Karolina was growing increasingly worried about her youngest son Albert as she carried him off of the train. He was never able to get rid of the congestion in his chest, he had gotten back in Baden. The drafty train cars appeared to make him worse as he was coughing constantly as she had tried to keep him warm from the cold April air. His fever began to rise and he became more and more listless as she held him. He even refused to eat and just sat staring blankly out of the window. As they got off the train, she asked her cousin if he knew of a doctor in the city that could help her boy. He just shook his head. As she spoke, a young newspaper boy of looked up from selling his newspapers. “I can help you. Ma'am” he said. He was a serious-looking …show more content…
Bill “Doc” Rockefeller had set up his small wagon at the end of the concourse where incoming train passengers from back east disembarked and had to walk through in order to get onto departing trains heading for the new western territories. He was a tall and powerful man well dressed in his finest clothes with a diamond cravat instead of a tie. A sign above his head said “Doc Rockefeller’s Best Tonic this side of the Mississippi!” That’s my Pa, Johnnie said proudly to Karolina as he pointed to a smartly dressed tall man standing on the back of a wagon. There were crowds of immigrants standing around him. He was shouting at the crowd as they disembarked from the trains, selling his patented potion that would cure everything from cancer to warts. He now pulled out his trusty rifle and exclaimed to the crowd. “This medicine has made my eyes sharper and my hands steadier”. He pointed to a spot on the wall of the Union Depot where he had set up a small paper target several yards away and pulled the trigger. A deafening roar was heard and the target fluttered to the ground as most of the bystanders covered their ears and looked astonished. Many of the bystanders began to applaud and cheer the marksmanship of the medicine man. Several of the audience laughed as “Doc” Rockefeller puts down his rifle and placed a medicine man’s hat on his head complete with feathers that he received from …show more content…
She offered to pay him half but he took one look at her tattered traveling clothes and said:”This one is on the house.” He knew the other train passengers were watching him closely and would look at him kindly for his generosity and would, in turn, buy more of his bottles of medicine for their own families. Johnny beamed as he grabbed the bottle from his father and gave it to Karolina. Johnny told her, “I told you my Pa would help.” She carefully opened the bottle and gave her infant son a small sip. He coughed but began to relax in her arms as the medicine began to take effect. In a moment, he was fast asleep. Karolina thanked him and turned back towards her traveling companions. Stanislaus patted Johnny on the head and thanked him in his broken English. The rest of Karolina’s family also thanked him. Johnnie turned to go but took one last look at the tired immigrants as they walked quickly to their train. A new lightning train had just started service between Cleveland and Cincinnati and promised to cut the travel time to eight hours. They would have to hurry before the train left without them or they would need to spend another night in the drafty train station. He felt sorry for them as they continued on their
Darry opened door confused so, Johnny explained how his parents kicked him out and he had nowhere to go. Darry let him in and said he could stay as long as he wanted. He also, told him that if he needed anything to don’t be hesitant to ask anybody in the gang. They would be happy to help. That kind of brightened Johnny’s mood up, but he was still more sad than anything. He couldn’t believe his parents actually kicked him out. Even though his parents treated him poorly he still loved them dearly. For the time being he would just have to be happy with his life the way it is because it would be that way for a
After his stay at the Carpenters,he had gone back to the orphanage “ the home of angels”. The nuns had found out about the abuse that jennings had received from the carpenters, they determined that him nor any other foster child would be staying there anymore. Jennings had told one of the nuns that he was going to be sick, the barley got to a sink before it came all up. Jennings then had gone to the nurse, he had explained that he did not eat anything but jell-o powder. “ why did you eat jello powder?” sister frances asked. “ i was hungry, sister. I had to eat something.” “didn’t they feed you?” “tears came to my eyes. I shook no.” Then after a while of him staying at the orphanage, his mother had finally came to get him and promised to never do it again. Since he has gone to the orphanage, he had missed so many school days that he had to be left back into the second grade. Jennings feels like his life is getting worse and
rockefeller faithfulness to his idea and dreams paid off when Vanderbilt saw hope in Rockefeller and decided to have a meeting with him.As a result, of that he sends a letter to ROCKEFELLER. THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY THAT CAN CHANGE rOCKEFELLER LIFE FORVEVER...
Victoria was sitting across the room from Elizabeth when she asked her mother to look at a sore that had formed on her left foot. Victoria stated it had come from her being underneath the cover. Elizabeth asked her if she had shown her uncle and told her to put her sock back on without actually looking at it. Victoria looked sad for a moment but quickly moved on and continued to watch TV.
Soon after, they visited the hospital to see Mr. Pignati. When they got there, they had to pretend like they were his children. When they reached the room Mr. Pignati was staying in, they told him they were sorry. Mr. Pignati told them it was not their fault. He also said they could go over to his house anytime they want while he is in the hospital.
It was two days before Christmas, when Josephine opened the door to her 12 year old son’s room. Chay was the oldest of her four children, and the one she related to most. As Josephine sat down on the edge of the bed, Chay opened his eyes slowly. The dim light that seeped through the partially opened door revealed tears in his mother’s eyes.
"Suddenly he remembered that the purse and the things he had taken out of the old woman's box were still in his pockets! He had not thought till then of taking them out and hiding them!... The paper had come off the bottom of the wall and hung there in tatters. He began stuffing all the things into the hole under the paper: 'They're in! All out of sight, and the purse too!' he thought gleefully, getting up and gazing blankly at the hole which bulged out more than ever. Suddenly he shuddered all over with horror; 'My
“Really?”, the small fragile boy dashed out of his room, swung the front door open, and ran outside waiting for his mom to come and follow him. His frail feet crushed the freshly cut grass as he dashed quickly his car seat. Roxanne followed him and grabbed her purse and jackets for both of them. While Nicholas was buckling himself up in his car seat he yelled out.
The budget project helped me mainly to budget my money, and to help me get a job, that pays good money in the future. I want a good paying job so I can help my family with what they need. That’s the budget project helps me. It also helps me with my money and my finances. I really like this project.
The doctor walked out the room shouting for a nurse and questioning them. The father picked up the baby and carried him to
After being dismissed as a threat to Bledsoe’s position, the narrator was sent to the North, more practically New York. Nevertheless, he quickly settled into the city, following the orders of Dr. Bledsoe. The protagonist was tasked to deliver
Millie was spooning soup into bowls when she heard a thump, then a yelp. She almost rolled her eyes when she realized what had happened. He had fallen off the couch. Sure enough, when she walked into the living room he was propped on one elbow, holding his head with the other, his legs tangled in the blankets. She tried to hold in a laugh, but failed as a small giggle slipped out. He turned his head towards her with confused eyes. "Wha?" His husky, tired attempt at speech caused her to snort, then she got down to business, crouching beside him and asking the questions the doctors on the television always asked their concussed patients. "What is your name?" He blinked at her slowly before responding confidently but still drowsily, "Jonathon Stenton." Millie was pretty
Life has so many different outcomes that can occur on someone. Some people will get married and have a prosperous job, but some people may end up living on the side of the street all alone. Their live could have been affected by the music that they had listened to. The quote “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent” said by Victor Hugo explains how music conveys many different things to the people around the. In my life I have grown up living in a small town.
Marijuana always has tar in it, which long term use can cause lung problems. Marijuana can cause a learning problem and short term memory loss, researchers believe this is one of the many reasons younger people drop out of school, or fail out of school when they start smoking marijuana on a daily basis. Researchers also discovered that workers tested positive for marijuana caused or had up to 55% of the accidents reported. The illegal marketing in Mexico for marijuana has killed around tens of thousands of lives. Once your body becomes used to the effects of marijuana, that’s when you go on to the next drug, the harder drug. The everyday use of marijuana by teenagers can make them want to try the next drug earlier in life. Teenagers smoking marijuana everyday are less likely to graduate high school and keep money to own anything worth keeping. Marijuana isn’t just known as the “cancer killer” it’s also known as the “drop out
To make a short story even shorter, this story is about a doctor who was called by a sick child’s parents to come diagnose the young girl. Throughout the story the little girl refuses to let the doctor come anywhere close to examining her. No matter how much the parents try to calm the child down, they seem to make the situation even worse.