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My sister

nothingand be dosed"

Some medical beast had revived Tar-water in those days as a fine

medicine, and Mrs Joe always kept a supply of it in the cupboard;

having a belief in its virtues correspondent to its nastiness At the

best of times, so much of this elixir was administered toabout, sency of my case demanded a

pint of this reater

comfort, while Mrs Joe held my head under her arot off with half a pint; but was made to

s that ( and

ing from

myself, I should say he certainly had a turn afterwards, if he had had

none before

Conscience is a dreadful thing when it accuses man or boy; but when, in

the case of a boy, that secret burden co-operates with another secret

burden down the leg of his trousers, it is (as I can testify) a great