Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-12-25

drcn scampcrcd away. Mrs. Ear bade
the children goodbye. ,harg' ny them
ITO be good and play happily" Il
will come back tom gh'. Tina II posi-
ble," she said. ~ she hurried down the
step. The children rushed ur 10 the
W. rm nursery, an wee soon deep in n
game OF hide. In which snip was the
seeker. After this came blind man >
bull, IN which snip. with a handker-
chief tied o or his eyes. made the most
frantic efforts 10 catch the children.
just as Tina was going 10 give him
good chance TO seize her dress. he ran
against tho shsrp ge OF the door and
bumped his nose, which made him he
down in disgust. and refuse to pay any
more.
"Neyer mind. Snip. We wi play doc.
tor now. and you shall be my horse.
You must have al the childrcn sick this
time. Tina. for papa says there is a great
eckadenick about. and every one has
got some of 4" said Ned.
Snip was sooa harnessei TO the dolls
carriage. while the dolls were hastily
unircss, 4 and put to bed. all but Alge-
non-he was saved out 10 run TO, the
do tor. II was thought best. however,
to tie pie OF flannel around his neck.
rs be seemed hoarse. and was subject
20 qu tar IN winter. Tina said. ! sup
pose she meant catarrh.
Il guess they had better have other
eases from each other said Ned. $50
hall ha, great many medicines to
give them - | shall give them awful
doses. he continued. for am an
alapalaty doctor YOU know
=" low shall we make the medicines. "
said Tina "Oh, know; we will mix
different colored pain with water. and
I will get some oi mamma homlypatty
bottles TO put il in" The medicines
were soon mixed. green. yellow and red.
"1here." SAID Ned, "they look
'zactly like sumo Of papa's that he has
on the shelf in his Office Now | must
have me either | will I'LL this
biggest bottle with water for that.
alwa take Il with me. but don't use
II 'cept In dreadful things'
All was TOW ready The ioctor I
team was waiting at the door. DIR. Ned
was putting on his coat. whom in rushed
Algenon pushed alonx by his mother
anl squeakcd; 80. DIR. Ned come
qu ok the children are all SEX, aac
ma i dreadful 'larmed.'
~ will be there. 'mediaiely. ms
son. " said the doctor. Get into th'
carriage aud will take YOU home. y
The doctor wa obliged TO walk be
hind his carriage and drive. but tina
made NJ difference. Snip under a, o.
his part and trotied out into the ball
through Mrs. Earle room. to the othei
door OF the rserg.
The doctor was long time asteninl
horse. taking o his osercoat. GnS
getting up an imaginar, flight OF stairs
The mother Of Eveline. blanche. Au
gudus and law Bess y eanwhili
walked the room in q tragic n amer
exclaimiLg; "Oh, CHI. oh. nv dea
chi dren will surely de
Don't take on so; am here sai'
Tho decor.
"Ch. save my childrenl' shrieke'
the mother.
Yes. marin. will. Let me fee
their pulses. and look at tfel
ton Euesss. said DIR. Ned. gong TO tn
taby first. f
''Oh. my. she has go, the group
Put her ~ the basin aud turn the ho
water on 10 her quick. lScald her will
AL your might She i china and
won aurt her. you know. Ina
" lille Bess was being scalded. Ia
Ned III. o. Augustus pull Q
II. IL think be has the scarlet fever, h
e all covered with rush. you see;
think he will die. so we wont stop I,
HIM" said Neil. moving on 10 the be-
where Eyeiino and Blanche were lying
fter q careful exam nation they wer
dccl red ''very sick with brain tevel
eau .sd by eating to- much eai
while the doctors horse had b.
amusing himself BY sia',ing AEeho
be.wren his teeth. With Wild shr 81
ma rn bed / his rescue. = laE IN
=, 81 her said ths - Tor. eninis
heh.ai must b. - s.'sl ~. h
lgcnon was heing SOW q nj bani ?.
The dinner bell rang. and. shoutin,
queens pudding, the children rushe'
sown stairs. followed by the doctor
norse and carriage. Whenthe bottom O
the second flight was reached there wa
not much carriage left; butNed comfort
ed Tinaby telling her that s.papa's bugg
got smashed the other day, and b
guessed al doctors did sometimes"
Maggie had nice dinner for tn
children. and was going to stay and At
tend 10 them. but Tina declared tina
her mamma had said they we're TO din
alono. Maggie laughed at the tw
small specimens at the large table, and
alter fastening their napkins for them
went out OF the room, saying; 'fou cal
ring for me II you want me-"
"Oh. ant this Jolly" said Tina
"Here. Snip. taee chair; but don
Stare at the food. it isn't good man
ncrs
"Oh. dear. Ned. we have forgottel
the children. said Tina. with a look o
dismay
Bat they are too sict 70 come dow
stairs; let the butler iaSe up their din
ner. sad Ned. very gravel.
Tina ordered an imaginary butler :
take mp little Of everything 10 III
children. and 10 tell Algenon to ope
his mouth carefully. so his heal woul
not come apart The children began !
eat 4 cir dinner. They met with a fe'
mishaps, such as splitting the salt, usln
the pepper too freely. and burning thel
ng'rs with the very hot roasted pota
toes but ON the whole. behaved wit
prDpriety. Snip was treated 10 morsel
oecasio ALLY, which he seemed to EMO
greatly
When pudding time came, Tina OF
dered Il in with such an amount OF dig
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