Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-09-24
AUNT BECKY'S REMEDY.
A Case In Which It Proved an
Effectual Cure.

Henry, Rue does not seem at all
well. She has been growing pale and
hollow-eyed for some time; and now
she does nothing but NOPE about and
read and sigh. don't understand it,
IL had not noticed it, Ellen. Per-
haps she reads too much, see she is
perfect book-worm. 1t rather runs
In my side of the family TO be literary
and | have thought Rue was inclined
that way, too"
II can't imagine what ails her
She seems low-spirited and unhappy
and she surely has no reason to be So. "
''Of course she hasn't Ellen. What
an idea--a girl not yet sixteen I'M
happy 1t must be her blood is ont of
order Spring is here and she needs
some sort OF toning up. Let DR.
Miles fix up some sort of tonic for
her"
I've been thinking that perhaps
change OF air would do her good.
What do you say to sending her out
In the country to Becky sP The fresh
country air must surely help her; and
am really too busy with all my
household cares to cara for her prop
erly"
That is just the thing, Ellen.
Why didn't you think of it beforee
Becky will be in her element TO have
one to coddle. She used to dose me
the whole time when was small, and
she cured me quicker than doctor
could, too. Send her to her at once. "
This was the conversation l over
heard between my father and mother
as | lay upon the sofa in the parlor.
was delighted. But it was not so
much ut the prospect of going to Aunt
Becky's as l was at the fact that the
| family seemed at last to be convinced
OF my declining health. For nearly
year had been suffering from " that
felt to be neglect to comprehend
.he workings OF my finer nature men
tai and physical. and had been grow
ing most delightfully."- miserable
was great reader, as my father said;
and the class OF books | enjoyed most
was that of rOmance~-wherein the he
roines were pale, and sad-eyed sickly
and interesting, full Of trouble and oe.
and who pinned away from various
causes, such as unrequited affection
mn unsympathetic world, and gen
rral Misunderstanding OF their inner
longings by those who surrounded
them.
dotted upon poetry, and the more
dismal and soul-harrowing and OBJ
scure the more l dotted upon it. /
was particularly fond Of those pas
sages which referred i. vague terms
to early death, though could not
have explained what there was about
them that gave me so much pleasure
BILE pain. | only knew. as have said.
that | was delightfully."- miserable. |
had tried to be as much like my hero
ines rs possible. A copious supply of
/ chalk. cloves and slate pencils, in
which INDUCED my appetite secretly,
had aided me in it so far as to cause
me TO grow quite pallid. My features
/ were near enough to the regulation
/ type not to be Il source of anxiety to
me; and hair and eyes being black as
/ the ravens wing" and ''sloe." in
diyidually. | considered it unnecessary
to attempt any improvement on nat
ure in the former, while the latter
I simply penciled about the eyebrows in
order to make them more lustrous.
As Il consequence my countonance at
this time was quite striking. SO it
( pleased me much to see that had at
tracted attention 10 my decline.
( The next few days were ur,.pied in
preparations for my departure to Aunt
Becky's. The suddenly awakened
family solicitude at my condition was
evinced by indulgence in all the
luxuries-fruits and other delicacies-
which could be procured. while young
er children were repeatedly told to
wait on sister Rue while she is here"
and the ambiguity OF this command
was as gratifying as the constant
attendance which all danced upon me
for those few days
"She can hardly last through an
ether winter" one callsa said ito an