Washington telegraph., 1907-09-27
HER FATAL /
POISONING
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By EBEN E. REXFORD.
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lave an emetic,' she declared the mo-
uent she set foot in the room. III
we can get her to throw up mebbe
she'll come out all right. Where's the
mustard, Mr. Perkins? Get me some
luiek as you can, while I'm gettin'
some warm water ready"
''Mustard-in tin can-back of pan
try door, painted Mrs. Perkins. He
uever'd find it. Oh, my, oh, my! how
! do suffer-"
The mustard was found and large
bowlful of mustard tea was prepared
in short order, and Mrs. Perkins swal-
lowed it in great gulps.
Now, lay right down an keep
stills you can till it has chance to
Get at the p'ison,' said Mrs. Downey.
Land sakes, ii there amt Mis- Smith
an Mis- Ward a-comin, l guess Mr..
Downey must ha' met 'em some
where's an told 'em what had hap,
Dened. How d. ye do, Mis- Smith?
How d ye do. Mis- Ward?" meeting
The newcomers at the door with
very lugubrious expression on her
face Amt it just awful?
How is she?" asked Mrs. Smith in
most funereal tones
She's quiet jest now" answered
Mrs. Downey. Il give her bowl of
mustard tea an we're waitin for it
TO stir her stommick up"
You'd ought to have give her the
white of half a dozen eggs said Mrs.
Ward. My uncle was a doctor an
that's what he always give. We'd
better try it now. If the mustard
don't do no good, that may
I'D give strong coffee said Mrs.
Smith. That's what they give Elder
iroWn's boy when he ct Paris green
an it fetched him out all right. I'll
nix some an well try it on her"
Mrs. Ward had found some eggs
and was breaking them into bowl
and separating the whites from the
Yelks. Mrs. Smith ground almost
cupful of coffee and dumped it into
The coffee pot which was still sim
pering on the stove from dinner time
Mrs, Perkins groaned by spells, and
now and then showed symptoms of
spasms. Mr.. Perkins stood around in
eyelyboGy's way and seemed perfectly
helpless.
Here, swallow this" said Mrs.
Ward, and Mrs. Perkins gulped down
he whites of six eggs. Then she lay
oack on the lounge and groaned aw-
tully
''Oh, Ezry be good to the children"
she said family TRY to bring 'em
up as | would if I'd lived"
Here. take this" said Mrs Smith,
producing her black coffee, Il don't
take any stock in mustard tea n
aggs. Coffees my remedy. Swaller
1t all right down, Mis- Perkins"
1t was all Mrs. Perkins could do to
swallow down the great bowlful of
bitter coffee, but she finally succeed
ID in doing so.
Il feels if | was all floating up in
side.' she said presently. Il can't
hardly breathe. l guess won't last
,ong now. Dear me! It's such an aw-
ful feelin'!"
There was another arrival at this
ancture; Mr.. Stevens appeared on
he scene.
Il saw Downey ridin' to town fast
he could make his horse go, an he
said Mis- Perkins had took pison"
said the newcomer, so | run right
yer. What you want to do is to give
Ger lard-melted lard"
Mr.. Perkins did as he was told.
Poor Mrs. Perkins opened her mouth
vbediently, and the lard followed the
mustard, eggs and coffee.
Poor thing said Mrs, Ward sym
athetically; how she must suffer. |
shouldn't wonder if she'd drop off
most any time now"
q don't find any pulse" said Mrs.
smith. getting hold of Mrs Perkins
wrist and placing her fingers where
no pulse has ever been known to ex-
S..
The Doctors comin'" cried Mr..
Stevens. "Downey must ha' come
,crost him some'rs on the road He
aaint had time to get to the village,
M here comes the young uns.'
DR. SpooneC came bustling in.
y mAt TDwneg coming to town" he
ala as he proceeded to the bedside,
s,-d he said. Mrs. Perkins had taken
olson How did it happen, Perkins?
Where's the stuff she took"
Mr.. Perkins produced the bottle
nr Spooner took the bottle and looked
.t ii critically. He uncorked it and
melted of it.
"I can't make out what il is" he
ID This label isn't anything that
~,r cSme from a druggists"