before his eyes. In front of an apothecary's I brought the horse
suddenly upon his haunches, and dashed in, exclaiming:--

"Give this child a strong emetic--quick. He's swallowed poison!"

The apothecary hurried to his prescription-desk, while a
motherly-looking Irish woman upon whom he had been waiting,
exclaimed, "Holy Mither! I'll run an' fetch Father O'Kelley," and
hurried out. Meanwhile Toddie, upon whom the medicine had not
commenced to take effect, had seized the apothecary's cat by the
tail, which operation resulted in a considerable vocal protest
from that animal.

The experiences of the next few moments were more pronounced and
revolutionary than pleasing to relate in detail. It is sufficient
to say that Toddie's weight was materially diminished, and that
his complexion was temporarily pallid. Father O'Kelley arrived at
a brisk run, and was honestly glad to find that his services were
not required, although I assured him that if Catholic baptism and
a sprinkling of holy water would improve Toddie's character, I
thought there was excuse for several applications. We rode quietly
back to the house, and while I was asking Maggie to try to coax
Toddie into taking a nap, I heard the patient remark to his
brother:--

"Budgie, down to the village I was a whay-al. I didn't froe up
Djonah, but I froed up a whole floor full of uvver fings." During
the hour which passed before it was time to start for the depot,
my sole attention was devoted to keeping the children from soiling
their clothes; but my success was so little, that I lost my temper