The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-07-01

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thoughtful tor moment,
Well, | declare! she said at last.
Who ever would have thought of
such a thing as that
But it's a great deal better than
the drug store kind,-isn't it? Tom
demanded.
Yes, said Susan, thoughtfully.
Then, said Tom, let's give her
another dose this evening. Shake
up we'll, and use often, that's the
direction.
Then Tom and Susan had brief
consultation together in low tones;
and the result was that pretty soon,
they started into the sitting room,
where father and mother were, to-
gether with a couple of sleepy eyed
youngsters, whose bedtime was
evidently not far away.
Hello, Dicky! said Tom to the
elder of two. Want 10 see my knew
knife?
Yes! said D.cky, opening his
eyes wide Tor an instant.
Come along with me and Susan,
then, said Tom.
And Dicky was ready in a mo-
ment.
And Susan will bring little Mary
along to see it too, said the elder
sister coaxingly, drawing the little
one to her, and picking her up.
And the four left the room.
The mother turned her eyes from
her work to see what was going on;
but, as she could read no signs OF
mischief in their faces, she let them
60 without a word.
In ten or fifteen minutes, Tom and
Susan both slipped back into the
room again; and before mother had
time to start, and exclaim, what in
the world have you done with those
children? They'll catch their death
of colds out there alone, Susan Slip
ped up and whispered something
into his mothers ear.
The mother gave her a quick,
pleased look, and then settled down
to her work again with a sigh of
relief, as though she had just escaped
something she rather dreaded.
Then Susan sidled over to where
Tom was, by the fire, and nudged
him, and pointed to mother; and
Tom grinned. and rubbed his hands,
whisper, d to Susan: The third
dose since | came from school this
evening. Shake well, and use often.
Ha ha! Mothers Hair Preservative
| guess I'll apply for patent.
Hush sh sh sh! said Susan; she'll
hear you. | bel eve I'll slip out into
the kitchen, and set the buck wheat
batter tor breakfast, ard then tell her
about it when | came back.
Good! said Tom. Dose number
four. Shake well, and use otter.
And l believe I'll get down my geo.
graphy, and learn my lesson for to-
morrow, before mother begins to
wonder il | won't miss and get poor
marks in may class. Heigh ho!
Never thought of that. Dose mum
Der five. Shake well, and use often
Mothers Hair Preservative. Great
scheme! Read our testimonials.
Manufactured at home. Tom and
Susan, proprietors. Not on sale at
all drug stores.
Tom got down his dog cared geo.
graphy, and commenced to explore
the continent OF Europe for islands,
rivers, mountains, cities, ETC., so
as to have them all ready on the
end OF his tongue to rattle off IN
class tomorrow.
But Just as he was about to pro-
ceed, it struck him there was cur
ious contrast between the front part
of book and the back-the part
which he had gone over and the
part which he had not. If studying
about the earth's surface was as hard
on the surface as it is on the book.
l guess it would have been pretty
badly tumbled around, and some
worn by this time, thought Tom to
himself, with all the boys and girls
in the world that are at it. Wonder
why | can't keep the rest of this
book in better shape' | heard mother
worrying about that just the other
cay, that l would have to have a
new geography pretty soon, and
there would be more expense. Then
he got up and brought a newspaper
from across the room to lay over
the pages Of the book he was not
studying, so that if he forgot, and
rested his elbows on it, or fingered
it, the newspaper, and not the book,
would get the wear.
Capital! he said to himself Dose
number six. Shake we'll and use
often, Mothers Hair Preservative,
manufactured by Susan and Tom,
And he went at his study as though
no geography lesson had ever beer
half so pleasant to learn as that one
But when Susan came back from
fixing the buckwheat batter, anc
whispered in mothers ear again
and they both saw the pleased anc
gratihed look which came quickly
the geography lesson had to bs
interrupted by another little consul
tation and some more chuckles upor
the part OF Tom. They were very
we'll pleased with the success of thel
scheme.
And it is my opinion that Mother
Hair Preservative, manufactured b,