CASTOR OIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue XIII, 15 July 1879, Page 3

CASTOR OIL.

His loving mother had had her mind made up two or three day that the boy needed some castor-oil, but she knew that she must approach him gently. She placed the bottle where he could not see it, and when he turned up his nose she said : * It's jnst like honey, my darling.' He seemed to doubt her word, and she continued : ' If you'll take some I'll let you go to the circus.' ' How much ?' he cautiously inquired. * Oh, only a spoonful, just a spoonful,' she ; replied, as she uncorked the- bottle. * And you'll give me some sugar, besides ?' he asked. 'Of conrse I will — a big lump.' He waited until she began pouring from the bottle, and then asked : 'And you,ll give me ten. cents too ?' ' Yes, of course.' 'And you'll buy me a shoo-fly kite ?' he went on, seeing his advantage. ' I guess so,' *No kite— no oil,' he said, a she steppod back. .'Well I'll buy you a kite,' she replied filling the spoon up. ' And a volocipede ?' ' I'll think or it.' 'You can't think no castor oil down me !' h9 exclaimed, looking | around for his hat. ' » * Here— l will, or I'll tease father ! to, and I know he will. Come now, swallow it down.' ' And you'll buy me a jjoat !' 'Yes.' ° ' And two hundred marbles f * "Ses. Now take it right down.' ' And a coach dog V * T 'can't promise thut !' ' All right— no dog, no iie !' ' Well, I'll ask your father.' ' And ypu'll buy me a pony ? '.Oh, I couldn't do that. Now, be a good boy, and swallow it down.' 1 Oh, yes, I'll swallow that stuff, I will 3 he said, as he clapped on his hat. ' You may fool some other boy with a circus ticket* and a lump of brown sugar, but it'll take a hundred-dollar pony to trot that castor ilo down my throat I'