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""Leno and Maria: A Success Story"" by Vincent P. Cano - 1985

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"Leno, for not having any book learning, you are a very wise man."

She walked over to the bed and carefully layed down to rest. As she rested, her hands layed over her stomach where her fingers rolled over the small beads of her rosary. Her lips moved quickly and the faint whisper of Hail Marys joined the sound of the whistling wind. Before long, she fell asleep gripping the cross of her rosary. 

A short time later, Maria was awakened by a sharp pain in her back. She called out to Leno who was still sitting at the table. 

"What is the matter, Maria? Is it the baby?" Leno asked alarmingly. 

"Ay, yes, Leno. I believe the time has come for our first American born." Maria answered

As the time drug on, Maria's labor pains increased in duration and severity. So much so that she no longer felt assured that this was to be a normal birth. She instructed Leno that he best search out a doctor. Leno reluctantly rushed out leaving Maria and the children by themselves. During Leno's absence, Maria's pains became worse and she prayed for Leno's quick return. As she covered her eyes with her hand in a gesture of pain, she felt someone's presence standing near the side of her bed. 

"Elena, is that you child? Mama is all right. Do not be afraid." She blindly said She opened her eyes to see an old gray haired man leaning on a cane smiling down at her. Immediately she felt comforted by his presence. "Oh, thank god that you've come doctor. Tell Leno I will be fine now." Maria whispered as she lost consciousness. 

"Mrs. Cano, Mrs. Cano, wake up, Mrs. Cano, Can you hear me?" A middle aged man repeated with concern as he waved smelling salt under Maria's nose. Slowly, Maria opened her eyes. "Mrs. Cano, are you all right? You are a very lucky young lady. You have given birth to a fine baby girl. 

I am Dr. Nelson but you sure did not need my help. Your husband had a rough time tracking me down. We were afraid we would be too later. Someone up there sure must like you, Mrs. Cano. Here these rosary beads must belong to you. With a few weeks of rest you'll be as good as new. Well, it is a little after eight and I have one more stop to make before I can call it a night. Good night, folks and congratulations."

Stepping back, Dr. Nelson trips on a old wooden cane laying at the foot of Maria's bed. Picking it up, he leans it carefully by the door on his way out of the room and rode away to his next patient leaving the hour old infant cradled in her mother's arms. 

Within a month, with the help of her friend, Senora Arguella, Maria was able to regain most of her strength. The town of Beltrami, Minnesota located approximately nine miles south of Crockston recorded Josephine Rita Cano as the first official American birth of the Canos as being on November 4, 1927. 

The time had come for the Canos to move on in search of more work as Mr. Martin no longer required their services. 

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"Leno, for not having any book learning, you are a very wise man." She walked over to the bed and carefully layed down to rest. As she rested, her hands layed over her stomach where her fingers rolled over the small beads of her rosary. Her lips moved quickly and the faint whisper of Hail Marys joined the sound of the whistling wind. Before long, she fell asleep gripping the cross of her rosary. A short time later, Maria was awakened by a sharp pain in her back. She called out to Leno who was still sitting at the table. "What is the matter, Maria? Is it the baby?" Leno asked alarmingly. "Ay, yes, Leno. I believe the time has come for our first American born." Maria answered As the time drug on, Maria's labor pains increased in duration and severity. So much so that she no longer felt assured that this was to be a normal birth. She instructed Leno that he best search out a doctor. Leno reluctantly rushed out leaving Maria and the children by themselves. During Leno's absence, Maria's pains became worse and she prayed for Leno's quick return. As she covered her eyes with her hand in a gesture of pain, she felt someone's presence standing near the side of her bed. "Elena, is that you child? Mama is all right. Do not be afraid." She blindly said She opened her eyes to see an old gray haired man leaning on a cane smiling down at her. Immediately she felt comforted by his presence. "Oh, thank god that you've come doctor. Tell Leno I will be fine now." Maria whispered as she lost consciousness. "Mrs. Cano, Mrs. Cano, wake up, Mrs. Cano, Can you hear me?" A middle aged man repeated with concern as he waved smelling salt under Maria's nose. Slowly, Maria opened her eyes. "Mrs. Cano, are you all right? You are a very lucky young lady. You have given birth to a fine baby girl. I am Dr. Nelson but you sure did not need my help. Your husband had a rough time tracking me down. We were afraid we would be too later. Someone up there sure must like you, Mrs. Cano. Here these rosary beads must belong to you. With a few weeks of rest you'll be as good as new. Well, it is a little after eight and I have one more stop to make before I can call it a night. Good night, folks and congratulations." Stepping back, Dr. Nelson trips on a old wooden cane laying at the foot of Maria's bed. Picking it up, he leans it carefully by the door on his way out of the room and rode away to his next patient leaving the hour old infant cradled in her mother's arms. Within a month, with the help of her friend, Senora Arguella, Maria was able to regain most of her strength. The town of Beltrami, Minnesota located approximately nine miles south of Crockston recorded Josephine Rita Cano as the first official American birth of the Canos as being on November 4, 1927. The time had come for the Canos to move on in search of more work as Mr. Martin no longer required their services. 40.