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come back again." Toin was then taken in hand. ^^|
cleaned and scrubbed, and put to bed. Kext mom- ^^|
ing bia fatliur, before be went out, appeared at the ^^|
boy's bedsido, and said, " If ye go out tbis day, sir, ^^H
I'll bave you chained." " But," replied Tom, " ye ^^|
hinna a cooob ; "• for he had no notion of anytbinp ^^|
being chained but dogs. " Kever mind," said his ^^|
father, " I'll chain you ! " ^^H

The boy had no inclination to rise that day. He ^^^
was hot and cold alternately. When be got up in
the afternoon, he was in a " gruize," -f Then he went
to bed again. By the evening he was in a hot
fever. Next day he was worse. He raved, and be-
came delirious. He rambled about his beasts and his
birds. Then he ceased to speak. His mouth became
clammy and bis tongue black. He bung between
life and death for several weeks. At length the fevei ^^
spent Itself, leaving him utterly helpless. ^^H

One afternoon, as he was gradually getting better, ^^|
be observed his mother sitting by his bedsida ^^\
" Mother," said he, " where are my crabs and bandies
tbatlbrochthamelastnicht?" " Crabs and bandies !' |
said she, "ye're surely gauu gyte ;+ ^^^ three months ^^H
sin ye were oot !" This passed the hoy's compreheu- ^^H
sion. His next question was, " Has my father gotten ^^M
the chains yet!" "Na, laddie, nor winna; but ye ^^M


• amA, > dog-kennel. ^^M
+ Oruite, a rigor, geoHrilly precading m cold or ferer. ^^H
; Oaun gytt, becaminK iiuniQc, or Mtiog foolialU;^. ^^H



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