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The scent for work an' wages ain't up in the air, says he; 'it's on the ground. Jerome he listened real sharp, an' the next day he went off an' got a good passel of boneset an' thoroughwort an' hardback, an' carried it over to Dale, an' sold it for a shilling. "Elmira has done some spinnin', too; I can't spin much, but she's done well enough. Your wife wants some linen pillow-shifts.
I am sure it would have been Lyddy's wish." Miss Tame smelt of the thoroughwort blossoms. "It comes pretty sudden on me," she replied. "I hadn't given the subject any thought. But you are to be pitied in your situation." "Yes. And I'm dreadful lonesome. I've always been used to having Lyddy to talk over things with, and I miss her a sight.
That was the day I meant to git some thoroughwort over there, to dry, but I looked at the redbird flowers so long I didn't have time, an' I never've been sence." Molly laughed out, with a pretty, free ripple in her voice. "You're always sayin' that, Dilly! You never have time for anything but doin' nothin'!" A bright little sparkle came into Dilly's eyes, and she laughed, too.
Catherine took many long jaunts to gather her herbs thoroughwort, goldthread, catnip, comfrey, skullcap, pennyroyal, lobelia, peppermint, old-man's-root, snakehead and others of greater or less medicinal value. She soon came to know where all those various wild plants grew for miles round.
"I'll steep up some thoroughwort; a good cup of herb tea will soon send off your headache," said Mrs. Weston, "and you had best go back to bed. Maybe 'tis because of the birthday cake." Rebecca made no response; she was glad to go back to her room, where she buried her face in the pillow, hardly daring to think what would become of her.
Sage and thoroughwort, sarsaparilla, pennyroyal, and burdock nearly every herb, in fact, in the neighbor's collection were infused into one black and eminently flavored tea, into which he dropped a little camphor, and even a modicum of castor-oil.
"Why, stayin' out in that rain-storm has give him the most jeeroosly cold there's been sence Aunt Jerushy recommended thoroughwort tea! It's right in his thro't, and he ain't got so much voice left as wind blowing acrost a bottle. Can't make a sound! The bank folks ain't goin' to take any one's say-so for him.
The plants were set out in neat rows and clumps, and she soon learned to know the strange ones chamomile, lobelia, bloodroot, wormwood, lovage, boneset, lemon and sweet balm, lavender and rue, as well as she knew the old acquaintances familiar to every country-bred child pennyroyal, peppermint or spearmint, yellow dock, and thoroughwort.
So she brushed her hair neatly, bathed her face, and just before Anna's return home, came into the kitchen. "My head does not ache at all, Mother," she announced, "and I feel as well as ever." Mrs. Weston looked at Rebby in astonishment. "I declare!" she exclaimed, "if thoroughwort tea doesn't beat all! But I never knew it to act as quickly before.
We political men would fain keep them as they are now: we are willing to stand the rude buffetings of of voting, in order to guard these sweet, delicate creatures from any hardships. Sweet, tender beings, we would fain guard you ah, yes! ah, yes!" Says I, "Cease instantly, or my sickness will increase; for such talk is like thoroughwort or lobelia to my moral stomach."
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