
hold him.
After
about two hours, the storm suddenly stopped, almost as fast as it had
started. Little Joe led Tony out of the small barn and they headed home.
As
soon as the storm stopped, Ben, Adam and Hoss got their horses saddled, and
they went to look for Little Joe. Ben felt sick with worry and all he
wanted was to hold his baby son in his arms.
About
thirty minutes later, the Cartwrights saw the youngest Cartwright riding
towards them. " Thank God!" Ben shouted as soon as he saw his
son riding towards them. " Papa!" the boy shouted as soon as he
saw his worried family riding towards him.
As
they stopped, Ben jumped off Dusty and he ran over to his young son and pulled
the boy off Tony and he held him for dear life. " Oh sweetheart, I
have been so worried about you. Are you alright?" Ben cried.
" Hi Papa. Imma fine now," the teary
eyed boy replied as he felt safe in his father's arms again. Ben could
feel his baby shivering badly. Let's get you home and into some dry
clothes and get you warmed up," Ben said as he carried his son over to
Dusty and put him on the saddle. Ben took off his coat and put it around
his son, and he then climbed up on Dusty and sat behind his son. Hoss
grabbed Tony's reins and soon the family was on their way home.
Once
Little Joe was into dry clothes, Ben wrapped him up in a warm quilt and he sat
down with the boy on his lap in front of the fireplace that had a nice blazing
fire burning. Little Joe was now starting to feel warm again, and of
course the hot chocolate helped him feel warm too. He told his family
about taking shelter at the line shack until the storm was over. " I
am so proud of you sweetheart for remembering about that line shack. I am
very glad that we built it there. You were very brave son. I know how
scared you must have been," Ben told Little Joe. " I was so
scared Papa, and Tony was scared too, so I kept tellin'
him that we were safe where we was. I also told him that as soon as the
storm was over then we could go home," the boy explained. " WOW
Punkin, ya sure took good
care of Tony. I'm so proud of you little brother," Hoss thoughtfully
said. " Thanks Hoss. " You did good little buddy,"
Adam added. " Thanks big brother," the boy replied.
As
the days went by, Ben still had his uneasy feeling. For the next couple
of weeks, Ben made excuses to Adam and Hoss so he could take Little Joe to
school and go back to get him after school.
"
I tell ya
"
Papa, how come ya wanna
take me ta school everyday and come ta take me home after school?" Little Joe asked
Ben. Ben knew that he needed to answer that question, but he didn't want
to worry his little boy.
"
Oh, I don't know son. I really miss you during the day, so I come to meet
you after school. I love to be with you sweetheart," Ben explained, hoping
that answer would satisfy his son. " I love bein'
with ya too Papa. I could quit school and that
way I could be with ya during the day too,"
Little Joe declared, hoping that Ben would let him quit school, since he hated
to go to school. Ben had to smile at his son's answer, knowing that the
boy hated school. " You need to go to school sweetheart," Ben
replied.
Several
days later, the day was very warm, so Little Joe didn't wear his jacket to
school that day. Ben wanted him to take with him just in case it turned
colder during the day. The boy sighed, but he put his jacket in his
saddle bags just to please his Papa. Around
When
Adam and Hoss returned home for lunch, they remarked at how cold it was
getting, as to the way it was so warm in the morning. They were glad that
they had saved their barn work for the afternoon. They were going to
rebuild several of the stalls in the barn that needed to be rebuilt, and plus
some other repairs that needed doing also.
As
school was letting out for the day, it started to pour down rain. Little
Joe was glad he had his jacket with him. He mentally thanked Ben for
making him take it with him that morning, but it wouldn't help him stay dry as
it was raining so hard. He saddled Tony for their wet ride home. He
was surprised at how cold it had turned.
About
half way home, the wind began to blow very hard. The rain was coming down
even harder and the wind kept getting stronger. Little Joe was having a
hard time just staying in the saddle. He knew the line shack was
about a mile away, so he urged Tony in that direction. It was impossible
to even see the road now because of the rain.
A
couple of minutes later, a branch broke off a large pine tree and as it was
flying through the air, it hit Little Joe on the head, and the boy fell off
Tony and he landed in a puddle, unconscious. Tony was terrified and he
took off running.
Ben
was sitting at his desk when he suddenly jumped up and yelled, " LITTLE
JOE !" Hop Sing came running out of the kitchen. ' What
wrong? Why you yell for little boy?" Hop Sing nervously asked.
" Hop Sing, something's happened to him. I can feel it!" Ben
nervously told him. Hop Sing was now very nervous too.
About
that time, Adam and Hoss came into the house from the barn. " Boys,
Little Joe needs us !" Ben shouted. They both looked at Ben and they
told him that there was no way that they were going out in that storm.
"
Pa, there are branches coming down everywhere. It's too dangerous out
there !" Hoss told Ben. " Pa, Hoss is right. Little
brother is probably at the line shack again. Try not too worry,"
Adam explained to Ben. " How can you say that Adam ? My baby
needs me, I tell you !" Ben declared. " Pa, Adam is
right. What if you went out looking for little brother, and you got
hurt? You wouldn't be helping him at all. Please Pa, wait till the
storm slows down," Hoss begged. Ben knew his sons were right, but it
still didn't stop him from worrying about his youngest son. " I'm
sorry. You're both right, but as soon as this storm slows down, I'm going
to go look for Little Joe !" Ben declared.
Finally
about two hours later, the storm slowed down. The rain had stopped, but
the wind was still blowing, but not near as hard as it had been. The Cartwrights
grabbed their coats, hats and some blankets, and they headed out to the barn to
saddle their horses. As soon as Ben opened the door, he yelled, " Oh
my God, it's Tony !" They all ran over to the very nervous
horse. They checked him over for any sign of injury, but luckily they
didn't find anything wrong with Tony, except the horse was very excited.
Charlie came out of the bunkhouse to take care of Tony. As soon as as the Cartwrights had their horses saddled, they rode off
to look for Little Joe.
Not
quite an hour later they reached the line shack, but there was no sign of
Little Joe. " I was hoping he would have been here," Ben sadly
said. " Come on, let's head in that direction," Adam said as he
pointed in the direction of the school house, which was still a ways away from
where they now were. They all extremely worried about Little Joe.
They
were all amazed at all the tree branches that had come down that were laying
everywhere. About twenty minutes later, they noticed a large pile of
branches laying on the road. They rode over to the large pile of branches, and gasped
as they saw an arm and part of a leg that were barely covered by the branches.
"
JOSEPH !!!!!!" Ben screamed as he, Adam, and Hoss began to remove the
branches off the very still form of little Joe. Ben was shaking so badly
that he couldn't find a pulse on the child's neck. " OH my baby, my
baby," Ben cried over and over. Adam felt the child's neck for a
pulse and thankfully he found one. " He's alive Pa !" Adam shouted.
Before
they moved the child in any way, they very carefully check him for any broken
bones. Not finding any, they very gently turned the boy over and Ben
lifted him out of the puddle. They boy was shivering badly, and his skin
was very pale and very cold. They noticed a large gash on his forehead,
and a very large lump on the top of his head. They wrapped the child in
the blankets they brought with them. " Adam, go and get Dr. Martin
fast !" Ben said as he gently picked up his unconscious son and he walked
over to his horse. Adam took off fast to get Dr. Paul Martin. Hoss
took his little brother so Ben could get on Dusty. Once Ben was on Dusty,
Hoss handed the unconscious child back up to Ben and they started for home as fast
as the could without hurting the boy.
To
Ben, it seemed to take forever to finally arrive at home. He kept talking
to Little Joe all the way home, begging the child to please open his eyes, but
the child didn't respond at all.
As
soon as Ben, Little Joe and Hoss rode into the yard, Hoss quickly ran over to
Ben so Ben could hand Little Joe to Hoss so he could get off Dusty. As
soon as Ben was off his horse, Hoss handed the child back to Ben and Ben ran
towards the house with his precious young boy in his arms. Charlie came
to take care of the horses, so Hoss could help Ben with his little brother.
When
they entered the house, Ben yelled for Hop Sing, as he gently laid Little Joe
on the large coffee table in front of the fireplace. Hop Sing looked down
at the muddy, wet unconscious boy with a very worried look on his face.
" Where you find little boy?" Hop Sing softly asked. Ben told
him where they had found the child. " Hop Sing got lots of hot water
on stove. I get towels, and first aid kit," Hop Sing said as he
quickly left the room.
Hoss
went to get the bath tub from the washroom, and he put it in front of the
fireplace, and he helped Ben get the muddy wet clothes off of Little Joe.
Once they had the little boy undressed, Bne gently
lifted him into the warm water and he and Hoss began to bathe the child as
quickly as they could. Hop Sing had also brought a clean nightshirt for
the child. By now several very angry looking bruises had appeared all
over the boy's body from all the tree branches that had hit him.
Ben
knew he had to be very careful as he dried the boy's thick curly hair because
of the very large lump on the boys' head. All the while Ben and Hoss
bathed the boy they kept talking to him in hopes if waking him up. Hop
Sing was speaking Chinese to the boy as well. The little boy never moved
or opened his eyes at all.
Little
Joe was now safely tucked into his warm bed, with a very concerned Ben, Hoss
and Hop Sing sitting next to the bed. They were still trying to get the
child to respond to them, but nothing seemed to be working. " Please
baby open your eyes. I love you so much sweetheart. Please open
your eyes for Papa ," Ben kept begging as he held his son's small
hand. Hoss had tears in his eyes, as did Ben and Hop Sing. The child
was still very pale in color, but his skin seemed to be warmer than it had
been.
Finally
Paul and Adam ran into the room. " Paul, thank God you're
here," Ben said. " Hi Ben. Has Little Joe opened his eyes
at all or moved at all?" Paul asked. Ben sadly shook his head
and said, " No, he hasn't." Ben, Hoss and Hop Sing had moved
away from the bed so Paul could get a good look at the unconscious boy, who was
laying so still in the bed. " Paul, he has bruises all over his back
where the branches hit him," Ben said. " Thanks for telling me
Ben. I'll check those in a couple of minutes. That is a rather
large lump on his head, plus that nasty looking gash on his forehead. You
did a good job cleaning it. It will need some stiches.
Luckily he doesn't have any broken sink on his head," Paul explained.
Paul
gently turned Little Joe over on to his stomach so he could he examine the
child's back and get a good look at those bruises too. " Ben, there
doesn't appear to be any broken bones. These bruises will get more
colorful as time goes along. The thing that concerns me the most is his
head injury. Since we don't know how long ago this happened, I don't know
how long he has been unconscious. He is in shock, that's for sure.
You did a wonderful job at getting him warm and dry. We are just going to
have to wait and see how he seems when he wakes up. He is in a coma at
the moment. With head injuries, there is no way to say how long he will
be in a coma. Thankfully, he isn't in a deep coma, but any coma is bad
enough. What we need to do is to keep him warm, keep talking to him,
spoon feed him broth and water. He shouldn't be left alone at all.
Even though he isn't conscious, he can still hear you talk to him and he can
feel you touch him as well," Paul explained.
"
Thank you Paul. We won't leave him at all. Someone will be here
with him at all times. I just want my baby to wake up Paul. He
needs to know how much we love him," Ben softly said as he had tears in
his eyes. Paul put his arm around Ben's shoulder and said softly, "
He knows how much you all love him Ben."
It
had been about four days since Little Joe's accident, and the boy was still
unconscious. The boy was very pale, but he seemed to be resting
quietly. His family was worried sick about him. By now Paul was
starting to get even more concerned that the child was still unconscious.
The
early morning of the sixth day since his accident, Little Joe began to move his
arms and legs slowly. He also began to moan a little too. Ben
immediately woke up as soon as he heard the first moan. He heart skipped
a beat when he saw his little son move his arms and legs. " Little
Joe, can you hear me baby? Open your eyes now son. Can you please
open your eyes for Papa," Ben begged. As he looked at his son's
face, the boy's eye lids slowly began to flutter. " Come on
sweetheart, you can do it. Open your eyes now precious. Good boy,"
Ben softly, but excitedly said.
Little
Joe slowly opened his eyes and blinked several times before he looked up at
Ben, who was smiling at down at him. " Papa?" the child very
weakly said. " Yes, sweetheart, Papa's here baby. How do you
feel?" Ben asked as he touched his son's sweet little face. "
Kinda tired Papa, and my head hurts. Everything hurts," the boy
softly replied. " I bet it does. You have a very large lump on
your head, a large gash on your forehead, and bruises all over your body.
Do you remember what happened, baby?" Ben asked as he held his son's small
hand in his large hand.
"
Um, it was was really stormy and Tony and I were ridin' ta the line shack, and I
felt somethin' hit my head and everythin'
went black. Is Tony ok?" the boy asked. " Yes sweetheart,
Tony is just fine, and he misses you. Let me give you something for your
headache, then I'll get some broth into you. Are you hungry?" Ben
asked. " Kinda Papa," the youngster replied.
About
that time, Adam and Hoss came into their little brother's room, and they were
so grateful to see their baby brother's eyes open. " He's awake Adam
! He's awake !" Hoss almost shouted. " He sure is,"
Adam happily said. " Hey Punkin, how do
you feel baby?" Hoss asked. " Hi Hoss, Adam. Kinda tired
and my head hurts and so does all of me," the boy replied. "
It's great to see you wake little buddy. You sure had us all very worried
about you," Adam declared as he smiled at the young boy.
"
Adam, could you please ask Hop Sing to heat up some broth for your little
brother?" Ben asked. " Sure, be very happy too," Adam said
as he left the room. Ben and Hoss continued to talk to Little Joe to keep
him awake so he could have some broth.
"
Hop Sing, great news, Little Joe is awake. Please could you heat up some
broth for him?" Adam asked Hop Sing who had a big smile on his face.
" Hop Sing very happy to heat broth for little boy. This is very
happy day. Little boy awake again. How is little boy feeling?"
Hop Sing asked as he was heating up some broth for Little Joe. " He
said he is tired, and his head hurts and so does his body," Adam replied.
Hop
Sing and Adam returned to Little Joe's room with a bowl of broth and a glass of
milk for the child. Hop Sing smiled at the boy and spoke to him in
Chinese and the boy answered back in Chinese, which didn't surprise his family,
since the boy spent a lot of time with Hop Sing and Hop Sing had taught him
Chinese.
Ben
sat Little Joe up so he could feed him the broth. Little Joe ate all of
his broth and drank all of his milk too, which made everyone feel good.
The boy was almost asleep, so Ben laid him down, covered him up and gave him a
kiss. The child went right to sleep. He had been awake for just
over two hours, which was very good.
After
Little Joe was asleep, his family went down stairs to eat their breakfast, which
was very much enjoyed. They were all so very thankful that Little Joe had
finally woke up. The boy was very weak, but he seemed to do fine, but
very tired and sore, which was expected.
As
the Cartwrights got up from the table, there was a knock on the front
door. As Ben opened the door, there stood Paul. " Hi
Ben. I can see by the big smile on your face, that our favorite
little patient must have waken up," Paul said as he smiled. "
Hi Paul. Yes he did a little while ago. He sounds and looks very
tired. He said his head hurt and he also hurt all over his body. He
ate a bowl of broth and drank a glass of milk. He stayed awake for just
over two hours. I gave him some headache powders when he woke up.
After he ate, he went back to sleep," Ben explained to Paul. "
That is wonderful news Ben ! I would love to go up and have a look
at him," Paul said as he went up the stairs. The Cartwrights and Hop
Sing all followed Paul up the stairs and into Little Joe's room.
They
all stood there watching the boy sleep soundly. " I hate to wake him
up, but I need to check him out. Little Joe, wake up son," Paul said
as he as he gently shook the little boy's shoulder. Little Joe slowly
opened his eyes, yawned, and he slowly rubbed his eyes, and he looked at
everyone in the room.
"
Hi Little Joe, how do you feel, little one?" Paul asked as he smiled at
the sleepy boy. " Tired," the sleepy child softly
replied. Paul sat Little Joe up and he placed several pillows behind the
child so he could lean up against them. " Now son, I want you to
follow my finger with your eyes as I move it," Paul explained.
" Kay," the boy answered. Little Joe's eyes followed Paul's
finger in every direction he moved it. " Good boy. Now Little
Joe, does everything look clear or is everything a little fuzzy looking to
you?" Paul asked. " Just a little fuzzy," the boy
replied. " That is to be excepted son, but it should be gone by
tomorrow or the next day. Now I'm going to look in your eyes, and I don't
want you to blink at all," Paul said. Little Joe did what he was
told, even though he was having trouble keeping his eyes open, and all he
wanted to do was to go back to sleep.
"
Good boy. You are doing great. I want you to stay in bed for a few
more days. You need to get a lot of rest and eat. I also want you
to be sure to take the headache powders when you need them. Your
headaches will go away in a few days. You can go back to sleep now,"
Paul said as he laid the boy back down in his bed. As soon as Little Joe
snuggled down in his warm bed, he went right back to sleep.
Back
down stairs as they they were having coffee, Paul
told Ben that Little Joe would be just fine in a few days. " Ben, he
will be sleeping a lot over the next several days. Don't worry about
that. The boy is very weak right now, but with a lot of rest and food, he
will be back to normal very soon. He's a very lucky boy Ben. He
sounds like he is coming down with a bad cold though, and hopefull
it won't get too bad. If he starts to have really bad headaches, be sure
to let me know. There's always a chance he could, but I really don't
think he will," Paul told the Cartwrights. " Thanks Paul.
I know we are all feeling so relieved now that he did wake up. I can't
tell you how worried we were that he was unconscious for so long. I
wanted my boy to wake up, and now he has," Ben thankfully said.
"
Yes, he has awaken finally for which we can all be so grateful for. It's
just a good thing you Cartwrights have those hard heads," Paul joked.
By
the end of the week, Litttle Joe was allowed out of
bed and soon all of his headaches were gone, and the youngster was soon back
into his usual mischief, which his family had really missed.
The
End