American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-12-10
From the Kniehsrboeker, for Dec.
DOCTOR PILLARIUS.
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nVed, and 1T was soon determined that
they should call upon him forthwith.
They went to his boarding house but
ne had gone out to take long walk.
The landlady testified, that though
three weeke ago he said he was too far
gone for hope in a galloping consump-
tion, now he was so strong as to be a.
BILE to walk nearly all day long, and
was 80 fat that he could hardly open
his eyes. Good news! The girls
went home elate. Il '
"Ah!" said the sly one, elf Mr.. Tim
would only take these pills. But he
won't. Nobody can make him. He
T is principled against them, and every
other decent medicine
"I'll make him take them ~
"How?" .saf
"I'll coax him to -
"Why Miss, you couldn't begin to
coax him to do it; he has such an ed
ucated horror Of them. But if were
you, | know what I'd do. I'd give
them to him privately, and save his
life in spite of his nonsensical preju-
dice. .
"And SO I just Wilt"
"When can you get chance, do
you think"
"Why, this very night. Mamma
and papa are going out to tea. I'll
put a pill into his preserves"
ga pill! Why, Miss, the dose is a
box for man, and half box for a
child"
GA whole box of pills 7"
eyes; they are small boxes. See.
l bought some this morning. / was
afraid the supply might run out, and /
get cough when there was none of
this invaluable medicine to be had
Here they are, two boxes"
81 never heard of anybody taking
a whole box of pills at once"
"Don't folks take two or three tea
spoonful of salts, or great table.
spoonful of oil :? You could put near
~ all these pills into a teaspoon
That's not large dose at all Why
l have taken whole tumblerful of
SIENNA ut time"
"Well, I couldn't manage to give
them all to him, am afraid"
"l'll tell you how. He likes ounce.
jelly amazingly. At our boarding
house I've seen him eat saucerfulls of
it! Now you put these pills into
quincejelly, and call them preserved
pepper He'll take them, and
never know it, and perhaps you will
save him from a very sad end"
"But then Mr.. Tub will get some
too"
ooh! we'll they won't hurt him
The paper says they are perfectly
harmless, and can't hurt any one
Besides he has got sore throat-you
say he told you $3.50 they will do him
good"
"But I haven't got the pills and it's
getting late"
"You may have my two boxes. You
must make sure, you know, that you
get him to take enough"
"How much are they z"
30 Miss! ! won't take anything for
them. You are SO good in giving me
your custom, that am glad to do any
thing to oblige you. No Miss, can't
take . cent. Please excuse me. I
can't indeedp'
The evening came and the gentle
men. The sly little dressmaker lin.
gered about her work until she heard
them at the teatable. Then she put
on her bonnet, and as she passed the
dlning.room door, on her way down
the back-stairs, she overheard Mr..
Tim saying: s'This preserved pepper
corn is new thing, isn't it? It is
most delicious! Quincc is nice in ev-
cry form. I'll trouble you for anoth.
e.. spoonful Tub; you mustn't monop-
olize |"
"Tub," said Tim, soon after supper,
III don't feel quite well. It's a little
surfeit ] think. i ate too much pre-.
served pepper.corn."
81 feel queer, too. And you look
stupidly pale. Let's 90 home. Hur.
ry for 1 feel sick"
They took a hasty leave Of the dis
appointed damsel, and hurried out of
the door. The air relieved their feel.
ings for littlo while, but before they
got home---bah !
"We're poisoned. I'm sure of it p
CALCULATED Tub.