The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-26

good said little BERTHE, darting TO
ward him and seizing him roughly by
the ears "winO's good, Pet. PapO
likes wine, mamma likes wine, and Ber.
tie likes wine. Let's go fad some for
Pet"
So BERTHE and the dog sauntered
along through the hall aud out at the
front door, while Mrs. Hall aud Mrs.
Law resumed conversation for q few
moments, and then the latter went home
The child and dog found their way
around the house to the door of the eel
lar kitchen. It happened that Susan
had been making soap, and had set q
kettle of lye just outside the door
BERTHE espied this dark looking liquid,
and exclaimed, "lIere's wine for doggy
Pet, Pet, come here" The dog bounded
to his side. BERTHE took up an old iron
spoon that lay near, dipped a spoonful
Of tho lye, and put it into the dogs
open mouth. The dog cried out with
pain and ran away.
"Pet don't like wine," said the child,
talking to himself. "Bertie likes wine;
spoon isn't clean enough for BERTHE to
drink out Of; here's Bcrtie's cup"
A sudden scream brought Susan
frightened to the door. She at once
cOmpl chcndcd the matter, and, snatch
ing up the child, ran with him, still
screaming and kicking, to his mother.
"An' ifye please, ma'am, the baby's
drank the lye," she managed to say
She was trembling like poplar.
"The lye exclaimed Mrs. Hall,
greatly excited. "You good -for-uoth-
ing creature what in the world was
the lye where be could get it for
Quick why don't you bring me the
vinegar said she passionately, as the
girl stood half stunned by fright
Poor, darling little birdie is mammals
baby hurt ? added the mother sooth
ingly, as she laid tho child upon the
lounge, and examined his mouth
Steep some fax seed quickly and bring
it to me" she said, as she received the
vinegar at the hands of Susan.
The little mouth looked badly. Out.
side, the lips were brown with the lye
within, the cuticle seemed half removed
while the tongue was patchwork ol
white and dark red yetit did not seem
that the injury was extensive the child
had evidently swallowed but little, il
any, of the poison.
"Bertie, have some good vinegar
now" said the mother, putting the cup
TO his lips, Vinegar make mas little
boy feel better"
BERTHE tasted, trustiugIy, but screamed
again with pain.
"a little more, darling" said the
mother "good vinegar"
"Isn't dood. Mamma tell BERTHE lie, y
replied the child, "Vindar's bad, awfu
bad"
"Just little more, lovie-ono swal.
low, and then mamma will put up The
cup"
"No, won't" said the little fellow res
olutely.
"Well, BERTHE needn't; Susie will
bring some faxsccd tea pretty soon
that won't hurt baby 80"
The tea came, but baby's lips were
frmly closed. He had been deceived
once.
"Faxseed bad, awfu' bad, said he, IL
reply to his mothers coaXing.
80, no, Aaxsecd is not bad, darling
haxsccd good, vinegar is bad" Blu
the child would not be persuaded to
take it, and the mother yielded. Hap
PLY it was hardly necessary, the poison
ing was SO slight. Berthe was fretfu
for day or two from his sore mouth
and the accident was only remembered
as warning against carelessness will
lye. #...
"You have beautiful boy, Lucy
remarked Mrs, Bennett, sister of Mrs
|
Hall, who had come to spend fou
weeks in the family, year after the oc
currenoe mentioned above.
"Yos, Emma, and he's a loving littl
fellow, tOV; but-he's so ,willful | cal
hardly manage him. After ALL" sh
added apOlOgetically, "I would give YER,
, little for child without spirit. sup
pose it will come out we'll enough in tn
end. l shall have time getting hin
to bed tonight; he does so dislike t,
; retro when we have company. d.
, not blame the little darling much, how
ever; he has been allowed to cit up tw
or three times when we have had musi
t and refreshments, he does enjoy it 8
much. lie loves wine, particularly