The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-05-09
the bedrooms, Mother Slack lighted
three candles, one for herself and Fa-

land Joyful's rooms 4 were up stairs.
Mother and Father Slack had hardly
nndressed and put on their nig ightgowns
when they heard Comfort calling from
the top Of the stairs: Il y,
|A Mother, mot her, something Is the
Una tier can't blow ont my candle
n The words were hardly out OF her
mouth when ] yful came out Of his
Sroom in his nightgoWn and cried:
ii Fathr, father, some ething is the mat
[Ster.Ss Iscan't blow out my candle Y
| by, that is curious said Mother
SLACK; + will come up, children, and
llSSsee what is the matter. = ss
II Mother Slack went up to comforts
(sroom and blew and blew at the can
fkdle, but it5Wouldn't go out. Then she
|swent across the hall to JoyfuYs room
Eand blew at his candle, and it wouldn't
go out 81 5.s. u . 5z#..
E why, this IS very strange, indeed
said Mother Slack, who was brea thing
Every hard from running up stairs and
blowing SO much at the candles.
& just then they heard some one call
Ling out down stairs. They went into
ttsthe hall and heard Father Slack say
Ising: 51s s5s5.2
q There's something the. matter with.
81 children, q said Mother Slack, who
|sshad grown quite pale, ..you had better
Icone down stairs with me. am afraid
I'VE are beWitched. Z s3s55. 81 5s
E SO they all went down stairs and in
gto the room where Father Slack, in his
fsnightcap was standing, red in the face,
lSstill blowing at the candle flame, which
refused to go out. l
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l&aAnd she blew until she nearly choked,
Ibut the candle kept right on burning.
I why, how funny your mouth looks
Esaid Comfort. Your upper lip is all
Epuffed up, and when you blow you
blow right down your chin
II ''Stand aside, Mother said Father
Slack, and give me another chance <
And he blew until he was black in the
1face. s5.
III why, father what is the matter
lwiM your mouth r. said Joyful. our
18under. lip is all puffed up, ard when
you blow you blow right up into your
Isnose. Let me try it again.
Is Joyful blew with all his might. but
I$when he blew his mouth twisted round
lSso that he blew into his right ear and
1.-THE candle name never flickered
1 Il feel rested noW," said Comfort;
III perhaps / can blow it out' s
;Ik But when Comfort blew her mouth
3Rtwisted around so that she blew right
4 into her left ear.
We'll, i declare" said Mother Slack,
;lsssitting down on the side of the bed
That do yuu tlhink of Ill fntther
rom the looks Of things, " said Fa-
ther Slack, I'VE. are the original crook
ed-mouthed family. Joyful, you get on
your clothes and go for the DOCTOR
Without waiting to button up his
shoes, Joyful started for DR.. Pills as
fast as he could run, He was not gone
long, and when he returned DR.. Pills
was with him. The doctor had a black
bag with him, and looked very grave.
He opened the bag and took out a
number Of sharp knives, which he laid
on the table. zss
do you think it is serious?' asked
Mother Slack, turning pale at the sight
! Of the knives. j e HI tz I5#@
y Z think I will be able to save you,'
said the doctor. IF you follow my di.
rections. Which Of you would like to
be operated on tirst:."
| The doctor looked at them all sharp
", and the crooked-mouthed family
looked at the doctor, too scared to make
any. reply. &. .s.;5 5s5 n All :a5
well, well,' said the doctor, lmpa-
iently. sz
| Isn't there some other treatment 2"
said Father Slack. 81 38@
/ Your disease said the doctor, lis
compound inflammation of the labial
integument 1t will take two weeks to
cure it with medicine 3. /.
"How did we get it. asked Mother
Slack. Z 3. .:.
51ssBy eating ounce preserves bor-
/ roWed in the full Of the moon.'' said
! the doctor. IF you must borrow
things, don't borrow them in the full
i Of the moon. It's often fatal
At this the members of the crooked
| moMthed family looked at each other in
/ dismay. n
] Father" said Joyful, don't you re-
| member, you Borrowed Mr.. Quickstep's
hatchet in the full Of the moon, and
you nearly cut your thumb off ?"
! Mother, said Comfort, the moon
was full when you sent me over to
borrow Mrs. Scales hatirpns. Don't
/ you remembe how badly you burned
/ your hand ?'''
Father and Mother Slack hung their
4 heads. } 3. E :.#
4 Borrowing is a very bad and dan
4 gerous habit at any phase Of the
moon, !, said the doctor, giving the
crooked uthed family a stern glance.
.s'NNell, which shall it be, the knife or
i the med dicine ~ >5
Mother Slack sighed and said she
couldn't bear to Father Slack and the
children cut to pieces, and SO they
i would take the medicine, and the doc
s. tor might put his knives back in tile