Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-02
eEN's SICKNESS.
A Day Spent in Bod and a Little Blttef
Medicine Effect q Radical Cure.

Medicine Effect q Radical Cure.
Lite Ben May was getting tired Of
school. He asked to stay at home so
often, that at last his mother said she
would not let him stay at home unless
he We're sick.
Now Ben had a friend, who did not
go to school. Little Joe was very anx-
ious to have Ben stay at home, so that
they could play together.
These two little boys, when they
found that Ben's mother would not let
him stay at home, put their heads to-
gether to deceive her. just think of
that!
After awhile, Joe said: "In tell
you what to do. Ben. Say you are sick,
when you get up in the morning, and
when it is nine o'clock, you can say you
feel better, and then we can fly my new
kite"
Next morning, when Ben's mamma
came to wake him up, he said: "oh.
His mamma said right of: "Lie
still, Ben. I guess YOU had better stay
at home to-day" So this bad little
boy did not get up; but had his break
fast in bed.
When he heard the clock strike nine,
he said: IL feel better now, mamma,
l guess I had better get up"
His mother felt glad that he was not
going to be sick; so she helped him to
dress, and he was soon out helping Joe
fly his kite.
The next week, he thought he would
play sick again. So he again told his
mother he was sick and stayed in bed
till nine o'clock.
Now that Ben had been. sick twice in
n week, his mother told his father
about it. MIR. May said: lit seems to
me, Ben eats a pretty good supper for
a sick boy. l believe he is playing sick,
so that he a stay at home to play.
The next time he says he is sick, keep
him in bed all day, and / will have
some bitter medicine fixed up, which I
want You to give him."
Not very long after this talk, Ben had
a third attack OF sickness; and felt sud-
denly better when nine o'clock came.
But this time, when he said he felt bet
ter and wanted to get up, his mother
would not lethim; but told him that bed
was the place tor sick boys. So Ben
had to stay in bed.
In Il little while, Joe came to the
gate and began to whistle for Ben. But
Mrs. May took no notice OF him. He
then came to the door and asked to see
Ben; but Mrs. May said that Ben was
sick in bed; and could not see him.
She was now sure that Ben had been
deceiving her; so she got the bad med
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minute, Ben. and take this medicine"
II am well now. mamma, I don't
need any medicine"
Eyes you do" said Mrs. May. "Take
this, and you will not have this sick
feeling another morning"
Ben cried, and tried to beg off; but
his mother made him take the bitter
stuff, and would not give him anything
nice to take the taste out of his mouth;
SO that he tasted it all morning.
BY noon he was sick and tired of his
bed, and wanted to go to school; but
his mother would not let him. She
sent up his dinner of bread and meat;
and when Ben heard that they had pie,
he sent down the girl to ask ii he could
not have u piece. The girl came up
and said that his did not think
that pie was good for sick boys.
In the afternoon she let him get up
and dress. but would not let him IL
out and play.
After that day, Bcn's health was
much better. Boys who are sick in
the morning. and get well when it is.
too late for shool. can always be cured.
by a dose of bitter medicine and a ..day
in b~ed.'-School and Home.