LIGHT LITERATURE.

Waipa Post, Volume VIII, Issue 354, 2 October 1914, Page 6

LIGHT LITERATURE.

Perkins was a merchant—a prosperous merchant, whose life was very valuable, and who, therefore', when laid low by typhoid fever, was nursed with the utmost care and strictness. Thanks to his treatment, however, Perkin’s life was saved, and soon the patient passed from the out-of-danger, to the convalescent stage, until at last came the day when the nurse told him he might now begin to partake of solid nourishment. -• Delightful visions of the modest re- - past occupied the sufferer’s mind— an egg, maybe, some toast, and perhaps a little custard. But these hopes fact crushed completely. The solid nourishment, as brought by the nurse, consisted only of two tablespoonfuls of tapioca pudding. > “And the doctor says that for a day or two you must do everything in the same proportion,” enjoined the nurse'.: Then she left tho room. But; a few minutes later, a frantic ringing of the bell brought her running back again. “What is the matter ?F she inquiiv ed. “Nurse,” gasped Perkins excitedly, “bring me a postage-stamp. I want to do a little reading I’i