A STORY FOR THE YOUNG.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3000, 11 September 1888, Page 2

A STORY FOR THE YOUNG.

Three little.girls, Millie, Bessie and Maggie, aged respectively five, six and nine years were chatting together in Masterton on Saturday afternoon. The former and the latter were sisters, and had a penny in their possession, which they religiously spent iii lollies and shared with their comrade. Not to be outdone in generosity Bessie determined to contribute her share. "Idon't need money," said Bessie," I just go to the chemist and tell them who my father is, and get a bottle of sugar pills.' 1 " Pills!" said Maggie "they're not good to eat," " Ain't thoy just, you wait" and away she went and presently returned with a little green bottle of Homeopathic niedioine in globules and' labelled "aconite."' They: tasted very sweet and Maggie sent her little sister aprossfor a bottle on her own account, which she succeeded in obtaining after, stating her father's name.: It suddenly struck Maggie when she got possession of the prize that there might possibly be a row when her father came to know of the transaction, In fact she funked on it and tried to persuade her little sister to return it, but without success, so she-had to knuckle' under and take it back herself, with an apology for the mistake. On her return, she found Bessie had eaten all the sweet pills and given the bottle to her comrade. The playmates in due time went to their respective homes and nothing more was [heard of the pills until bedtime/ when Bessie rather startled her mother by relating what had happened. Away flew the distracted mother to the chemist who received her with a blaud smflo. She told her story and the gentleman remembered.the purchase. You can'imagine the relief of thelady when the dispenser replied "Pray.don't be alarmed madam, the pills are quite harmless; 'twas only Homeopathic medicine, and a bottle full would do no hurt." "Butsurely" began the lady. "Oh, ah r yes, of course, I 'he interrupted, "A dose of castor oil will put the little girl right should you have any fears." In the morning little Bessie arose' with the sun bright, happy, and in perfect health. Her mother cau'tionedher of the danger (?) she had w■• narrowly escaped, and Bessid promised" not to take Homeopathic medicine in whole, s'ale.dosesinthe future; no inattor l '