The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-07-02

IIANl 0Nt bh scarce uHHNHN since IUe
millcr's donkey kicked it i'm twain Art
thee killed. she cried in louder voice.
when Tommy lay quiet. "Clean dead
wi such a tumble as this"
The boy opened his eyes and said,
"By Potterkind, I thinks I be-
The woman gathered him up as if he
had been a piece Of broken crockory.
"Thce hast cracked thy two legs she
said, "and three of thy ribs; thou hast
had measles that crooked thy back, and
hopping cough that wore out thy chest
thou hast kings evil, and art in q deep
decline, and canst eat nothing, and
mover sleeps o. nights. Thee can't live,
Tommy"
"Hold the tongue o. thee. replied
the invalid "By spluttcrs Of York, l
won't die nowhere but in my little bed
at home. So get thee on, mother for I
thinks 1 shall never survive the sun
down"
Tommy, however, did survive, and
when twenty years were past, he had
grown to his full height, which was not
much, and was strong for so very deli
cate looking a person; and as his moth
err before her decoasc had pointed out to
him the raftcr between which and the
thatch she had hidden tbe ransom mon
cv of the EnrIisb crown he considered
himself above the necessity Of work.
and induced in comnlcfo idlonoss and
Independence Boinu idle and indc-
pendent, he did many foolish tlinog.
amonr the rest he faIi in love 4 aTi
was coming through the church-yard
with pail Of water ON her head; a beau
tiiul, fajr-hcadcd, light-fgurcd girl
the ornament Of the village. This was
Tommy's sweetheart.
uGood cvcnfro Susan Proddv Io
said. "FatbcrI,ndr how sweet H.-
Iookcsf. rive MS a kiss Srsop
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~ would maybe Keep mo alive. re-
pIied Tommy, "lor We such a pain i'm
the chest.
"Trv a poulticc.' replied the fair phy.
sician: "a little brown paper and t9r
would be o. more use to such rhost
than over a kiss o. mine"
uT'f,cl,ops " said Tommy snorb,rs
IN, .riobt T rooII,, rr;sL 7 corII dio
onao ror GOOD ror roboJ,, oror tLi,I.s 7
cop live y.oor UarI- y,o Srson ProJ-
lr 7 IiLo'tL co t5ot ,,isI, 10 ,,,Lo
tioo rich Tfbor,It r,arrr mo 7 rro,,
;s, T., do ,ritI,in tbo trroI,o NH ond
U,oo sLo1+ Lo,,o on mn, oa;r -
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r l IloO DC " SoQu ana tempting oHtF,
o'u"IE1 LeP',cu inc s'Li, WIN a I'uSI,'
an" IL, IL 'n'hN on t. Oieaf ine ROAD,
OF l. Will Souso thcG win 'hG |aiorca3'
ana 50 saying she IruSneo past inc
unIot'uuaye "oocr' ana tripping grace
IuI!y over the stiIe, was lost to view.
DoouGTnoPS! sad tommy, I'll L
could only nope to- 1--we a lew years
but 10 is useless to hope 1t. I've mad
the Jaundice ana the smalI-pGoN, ana the
sweating sickness; / We broke all my
oonesj We had my mead cracked We
hoo my Jaws out OF Jo,nG L nave a
cough as Ioua as shepherd dog' L
nave la!IIng sickness nave a complaint
IN my liver; / have twist In the spine;
l. nave ague every spring and autumn,
ana scarlet fever every summer nave
enlargement OF the heart, and disease OF
the kidneys, and elongated uyuIa; and
lumDago every WINTER ana scla'ca All