Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-06-20

said Mother slack. snaeking her lips
What else do you expect OF quipce
| preseryes:" asked Father Slack. taking
mouthful himself. My. but they are
tartr'
They're passing good. thought said
4 Joyful Slack. passing his dish for more.
i They're the best ounce preserves
/ ever ate said Comfort Slack. as she
finished the last OF them.
The Stacks had one very good habit
They always went to bed early ON
! this night they went 10 bed earlier
than ever. They felt sleepier than usu-
/ M and were glad that their company
hadn't come AS there was no gas in
the bedrooms. Mother Slack lighted
i three candles. one for herself and Fa-
Their Slack. one for Comfort and one for
Joyful, and they all said goodnight
and went 10 their rooms. Comforts
and Joyful's rooms were up stairs-
l Mother and Father Slack had hardly
undressed and put ON their nightgpwns
| when they heard Comfort calling from
the top of the stairs:
Mother. mother. something rs the
! matter ! can't blow out my candle.
\ The words were hardly out of her
mouth when Joyful came out OF his
room in his nightgown and cried:
"Fathr. father, something Is the mat
ter. l can't blow out my clndies
why. that is curious" said Mother
Slack; Il win come up. children. and
see what is the matter.
Mother Slack went up 10 comforts
room and blew and blew at the can
die. but il wouldn't go out. Then she
/ went across the hall 10 JOyful's room
and blew al his candle. and il wouldn't
go out.
why. this Is very strange. indeed
/ said Mother slack who was breathing
/ very hard from running up stairs and
blowing so much at the candles.
Just then they heard some one call
I ing out down stairs. They went into
the hall and heard Father Slack say
ing:
There's something the matter with
/ me. too: | can't blow our candle outs
children. said Mother Slack. who
had grown quite pale, you had better
come down stairs with me. am afraid
we are bewftchedr
80 they all went down stairs and in
to the room where Father Slack, in his
nightcap. was standing. red in the face.
still blowing al the candle flame, which
refused TO 20 out.
let me try IL" said Mother Slack.
And she blew until she nearly choked,
but the candle kept right on burning
why, how funny your mouth looks. /"
said Comfort. Your upper lip IS all
pulled up. and when you blow you
blow right down your chin"
stand aside Mother said Father
Slack, .-and give me another chance. y
. And he blew until he was black in the
face
why. father what is the matter
with your MOUTH" said Joyful. Your
under lip is all pulled up. ard when
you blow you blow right up into your
nose. Let me try 1t again
Joyful blew with all his might but
when he blew his mouth twisted round
so that he blew into his right ear and
I the candle lame never fiickered.
Il feel rested now, said Comfort
perhaps | can blow il ont Z
But when Comfort blew her mouth
twisted around so that she blew right
into her left ear
Well, declare" said Mother Slack
sitting down on the side of the bed
w hat do you think of il, father"
Prom the looks OF things" said Fa.
Their Slack we are the original crook
ed-mOuthed family. Joyful. you get on
your clothes and 90 for the doctor
Without waiting to button up his
shoes. Joyful started for DIR. pills as
fast as he could run. He was not gone
long. and when he returned DIR. Pills
was with him. The doctor had a blacl
bag with him, and looked very grave
lie opened the bag and took out q
number Of sharp knives. which ne laiC
on the table.
do you think II is seriousr' asked
Mother Slack, turning pale at the sigh
of the knives.
4 think | will be able to save YOU
said the doctor. IF You follow my di
rections. Which Of you would like 10
r be operated ON first''
The doctor looked ut them all sharp
ly. and the croOked-mouthed family
looked ut the doctor. too scared to max,
any reply
.'weIL we'll said the doctor. impa
tiently.
! Isn't there some other treatment
said Father Slack.
Your disease" said the doctor. Il,
!, compound Inflammation Of the Iabial
!. integument. II viii take two weeks to
! cure il with medicine"
I How did we get it, asked Mother
Slack.
. BY eating ounce preserves Dor
: rowed in the full Of the moon" said
the doctor IF you must borrow
! things don't borrow them In the ful
of the moon. Its often fatal"
At this the members of the crooked
moiithed family looked at each other In
dismay
Father" said Joyful, don't you re.
{ member. you borrowed Mr.. Quickstep'.
Ratchet in the full OF the moon. anC
you nearly cut your thumb offr'
Mother" said Comfort, 1.-THE moor
!. was full when you sent me over tc
!, borrow Mrs. Scales fatirons. Don
4 you remember how badly you burned
your handT"
Father and Mother Slack hung theii
heads
borrowing is a very bad and dan
gerous fabit at any phase or tn,
, moon" said the doctor. giving ths
;. crOoked-mouthed family stern glance
3 We'll. which shall it be, the knife o.
the medicineE"
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