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when Jane Amelia came into the
room last night, I thought she had a
potion for me: I hate medicine, and
declared positively I would not take
it; but she told me not to put myself
into a fever, for it was Mrs. Elmore’s
‘cough curer,’ for Laura.”

Mrs. Elmore took the cup, and, go-
ing to her room, raised it for the se-
cond time to her lips: “Is it possi-
ble,” thought she, “that Mrs. Wingate
could deceive me so; this is nothing
but herb tea!” She was unwilling to
believe that people in whom she had
reposed so much confidence should
prove themselves hypocrites. “Lau-
ra,’ said she, anxious that the child
should contradict her suspicions,
“did Amelia carry you anything to
take, last night ?”

“No, ma’am,” replied Laura, “no-