Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
The Medicine Letter.

No little girl finds 1t easy to stay in the
house with q sore throat. Leslie Morton
found it especially trying. as the girls of
the fifth grade were being drilled to take
part in school cantata. Leslie was to
have been the fairy queen, and now she
was shut in her room with no one to
amuse her. Mamma called her little
philosopher" because she bore her confine-
ment 80 good naturally. But after q few
days, when the headache was better and
the throat did not smart SO much. Leslie
began to miss Jamie. and baby Herbert,
and the school girls.
One morning she lay on her couch, tired
Of her games and pictures, when she
heard the postman's knock. She thought
her magazine had come, for mamma came
directly up to her room.
See what fat letter." cried mamma,
holding out a large envelope directed to
Miss Leslie Morton.
oh, mamma! whatever do you suppose
1t Isl" exclaimed Leslie
Il suppose" laughed mamma "that YOU
would better open it and see."
Its Miss Lanes writing said Leslie, as
she cut open the envelope. "Oh see, man.
ma! One, two. three-Oh, a dozen little let
tiers inside, and they are numbered! Oh.
where Is number one?"
Here 1t Isl" and mamma picked up a
little envelope that had fallen to the floor.
Excitedly Leslie opened it and read:
Directions for taking. The contents of
order of the numbering, one each time you
take the doctors medicine. II headache re-
suits, omit the dose occasionally. A fresh
supply will be sent II this proves beneficial
Marian Lane, prescribing apothecary."
THAT 10 every bit Of number one" Les
lie said regretfully, butsshe frightened az
she looked at the clock. why, It il time
already Tor that horrid black medicine.
Hurry, mamma, dor
Mamma smiled. Usually Leslie was sure
1t wasn't quite time" for that medicine.
The spoonful was swallowed with only
the least bit OF a wry iace, and Leslie
FASTENED to open envelope number two. The
letter was from her chum, Lulu Roberts,
Dear Leslie: Miss Lane had lovely
idea this morning. You know we are
studying letter writing, and this morning
We were to write letters to real people and
send them. II we wished. Miss Lane spoke
of your being absent and wondered II you
would like to have us write to you, and Of
course we knew you would, and We all
wanted to. So that 10 our lesson, and we
hope you Will like 1t as well as we do.
Miss Lane said she would telephone to your
mamma this noon and see IL you like our
medicine letter'-she said to number the
different envelopes, and let you take one
at a time with your other medicine for
fear too many would give you a headache"
Lulu went on to tell what dress each
Of the girls was wearing that day, what
the drawing lesson was-Leslie could try
that at home, she thought-and how much
they missed Leslie.
Leslie's eyes were shining with pleasure
as she put the letter back in Its envelope.
Then she arranged the others in their or
der, and when mamma left her, she was
trying to decide the probable writer OF
each.
Mamma answered Miss Lanes inquiry
with an account Of the way in which Les
lie asked for 1.-THE horrid black medicine"
and congratulated her on her success as q
prescribing apothecary."