The Van Buren press., 1873-06-17
Plrsey Potts on Hobbies

than those who have contagious diseases.
There old Byron Fisher and hIs wife,
who live over on the ridge. Now they
think that an ointment they call New
tons grease, will cure everything, no
matter what it is,
WHY. heard old brother Fisher say
once. right in covenant meeting. that he
owed his life to Newtons grease and the
/ Lord
went over there ths other evening to
get some pink roots, and they asked me
/ how my catarrh was; | told them 1t was
about tho same. sometimes very bad, then
/ again hardly felt it; that | experienced
the most trouble from my asthma. Even
then was Wheeling like a dilaPidated
| old bellows, from my walk up nill.
"You can be cured OF both, and 1t
won't cost mou'n quarter" said he,
sitting down, leaning back and sticking
his feet up on line with our faces.
Positively. | would have given our last
years files OF the Baptist Banner to have
seen the hind legs Of his chair slip and
let him down Suddenly, the lowbred old
backslder!
IAN you have TO do, " said he, " is to
take about three spoonluls Of Newton's
grease, melt it, and snuff it up your nose
as hot AZ you can bear il. For the sake
of getting well you could stand it pretty
hot, YOU know; and for the asthma |
would advise you TO rub it on well all
over your breast and throat, and up IN
/ der your ears, and take about table
spoonful inrardly three timss a day. y
That riled ne up, and said "Broth
er Fisher, do you suppose have no feel
ings at all I'd hug my catarrh, and re-
joice and gloat over my asthma, and feel
rich in their possession before Id treat
my sensitive mortal frame with such in
dignity |, a woman in good standing
in the church? Never
~ don't insist on il, said he "its
none OF my business but here it is be
fore YOU, III. and health and strength, or
a poor, patched up old frame, not able to
stand anything, a-wheezu around this
way "
smiled, and turned the subject, tho
felt as il my eyes snapped fire.
Sister Fisher sat oombing her hair; it
was long and even, and | couldn't help
admiring it said, Your hair is very
beautiful for a woman Of your age !
don't see how you keep 1t looking 50
bright and glossy
Sho laughed little embarrassed sniff,
and said she took good care et it,
"Well, tell the whele trath, " said he,
looking as though | were his victim
" she never dyes her hair, just uses New.
tons grease pretty freely; that answers
the same as dye, with none Of It's bad
effects and perfumes it sgrosably, be
sides, - and he tooked At my thin, scras
gy hair
Just as we came out Of the garden
with the pinkroot, Dick and Chub came
/ home from school.
Our Club was sick in school, to
day, said Dick.
What peared TO be tho matter p
said old Byron. Frightening up with the
prospect OF case
Oh, jus sick, and didn't want to play
nor nothin
The father laid his hand roughly on
/ the eh.lds forctop, and turned his head
! back, bringing the little wan, pinch"d
/ face up into full view, and said, "Oh, it's
worrums, know by the white about his
moHth--nothing but worrums; come in
son, | II cure you in no time,
The child put up his lip pitifully, and
clung to tho mothers skirts.
Como right along; mono o. your
sniillln', or I'll tend to you in a way that
will quicken yer PAGES, said cid Blue
Beard.
"Oh, | don't want to take any moro o
New,on's sresso dol't want to, faith.
/ er; oh--oh -
Yes, you viii, TOO ChubbVck come
here this minute, or I'll whale you ike a
sack ssd the inhuman father
/ hurried away. As clos ed the gate
il creakcd on its rude wooden hinges
with doletuI squail ] couldn't help it,
really; | hailed eut, "Brothcl Fisher;
ho Brother Fisher your gate needs a
dose OF Newton's gioaScN
On, but the old fellow did east a yenge
ful black glance as me He look as if
had he not been member OF the Potts
Vile church, he would have told me with
initiate relish, to 60 to some place not
half so comfortable as home
1t is strange to what extremes some
people do go with their particular whms.
-ARtHr'S Home Noga.iHe