The Scratchsides family: a book for young people. . ed : Dont let the old gentleman see it. After which hereturned to the would-be-sick man, and, assuming a pro-fessional face, said ; Oh, poor monkey ! let me look atyour tongue ? The tongue, as red as Vermillion, was thrust out, andthe man of physic inspected it with his goggles. White,very white, muttered he ; but there is no danger what-ever, and the hot medicine is good—capital—very. Tak-ing the tumbler from the nurse, he poured into the puncha fluid which he was in the habit of carrying in a largephial. Twas S-T-1860-X Plantation Bitters.
The Scratchsides family: a book for young people. . ed : Dont let the old gentleman see it. After which hereturned to the would-be-sick man, and, assuming a pro-fessional face, said ; Oh, poor monkey ! let me look atyour tongue ? The tongue, as red as Vermillion, was thrust out, andthe man of physic inspected it with his goggles. White,very white, muttered he ; but there is no danger what-ever, and the hot medicine is good—capital—very. Tak-ing the tumbler from the nurse, he poured into the puncha fluid which he was in the habit of carrying in a largephial. Twas S-T-1860-X Plantation Bitters. Whiledoing so, he turned to Mr. Scratchsides, and slid ; Thisfluid is the foe whom your cholera fears most/ Some minutes after, having just drank in the kitchenthe mugful of punch which the good woman had preparedfor him, Abernethy Liquorice, M. D., turned his nose TflE SCRATdflslDEs Family. 51 homeward through the eriow-flakes which floated merrily-down to whiten all nature I preparing, as it were, a wel-come for the following day, w j^gcpi m CHAPTER %, CRACK I Crack 1 The horses trotted afresh, but Soottslackened their speed again, and a stage rolled slowlyup ft hill near the Catskill Mountains. As it was abright August morning, all nature—the Highlands, treesof all species, and wild flowers—reveled in grandeur,beauty, and fragrance ; the birds flew from tree to tree,filling the air with their melodies s it was just what theweary occupants of the stage wished to ehjoy the sightof, after a miserable night passed in their prison onwheels. Among the travelers was an old gentleman, who ap-peared to be wholly lost in contemplating the glories ofthe panorama spread before him j but the young ladies, THE SCRATCHSIDES FAMILY. 53 instead of partaking of his admiration of nature, chatteredabout dress and beauty. Uncle Toby gave me a beautiful gown of scarlet silk,which I mean to wear at Mrs. Jockos party next week,said one of the fair chatter-boxes. Will you go ther
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