The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-16

nnacifest asked Father Slick. taking
d lnouihlul himself "aIy. but they are
iadr
They're passing good. thought said
joyful Slack. passing his dish for mofr
They're the best ounce preserves /
ever ate" said Comfort Slack az she
finished The last Of them
The Stacks had one very good habit
They always went 10 red early. On
this hight they went 10 bed earlier
than ever They felt slccplcr than usil-
NJ. and wcW glad that their company
hadn't come. A. there was no gas Ia
the bedrooms. Mother Slack lighted
three CANDLES. one Tor herself aud Ia
Their Slack. one for Comfort and one fOi
Joyful. and they MI said goodnight
and went 20 their rooms, Comforts
and Iuyfuls rooms were up stairs.
Mother and Father Slack had hardly
undvsscd and gut on their nlghigswns
when they heard Comfort calling FROM
the top Of the stairs:
Mother. mother something H. the
matter. ! can't blow out my candle.
The words were hardly oui of her
mouth when joyful came ont uf his
room in his nighigown and cried:
"iiathr. father. son ethlnE D. the mat.
ter. can't blow out my caudlc.
why, that Is curious" said Mother
Slack; \ viii come up. children. aud
see what u the matter"
Mother Slack went up 10 comfort
room and blew and blew nt the can.
DE. but Il wouldn't go ont. Then shr
went across the hall 10 ioyful's room
and blew NJ his candle. aud Il wouldn
20 out.
why. this ~ very stmnge. Indeed.
said Muihpr SLACK. who WIS breathing
very hard from running w stairs and
blowing ~ much nj che candles.
Jusi then they heard some one cali
Ing out down siairs. They wcn 'nio
the hall aud heard Father slack say
Ing
There's something the matter with
me. too. ! can't blow our candle oni'
Children said Mother slack VII,
J had grown quite pale. you had better
come down stains with me- am afraid
We ARE hewliched'
So They ~ went down sinirs ana in
Ia the nom where Father Slack, in hi'
nighiiap was standing ted ln the lace
/ Hlll blowing nt the candle iiame, whlci
refused 90 go out
Let ave Try ~. said Mother slack
Ard she blew until she nearly choketi
hn the candle kept right on burning.
WHY. how funny your mouth looks.
said comfort. "iour upper lp II al
puncd ny. aud when you blow yul
blow right down your chin
stand aside. Mother said l'aihc
slack. 'aud give me another chance.
AID De- blew until BE- was black in thl
face.
why. father what II the matte
with your muuthy said Joyful you
under lip u an puncd up. ard whe
ynu blow you blow right NJ into you
rose. 1T nw Try u again
Joyful blew with all his might. hu
VIXEN b. blew his mouth twisted rcun
fn that be- blew into his right ear an
tie candle famc ncycr nicscird.
4 fccl rraicd now" said Comfort
"lvshaus / can blow u cut.
liut wien Comfort blew her mont
twisted around So that she blew rigi
irio hcr ~ ear.
We'll / dcche." said Mother Slac.
eiihur down on the side ~ the hc'
"Nhat ,iu lou think ui u. iaiaerf'
"Finm the looks Of things" said q.
tfpr Smrk. Eve are the original rfunl
|od-morihsl family. Joyful. yuu get q
your olotlcs aud 20 for the doctor
Nhh1ut waiting % hui.on mp hl
ODD cr. joyful started Tor nr rms q
fa. rs DE- could ram. H. was not gon
irl. anl When be- returned pr. fll
v.fNih him. Tie durtur had lAl'
lar with hIm. and looked very gray
a. tlnred the bag and took uui
rmrlef ~ sharp knives. which De- ln
ca che table
"Do yea think L Is seriousy nsk'
MotloT slack, turning pale az the slgl
81 ilic knives
= think win be able 20 save you
said the doctor. III you fellow my d
n,tiora Witch of sou would llkc
= lr operated on nrsl,'
Tie doctor locked NJ them an Sllar
ID. aud the crooked muuihcd iaml
looked no the doctor. too s1aud To nal
ANY icply.
We'll we'll" said the doctor. imp
tirully
, 'imt thcrr some other treatment
said Father Slack.
Your disease" said the dpcior %
compound Inflammation Of tire lahi.
lntcgumpnt Il win take two weeks
cue % with medicine"
'llow did W. get IT, asked Mcih'
Shck.
"Hy ealing Qulucc preserves ho
n,Wcd IN the iuil ~ She luuun, sl
the doctor. III you must horru
thngt. don't borrow thrm ln the III
ct the mon. It's often laial
81 this thr members of the rrnukc
moutllel family iook VI o. each other
i'smay
Father said Joyful. "doni ynu b
member you borrowed Mr Quicks,cI
haichct NJ the FUN OF the nllon, ~
yon nearly cut your thumb oHf'
Mother" said Comfort, "the mos
: was full when you sent ne over
( borrow Mrs. Scales ilnurcns. nul
you remember how badly you huru'
your hardF
Father and Mother Slack hung The
hrgitls.
"liorroWinr Is q very had AMI da
rcrgus rahlt NJ any plasc ct q
moon." sald the doctor. giving q
p. cnukc,l.mnuthcd family q stern rilu,