The Iola register., 1881-02-18

began 10 tell Indian stories. Suddenly
in the middle of one Margery e1-
claimed:
..Oh! L feel as did coming from
Scotland, when the ship turned over!
sWhat ails your" said Rachel. slowly.
"I guess it's the UeGther-PUe been
feeling sort of-lonesome in my STUN
mick"
In a minute she knew exactly how
Margery felt coming over seas. for her
loneSomeness increased and she rapidly
lost '.snap." ~,
Margery, growing white and winter.
slid down Hat on the grass, then with
proan that seemed to come from her lit
tie begged shoes, became dreadtully
sick. and Miss Winchester followed
suit.
If they had swallowed the whole
contents of the doctors saddle-bags
thew could scarcely have suffered more.
When it seemed as if they must have
thrown up not only the pills, but the
coats of their stomachs and their orig
nal sin, they got up and staggered along
hv the fence: but were soon forced to
drop down again.
/ III d>uy o0Au ASAsASSAy'
| I am afrald-I want my mother:
"Ain't it awful?" groaned Rachel.
sl've committed. sin lately and I'm
scared, tool broke china cup and hid
it up the chimney.
we're SICK" moaned Margery., "
made faces at my mother behind the
door, when she wouldn't let me take ner
gold ring"
"Hello down there! What you q,
doin' ?' cried Zephaniah. his shock head
coming over the top rail OF the 1ence'
and he seeming to hang there Dy MS
chin. 55N.h aN 80.
20 Niah, we're goin' to die! an
swered Rachel, dismally.
.sWhat for?'' he asked, not seeing
the least use in it.
"We've killed ourselves" returned
Rachel, family. She must talk while
breath remained; SO she gave her
brother the facts of the case. His face,
during the story, showed disgust at
their present wilted condition, mingled
with admiration for their daring ex-
plot.
"Phu, Rachel! I wouldn't die-you
can't see 'em bile maple sap next year. y
a "How can we help it?" gasped blue
= "Oh. IN stiffen you upr' and Niah
n suddenly unlocked himself from the
e top rail and disappeared. They thought
q he had gone to tell of them. and did
8 not care, for they were SO weak and
d miserable. .sE ...g.
d Ten minutes later he came stubbine
"a along over the plOWed ground toward
a them with one hand carefully shut ove1
II the other. He dumped himself dowr
h by their side.
n "Now," said he, "we'l take every
bit of this here. and it'll cure us!''
.. They felt little better, and SO Gu
" rious to know what "this here" wa!
Il that they forgot to ask Niah where h
re felt unwell. They looked eagerly int
his hand and shifted with their ittl'
h. noses. He. too, had been into mis-
70 chief; for in his not over-clean paw wa
er all the white sugar it could hold, ant
IN into that he had poured at least gil
i'd of paregoric.
"Stick in your fingers and lick 'en
v. off," said Rachers worthy brother
in "It's good"
O. Grandfather Winchester might no
on nave given tulS SOAy AOLAouy 49,
no it was, that before they had clicked
- their fingers many times, they Wer
~ better, able in fact to sit up and walk
m little way.
Id 81 shall never sin any more" sal
n Rachel.
M "NorI L." said Margery. 1T mus
IS. be dreadful wicked to take pills whe
rs. you don't need 'em."
L rv,s<h 6vnSa n N
his application of his tongue to his sma
IT. palm. IS AwfuLbut we needed tn
paregoric.'
pa "Do you Think asked Rachel, Nv
M have got to tell grandfather of this?'
nd mo-" said Nah, promptly.
es- 81 shall tell if it is right" sal
ors Rachel, firmly. II amt going to 81
he any more"
ms Margery mused. Then she remarked
The pills didn't stay stealed lon!
} We can't give 'em back. l don't fe
t." as if I needed any more Furnishing
,at make me sorry"
,IIp "That's so,T said Rachel. "We',
h's had our own punishing.''
They each forgot that Niah hs
Mt. sinned and not suffered; while he WI
ers hardened enough not to think OF hir
md self at all I-I
,ds When the afternoon crept out und
ulI. the shadows of the evening the lit
4 it Scotch girl went home with . si'
). headache and was put to bed. Rach
air returned '.tired out" she said, al
" meekly crept to her couch two hou
vou earlier than usual. Niah was notat
example of a scamp who escaped ce
ked rection. He fell asleep over his supp
in consequence of the drug, and sic
Nv all night the sweet sleep of innocene
ON Grandpa missed his pills in time, b
;ns went to his grave in ignorance OF t
,,oh "manner'' of their "taking of"
~ Rachel and Zephaniah more tn
y - once through long life remember
- . - that day. Scotch Margery grew
20 and grew old, too; but her eyes we
nauaI: lasa hlue than when she Cal