The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-09-13

quick as YOU can. while I'm ge,tin
some warm water ready"
Mustard-in tin oan-back ~ nan.
Try door painted Mrs. Perkins. lie
neyer'd find IL Oh, my. oh. my, how
| do suffer-"
The mustard was found and a large
bowlful OF mustard tea was prepared
Ia short order. and Mrs Perkins swal.
lowed Il In great gulps.
Now lay right down an keen
SUITS you can till II has a chance To
get al the p'ison said Mrs Downey
Land sakes. II there amt Mis- Smith
an MIS- Ward a-comin, guess Mr..
Downey must ha' met EN- some.
where's an told EN- what had han
pened. How d ye do. Mis- SMITH
How d ye do. Mis- Ward?" meeting
the newcomers az the door with =
very lugubrious expression on her
face. Amt II 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 were waitin' for II
to stir her stommick up"
You'd ought 10 have give her the
white Of half dozen eggs" said Mrs.
Ward. My uncle was a doctor an
that's what he always give. Wed
better try II now. II the mustard
don't do no good. that may"
I'D give strong coffee said Mrs
Smith. That's what they give Elder
Browns boy when he ct Paris green
an 1t fetched him out all right. I'll
fix some an wei try il on her"
Mrs. Ward had found some eggs
and was breaking them into bowl
and separating the whites from the
yslks Mrs. Smith ground almost
cupful OF coffee and dumped il into
the coffee pot. which was still sin
mering on the stove from dinner time.
Mrs. Perkins groaned by spells. and
now and then showed symptoms OF
spasms. Mr. Perkins stood around in
everybody's way and seemed perfectly
helpless.
Here. swallow this said Mrs.
Ward. and Mrs Perkins gulped down
the whites Of six'eggs. Then sire lay
back on the lounge and groaned aw-
fully.
"Oh. Ezry. be good to the children.
she said family Try 70 bring EN-
up as | would II I'd lived"
Here. take this" said Mrs Smith.
producing her black coffee. Il don't
take any stock in mustard tea n
eggs Coffee's my remedy. Swaller
il all right down. Mis- Perkins"
II was AL Mrs Perkins could do to
swallow down the great bowlful OF
bitter coffee. but she finally Succeed
ed in doing so.
Il feels il l was all floating up in
side" she said presently Il cant
hardly breathe. | guess | won't last
losg now Dear me. It's such an aw-
full feelin."
There was another arrival at this
juncture: Mr.. Stevens appeared on
the scene.
Il saw Downey r.din' 10 town fast
as he could make his horse go. an he
said Mis- Perkins had took p'ison.
said the newcomer. so run right
over. What you want TO do is TO give
her lard-melted lard"
Mr. Perkins did as &c was told.
Poor Mrs Perkins opened her mouth
obediently. and the lard followed the
mustard eggs and coffee
Poor thing" said Mrs. Ward sym
pathetically. how she must suffer. !
shouldn't wonder If she'd drop of
most any time now
Il 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-
ist
THE doctors COMM" cried Mr.
Stevens. "Downey must ha' come
acrost him some'rs on the road. He
hain't had time 10 get 10 the village.
An here comes the young uns."
DR.. Spooner came busting in.
Il met Downey coming to town" he
said as he proceeded to the bedside.
and he said Mrs Perkins had taken
poison How did it happen. Perkins!
Where's the stuff she took
Mr.. Perkins produced the bottle
Dr. Spooner took the bottle and looked
at 1t critically. lie uncorked IL and
smelled OF IL.
Il can't make out what il is he
said This label isn't anything that
ever came from a druggists"
Il give her a whole bowlful o mus
tard tea" said Mrs Downey. but II
hain't seemed to do no good.
An | give her the whites Of eggs,
said Mrs Ward; but they didn't seem
to help any"
y give strong coffee. said Mrs .
Smith. That's what Elder Brown
give his boy when he took Paris I
green: but somehow il hain't worked
in Mis- Perkins case
An ] give her melted lard. said
Mr.. Stevens. I've seen that lard \
work tiptop with houn's. but ! reckos
faint 70 be depended OF for folks
It's a wonder she ism deed If she's
taken all that stun" said the doctor
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