Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 14, Number 46, DeMotte, Jasper County, 29 September 1944 — This Man Just Didn't Appreciate Her First Aid [ARTICLE]

This Man Just Didn't Appreciate Her First Aid

She was on her way home from a first aid course when she saw a man lying prone in the middle of the sidewalk. His face was cradled in one arm; the other arm was twisted under him in a peculiar position. All alert she was, and without a moment’s hesitation got down on her knees and went to work. Here was her opportunity to prove herself. For a few minutes there was no response, then the victim spoke up. “Lady,” he said, “I don’t know what you’re doing, but I wish you'd quit tickling me. I’m trying to hold a lantern for this fellow down in the manhole, and he’s got a fiery temper.”