Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1890-06-05

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peasant named y
the hamlet Of Lackabsg
sight Of the bottle his cure
aroused. Said he +:
That's quare little bottle ye
hay, sirl
"oh, it is common in America, !
replied.
And do You tell me 80, exclaimed
Daniel with an accent Of surprise.
'Fwhat good is it 2
1T will alleviate headache
Usha, is that thrueS Shure and
if ye were ain me, sir, hay the
headache meaelf?'
What kind Of headache ISL ?
Nervous?
'Divils the wan o me knows
fwhat kind Of headache is it, sir,
but shure as nails is nails ! hav' It
right under my hair
"The truth was in all probability
Danielnever had the headache in his
life. HisNpbject was to get hold Of
the little battle. All the time the
conversation was going on he bad
been looking lcngihsly at it, and bis
fingers were itching to hst possession
Of it. To prolong his susp.use, and
ALEC TO give him an exaggeratee idea
of the curative powers Of the copteiss
Of the bottle, | took dainty enif al
it, and then showed signs Of lively
satisfaction Daniel sat on nettles.
lie squirmed with ardent desire 10
handle the bottle, and yet bis sense
Of politenesea restrained him from ma.
king direct request fot it. It was
as good as play to watch him. AT
last he became reused to such a pitch
Of desire that his scruples melted like
butter in The tropics. He blushed
like a school girl, stammered, and
then, with an apologize atnile. blurted
out
Akin yeer pardon, sir but
w'u'd ys siveme thrife Of "a schmell
O. the weeny bottle. .ill I see w'u'd it
make me feel any betthsrf,
II handed him the bottle and ne
received il with dainty touch, as If it
had been a fragile flower. lie held
ii up to the light, and looked through
the green glass at its contents.
" Fax, he exclaimed, the sthuif in
the bottle is grane2'
He unscrewed the silyered 1op
and twirled it around on the end Of
one Of his calloused fngeys. When
he had amused himself for few min.
utes like child with a new toy, be
seized the bottle between his thumb
and forefnger, raised it TO his nos.
trils, and drew long breath. There
was almost vacuum in the roof after
that inhalation. He was seated when
he made it, The effect was electrical.
He gasped like dying Goldfish, and
rose to standing posture. The tears
ran from his eyes. The shock was go
severe that his hair almost stood on
end. He tried to speak, but for near
" minute could only utter broken
sentences. AS he slowly recovered
he raised his right hand as if about
to strike me. Then he resumed his
seat with bewiIdered look and ex;
claimed
" Begorra, sir, it cured me intoire-
Tyr
by the time he had fully recover
ed an idea occurred to him, for his
face frightened perceptibly. Sud.
denly he Jumped to his feet and ran
out Of the door, with the bottle in his
hand. He started for his home in
Lackabeg, three miles away, as fast as
his three.mile-an-hour donkey could
pull the cart. The subsequent pro-
oeedings were related by neighbor
Of slattery's . few days later thus
"A
" That's d quare bottle We are af-
ter givin' Daniel Slattery, sir. Hes
afther playin thricks wild il ali over
Lackabeg. Divil's the stroke o work
dad be do these three days. sir. but 90
around curin headacheswidit. There
i meter hcuse. Sir, but Dan whit in,
~ baye cure, says he. for livery
mortal pain in yeer body, says be,
folisr like praiat. All ye hav' to
81 Il to- sniff the little quareSbottle
ata the pain il gone from ye like
sleAu from the kettle. Well, Sir, be