CASTOR OIL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 814, 20 June 1879, Page 2

CASTOR OIL.

His loving mother had had her mind - made up two or three clays that the boy needed some castor-oil, but she knew that she must approach him gently. She placed the bottle where he could nol see it, and when he turned up his nose she said : " It's -just like honey, my darling." He seemed to doubt her word, and she continued: " If you'll take some I'll let you go to j the circus." "How much?" he cautiously inquired. " Oh," a spoonful, just a spoonful," she replied, as she uncorked the bottle. " And you'll give me some sugar, besides T' he asked. , „■..,.. , "Of course I will---A big lump.!' He waited until she began pouring^ from the bottle, and theti asked. " And you'll give me ten cents too ?" !' "Yes of course." II And you'll buy me a ohoo-fly ?" he went on, seeing his advantage. "I guess so." 41 No kite— no He," he said *as he stepped back. " Well, I'll buy you a kite;" she replied, filling the spoon up. '- "And a velocipede ?'* ,-; "I'll think of it" "Youcan't'thihk no oastor oil down me !" he exclaimed/ looking around 7 for his hat. • • Here— l will, or I'll tease father to, and I know he will, pome, now swallow it down." ' ' $ " And you'll buy me a goat I" , ; "■ l . "And two hundred marbles ?" ; * •'Yes. Now take it right down." ! "And a coach dog ?" • 11 1 can't promise that 1" • T "All right-ihb do£ lioHel'-' " L " Well, I'll ask yourfather." . { , ' ' And you'll buy me a $winy Y* "Oh,.l : 'couiah't dothat; Now, b*a good boy and bWhllow it down."' "Oh, yes Til swallow- that stus I will !" he said, as her clapped on hi* hat. " You may fool some other boy with a oircus ticket and a lump of brown sugar, but it'll take a hundred-dollar pony to trot that castor ile down my throat 1" r

A father in Massaohuaqtts, who grew impatient the other evening ai the prolonged stay of an ardent admirer «f his daughter, entered the room and invited the young man to remain to breakfast. The young man declined the invitation.