Disclaimer: I don’t own the Cartwrights or Bonanza. No copyright infringement is intended. Original plot and characters are property of the author. This story is for entertainment and no money was made from it.<\/span><\/p>\n Reviews from the Old Library are on the last page.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Spoonful of Medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n Three year old Little Joe watched in fascination as his mother made cough syrup for herself.\u00a0 Marie was suffering from a chest cold and had a cough that was leaving her voice scratchy sounding.\u00a0 She poured whiskey into a jar until the jar was about half full.\u00a0 Then she broke two peppermint sticks into small pieces and added them to the jar.\u00a0 Hop Sing was watching with disapproval.\u00a0 All Missy Cartlight needed was some hot tea.<\/p>\n Marie put a lid on the jar and then put it on a shelf.\u00a0 By letting the concoction sit for about an hour, the peppermint pieces would dissolve in the whiskey, making syrup.\u00a0 She noticed her son\u2019s sharp eyes watching all of this.<\/p>\n \u201cWho teached you dat?\u201d asked Little Joe.<\/p>\n \u201cMon Grand-Pere\u201d his mother answered before another coughing fit struck.<\/p>\n \u201cIs you gonna be okay?\u201d Little Joe asked with concern.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll be fine, mon chere\u201d she answered with a smile.\u00a0 \u201cI should go lie down for a while.\u00a0 You should take a nap, too, mon petit.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut me not sweepy\u201d answered Little Joe with a yawn.<\/p>\n \u201cWhy don\u2019t we go upstairs anyway?\u201d she asked, steering Little Joe out of the kitchen.\u00a0 \u201cWhen you wake up, Hoss will be home from school and you can play.\u201d<\/p>\n As they headed for the stairs, Ben and Adam walked in.<\/p>\n \u201cPapa!\u201d Little Joe yelled as he headed for his father.\u00a0 Maybe he would say that a nap wasn\u2019t needed.\u00a0 \u201cMama say me hafto nap.\u00a0 Me not sweepy!\u201d<\/p>\n Holding his youngest aloft, Ben looked Little Joe in the eye and said \u201cYou should take that nap, Son.\u00a0 Look how big and strong Adam and I are from taking our naps.\u201d\u00a0 Little Joe\u2019s mouth formed an astonished O at that.\u00a0 Marie would have laughed if another bout of coughing hadn\u2019t struck her.<\/p>\n Ben carried Little Joe over to Marie and reached out to feel her forehead.\u00a0 \u201cYou feel warm, darling\u201d he said.\u00a0 \u201cAre you fevered?\u201d\u00a0 Little Joe imitated his father by placing a small hand on Marie\u2019s forehead.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think so, mon chere\u201d she answered.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m going to go lie down.\u00a0 All of this coughing has left me exhausted.\u201d<\/p>\n Ben kissed Marie\u2019s cheek and then Little Joe\u2019s forehead.\u00a0 Putting the boy down, he said \u201cGo on upstairs and take your naps.\u201d\u00a0 Adding a wink for his wife, he said \u201cI\u2019ll come up and check on you in a few minutes.\u201d\u00a0 Marie blushed as she took Little Joe\u2019s hand and led him up the stairs.<\/p>\n Adam noticed that Marie\u2019s face was pink after Pa winked at her.\u00a0 He hoped that the pinkness was from her illness and not blushing.\u00a0 His parents\u2019 flirting was so embarrassing.\u00a0 Why did they have to do that in front of everyone, he wondered.<\/p>\n Hop Sing came out of the kitchen with the coffee pot and two cups.\u00a0 He told Ben \u201cMissy Cartlight need hot tea, not whiskey, to make cough bettah.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe swears by that cough remedy of her grandfather\u2019s\u201d Ben replied.<\/p>\n \u201cHmph\u201d was the only part of Hop Sing\u2019s response that Ben and Adam could understand as the small cook headed back to the kitchen.<\/p>\n Ben and Adam poured themselves some coffee and then stood in front of the roaring fireplace.\u00a0 \u201cHow many more bales of hay do you think we\u2019ll need for the north pasture?\u201d Ben asked his oldest son.<\/p>\n \u201cAnother twenty-five should get the cattle through\u201d replied Adam.\u00a0 \u201cDo you want me to get those loaded up and out there?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll tell Bill to get that done.\u00a0 I want you to calculate the board-feet needed to build those line shacks we\u2019ve been talking about.\u201d\u00a0 Setting down his empty cup, he said \u201cI\u2019m going to check on your mother and brother.\u201d<\/p>\n Adam went over to his father\u2019s desk and opened one of the drawers, pulling out some paper, a pencil, and a ruler.\u00a0 He had been telling his father that line shacks would save the hands several days of travel out to the different portions of the Ponderosa.\u00a0 Their most trusted hands could be set up in the shacks, putting them closer to the cattle.\u00a0 Wolves and mountain lions were more of a nuisance during the winter when game was scarce.\u00a0 The cattle, being tame and clumsy, were much more convenient prey.\u00a0 He knew he could design some shacks that would stand up to the snow and stay warm.\u00a0 His eyes were drawn to the ceiling by Marie\u2019s coughing.<\/p>\n Ben hated to see Marie in such discomfort.\u00a0 She had developed a severe chest cold every winter since coming out to Nevada.\u00a0 He propped some more pillows behind her back to help her breathe easier.\u00a0 \u201cAre you sure you won\u2019t try Hop Sing\u2019s tea?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo, I prefer Grand-Pere\u2019s cure.\u00a0 It\u2019s always worked.\u00a0 Please have Hop Sing bring it up soon.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf you\u2019re sure, darling\u201d Ben replied with a squeeze to his wife\u2019s hand.\u00a0 He always worried when she was sick.\u00a0 They had been married for four years now and Ben was counting on growing old with her by his side.\u00a0 With a kiss to her forehead, Ben said \u201cI\u2019d better go check on that scamp of ours.\u201dBen went down the hall to Little Joe\u2019s room.\u00a0 He peered in to see a lump under the quilts and some curls sticking out.\u00a0 Tip-toeing in, Ben couldn\u2019t help but smile to see his youngest curled up, his little fist holding the quilt just over his nose.\u00a0 The little dynamo looked so angelic in sleep.<\/p>\n Afraid of waking Little Joe, Ben crept out of the room and checked again on Marie.\u00a0 She had fallen asleep and Ben couldn\u2019t help but think Little Joe resembled her so much more than him.\u00a0 Adam was the only son who bore a resemblance to him\u2014the same dark hair, only curlier, and dark eyes.\u00a0 However, Adam\u2019s eyes were more like Elizabeth\u2019s than his.\u00a0 The flecks of green in his irises made them look hazel sometimes.\u00a0 Hoss, with his fair hair and blue eyes, looked very Scandinavian, like Inger.\u00a0 As he came down the stairs, Ben wondered if a daughter would resemble him.<\/p>\n He was brought out of his daydreaming by Adam.\u00a0 \u201cHow\u2019s Marie doing?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s sleeping now.\u00a0 So\u2019s your brother, thank goodness.\u00a0 Hopefully, he\u2019ll sleep for at least an hour.\u201d\u00a0 Adam just grinned at that.\u00a0 One would think that Little Joe would nap for hours at a time given all the energy he expended in talking, playing, and running.\u00a0 Surely the boy defied Newton\u2019s laws of physics.<\/p>\n Ben went into the kitchen to get the cough syrup and a spoon.\u00a0 He was going to leave it on the nightstand by Marie so she could use it in case of another coughing fit.\u00a0 This would save her a trip downstairs and Hop Sing a trip up.\u00a0 Hop Sing just shot him a glare as he reached for the cough syrup.<\/p>\n Going back into the big room, Ben said \u201cI\u2019m taking this up to your mother and then I\u2019m going to talk to Bill about those bales of hay.\u201d\u00a0 When Ben came back down, he bundled up and headed outside.<\/p>\n Adam reveled in the silence.\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t very often that the house was so quiet during the day.\u00a0 He was happy working on his plans for the shacks.\u00a0 Pa\u2019s faith in his ability to design things and draw plans made him feel like more of a business partner sometimes.\u00a0 Of course, he had chores to do and helped out with the livestock\u2014branding cattle and breaking horses.\u00a0 No matter what, Pa never made him feel less than a son.\u00a0 Adam hoped to go to college soon, to study either architecture or engineering.\u00a0 Maybe he could study both.\u00a0 The sound of coughing drew his attention away from the sketches and to the ceiling.<\/p>\n Marie woke up as a coughing spasm wracked her body.\u00a0 She looked over to see the jar of syrup and a spoon.\u00a0 A smile came to her face at her husband\u2019s thoughtfulness.\u00a0 Taking the lid off the jar, she poured some of the syrup into the spoon.\u00a0 The whiskey made her feel warm and the peppermint soothed some of the irritation to her throat from the coughing.\u00a0 Putting the spoon in the jar, she relaxed against the pillows and fell back asleep.<\/p>\n Little Joe awoke at the sound of his mother\u2019s coughing.\u00a0 He stretched as big as he could and then got up.\u00a0 Deciding he should check on Mama, he went to his parents\u2019 room.\u00a0 As he went into the room, he saw that Mama was sleeping again.\u00a0 But now, the jar with the peppermints in it was by the bed.\u00a0 And a spoon was in the jar.\u00a0 He crept over to the nightstand and took a sniff of the jar\u2019s contents.\u00a0 It smelled of peppermints and something else he couldn\u2019t identify.\u00a0 He pulled the spoon up and saw stuff dripping off of it.\u00a0 Putting the spoon to his mouth, he tasted peppermint and something bitter.\u00a0 He made a face as he swallowed, but wanted some more.\u00a0 Tilting the jar, he got more of the syrup on the spoon and took that in, too.\u00a0 The little boy smacked his lips after pulling out the spoon.\u00a0 He was feeling quite toasty now and his chest felt like a little flame was burning there to keep him warm.<\/p>\n The little boy was about to take in a second spoonful when his mother was wracked by a coughing fit.\u00a0 She sat up as she coughed and slapped at her chest.\u00a0 Finally able to take a breath, she looked over to see Little Joe standing by the bed, holding a spoonful of cough syrup.\u00a0 \u201cWhat are you doing, mon angel?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n \u201cYa needs med\u2019cine\u201d he said, holding out the spoon.<\/p>\n She took the spoon from him and put it in her mouth.\u00a0 Little Joe watched closely as she closed her eyes and savored the taste of the syrup.\u00a0 Pulling the spoon from her mouth, Marie gave it a lick before putting it back in the jar.\u00a0 She hadn\u2019t noticed her son\u2019s keen eyes following the progress of the spoon from his hand, to her mouth, and back to the jar.<\/p>\n Settling back against the pillows, Marie patted the bed and asked \u201cDo you want to stay with Mama?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMe wanna go pway\u201d he answered.<\/p>\n \u201cAlright\u201d she answered.\u00a0 \u201cPlay quietly in case Papa is working downstairs.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOkay\u201d he said before going to his room.\u00a0 Little Joe played with some wooden blocks for a few minutes.\u00a0 Then he decided that he should go check on Mama in case she needed more syrup.\u00a0 Creeping back to his parents\u2019 room, he saw that Mama was again asleep.\u00a0 He went over to the nightstand, titled the jar, pulled out a spoonful of syrup, put the spoon in his mouth, licked the spoon when he pulled it from his mouth, and then put the spoon back in the jar.\u00a0 Before he could get another spoonful, he heard footsteps on the stairs.\u00a0 Deciding he should go to his room, Little Joe went out into the hallway and bumped into Adam.<\/p>\n \u201cWhatcha doin\u2019, buddy?\u201d Adam asked.<\/p>\n \u201cCheckin\u2019 on Mama\u201d the little boy answered.\u00a0 This was followed by a loud hiccup.<\/p>\n Thinking that the hiccup was caused by worry about Marie\u2019s health, Adam said \u201cMama\u2019s going to be okay, buddy.\u00a0 Why don\u2019t you go play in your room?\u201d<\/p>\n Little Joe turned to go to his room and Adam noticed that the boy was weaving his way down the hall.\u00a0 At first, Adam was worried that his youngest brother was coming down with a fever, but then Little Joe let out another hiccup. \u00a0They boy stumbled a bit and was then leaning against the wall and trying to walk.\u00a0 With another hiccup, Little Joe\u2019s legs sagged and he slid down the wall onto his bottom.<\/p>\n Adam realized that Little Joe seemed drunk.\u00a0 He and Ross and gotten drunk once and he remembered how the two of them had stumbled around.\u00a0 Going over to Little Joe, Adam knelt down and gave his brother a sniff.\u00a0 The little boy smelled of whiskey and peppermints.<\/p>\n Giving Little Joe\u2019s shoulder a shake, Adam asked \u201cHave you been into Mama\u2019s cough syrup?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUh-uh\u201d replied Little Joe with a shake of his head.<\/p>\n \u201cAre you sure?\u201d Adam asked, hoping the boy would tell the truth.<\/p>\n \u201cUh-huh\u201d he replied with a nod of his head and a hiccup.<\/p>\n Picking up the drunken toddler, Adam took him downstairs.\u00a0 He hoped Hop Sing could pour some tea into the kid and sober him up.<\/p>\n The door opened and Hoss walked in.\u00a0 He saw that Adam was holding Little Joe, who almost looked cross-eyed.\u00a0 Fearing that his little brother was sick, Hoss asked \u201cWhat\u2019s the matter with him?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s drunk on Marie\u2019s cough syrup.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHow\u2019d he get into that?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPa set the jar on the nightstand so she could get to it easier.\u00a0 That made it easy for Little Joe to get into, though.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re not gonna spank him, are ya?\u201d Hoss asked worriedly.<\/p>\n \u201cOf course not.\u00a0 I\u2019m just hoping Hop Sing can sober him up.\u201d<\/p>\n Before Adam could get Little Joe to the kitchen, Ben walked in.\u00a0 Noticing that Adam was holding Little Joe and Hoss was standing close by, he went over to see what was going on.\u00a0 He hoped that Little Joe wasn\u2019t sick, too.\u00a0 Little Joe greeted his father with a big smile and a hiccup.\u00a0 Ben could smell the whiskey and peppermint on his youngest.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d Ben asked Adam.<\/p>\n \u201cHe must have woke up from his nap and gone into your room.\u00a0 Marie\u2019s cough medicine was sitting on the nightstand and he got into it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cJoseph, have you taken any of Mama\u2019s medicine\u201d Ben asked.<\/p>\n \u201cNo\u201d answered Little Joe, adding a hiccup for emphasis.<\/p>\n Deciding to change the question, Ben asked \u201cJoseph, have you tasted Mama\u2019s peppermint syrup?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYup\u201d answered the little boy with a big smile.<\/p>\n \u201cHow many times?\u201d<\/p>\n Holding up four fingers, Little Joe answered \u201cFree.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou tasted it three times?\u201d<\/p>\n The little boy only nodded and hiccupped.<\/p>\n \u201cDo you think Hop Sing can sober him up?\u201d Adam asked.<\/p>\n \u201cHe should probably just sleep it off\u201d said Ben, taking his youngest from his eldest.\u00a0 \u201cLet\u2019s take you upstairs and out you in bed\u201d Ben said to Little Joe.<\/p>\n \u201cBut me not sweepy\u201d replied Little Joe with a yawn while rubbing an eye.<\/p>\n \u201cI know you\u2019re not, Joseph, but why don\u2019t you lie down anyway for Papa?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOkay\u201d said Little Joe as he snuggled his head against his father\u2019s neck.\u00a0 Another hiccup came from the little boy.<\/p>\n Ben took Little Joe upstairs and into his own room.\u00a0 He put the boy down next to his mother.\u00a0 Marie stirred as Little Joe snuggled against her.<\/p>\n \u201cMon chere\u201d she said drowsily to Ben.<\/p>\n \u201cHow are you feeling, darling?\u201d Ben asked, placing his hand against her cheek.<\/p>\n \u201cA bit better\u201d she replied with a smile.\u00a0 \u201cIs our petit feeling okay?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOur little scamp is drunk on your cough syrup\u201d answered Ben.<\/p>\n \u201cHow?\u201d was all she asked, astonished.<\/p>\n \u201cHe must have gotten into it while you were sleeping.\u201d<\/p>\n Marie remembered Little Joe standing by the bed and giving her a spoonful of medicine.\u00a0 \u201cYou\u2019d better take the syrup back downstairs\u201d she told her husband.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll have Hop Sing bring you some tea\u201d he said before kissing her forehead.\u00a0 Ben then went over to the nightstand to get the cough syrup.<\/p>\n Taking it downstairs, he was surprised to see a scowling Hop Sing heading for the stairs with a tray bearing a cup and a teapot.\u00a0 Ben often wondered if the cook had a sixth sense.<\/p>\n \u201cNumbah One Son say Numbah Thwee Son dwunk on Missy Cartlight\u2019s medicine.\u00a0 I made tea that cure cough.\u201d\u00a0 With that, Hop Sing continued on up the stairs.<\/p>\n Ben just shook his head.\u00a0 Maybe Marie should have tried Hop Sing\u2019s remedy instead of her grandfather\u2019s.\u00a0 He just hoped Little Joe suffered no ill after effects from the cough syrup.\u00a0 With a rueful grin, Ben though teen-aged Adam would be the first drunk son he\u2019d have to deal with, not three year old Joseph.\u00a0 Ben then went over to the desk to see what Adam had sketched.\u00a0 The sound of coughing drew his attention to the ceiling.\u00a0 He hoped Marie would be able to fight off her chest cold soon.\u00a0 Little Joe needed as many pairs of eyes on him as possible to keep him out of trouble.<\/p>\n The End<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Old Library Reviews<\/p>\n BluewindFarm<\/a>:<\/span>07 Jan 2014 05:28 pm\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Oh boy, the Cartwrights have no idea what they are in for once Joe grows up.\u00a0 A truly precious story of childhood.<\/p>\n Jan:\u00a013 Oct 2013 11:54 pm<\/span>\u00a0This was so cute.<\/span><\/p>\n *<\/p>\n girlfromwl<\/a>:\u00a013 Aug 2013 10:05 am\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Good story.<\/p>\n I do know the old remedy of hot water, gin and honey works great on a bad cough…. hot tea is good but it needs the gin and honey too.<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n imthemom\u00a0<\/span>Anonymous:\u00a014 Jan 2013 02:52 pm<\/span><\/p>\n I have been trying to access your other stories, but have not been able to contact you. Please advise on how to request your stories.\u00a0 Thanks<\/p>\n Author’s Response: All of my stories are available here in the Library. You may need to use a different web browser if you’re having a hard time accessing posted stories.<\/i><\/p>\n *<\/p>\n![\"star\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bonanzabrand.info\/efiction\/images\/star.gif?ssl=1\")
\nDate:\u00a0<\/span>28 Aug 2012 03:05 pm\u00a0Title:\u00a0<\/span>A Spoonful of Medicine\u00a0Beautifully writtenFun to read and well described –\u00a0 felt like I was right there in the house with the Cartwright Family.\u00a0\u00a0 Please keep on writing.I do nt know what “use the tiny MCE” means – pls explain – not techy*<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nDate:\u00a0<\/span>04 May 2012 07:41 pm\u00a0Title:\u00a0<\/span>A Spoonful of Medicine\u00a0I really enjoyed your story it was\u00a0so cute\u00a0I can just\u00a0imagine everything\u00a0_\u00a0thanks!*<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"half-star\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bonanzabrand.info\/efiction\/images\/starhalf.gif?ssl=1\")
\nDate:\u00a0<\/span>07 Feb 2012 11:35 pm\u00a0Title:\u00a0<\/span>A Spoonful of Medicine\u00a0Never leave LJ out of sight! \u00a0If you do, you’re in for an adventure. \u00a0This was a darling story.*<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nDate:\u00a0<\/span>05 Feb 2012 02:20 am\u00a0Title:\u00a0<\/span>A Spoonful of Medicine\u00a0I loved it! it was adorable, and so well written! It made me smile the whole way through!Author’s Response: Thank you, LittleJoesGal! Young Little Joe must have been a handful. I’m glad to know you enjoyed this story.<\/i>*<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nDate:\u00a0<\/span>15 Jan 2012 04:22 pm\u00a0Title:\u00a0<\/span>A Spoonful of MedicineThis was the first Bonanza fic I ever read… I adored it! Little Joe would have been such a cute kid:DAuthor’s Response: Thank you so much, Shakespeare_Cowgirl! I’m so thrilled to know you enjoy this story!<\/i><\/p>\n
\nDate:\u00a0<\/span>06 Dec 2011 07:48 pm\u00a0Title:\u00a0<\/span>A Spoonful of Medicine\u00a0Cute! Cute! I enjoyed it. Thanks so much.*<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nDate:\u00a0<\/span>21 Sep 2011 10:54 pm\u00a0Title:\u00a0<\/span>A Spoonful of Medicine\u00a0Very cute story. I’ve never heard of making cough syrup by mixing whisky and peppermint sticks. I bet it does taste good. I always enjoy the stories about Ben’s wives. He loved them so much. Thanks for sharing.*<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nDate:\u00a0<\/span>23 Apr 2011 12:26 am\u00a0Title:\u00a0<\/span>A Spoonful of Medicine\u00a0I’m not a computer person – my review just “disappeared”, so I’ll try this again.\u00a0 This was a re-read, but I loved it just as much as the first time through and I had my usual chortles.\u00a0 LJ as a child is just priceless.\u00a0 Yours is the first story I’ve read on BB now that I’ve joined – still feeling bad about BW and all of Emmy’s work.\u00a0 I just don’t understand how this can happen.
\nAuthor’s Response:<\/i><\/i>Wow, Janet!\u00a0 I’m truly honored that you chose to read one of my stories first.\u00a0 And I’m glad to know it’s one that gives you a laugh.\u00a0 What happened to BW is awful–the site is gone along with all of those wonderful stories that could only be found\u00a0there.\u00a0 I hope you’ll enjoy re-reading many of your favorites from\u00a0many\u00a0of your favorite writers\u00a0here in the BB Library.*<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nDate:\u00a0<\/span>19 Apr 2011 09:59 pm\u00a0Title:\u00a0<\/span>A Spoonful of Medicine\u00a0I read this on the BW site quite awhile ago and it’s still funny (as long as it’s not your own kid.) I’m glad to see an old favorite here on BB.\u00a0 Thanks for writing!
\nAuthor’s Response:<\/i><\/i>Thank\u00a0you, mohegan, for reading again and letting me know you enjoyed this story just as much.\u00a0 I’m thrilled and honored to know this is one of your favorites.*<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nDate:\u00a0<\/span>25 Jan 2011 08:30 pm\u00a0Title:\u00a0<\/span>A Spoonful of Medicine\u00a0So sweet!!! Congratulations!!!!
\nAuthor’s Response:<\/i><\/i>Thank you, Maria!\u00a0 I appreciate you letting me know you enjoyed this story.*<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nDate:\u00a0<\/span>08 Aug 2010 12:17 am\u00a0Title:\u00a0<\/span>A Spoonful of Medicine\u00a0I loved this it was so funny to read about Joe when he was little.Thank You!!\u00a0 =)
\nAuthor’s Response:<\/i><\/i>Thank you, LittleJoe234!\u00a0 I’m so pleased to know you enjoyed this story.*<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nDate:\u00a0<\/span>03 Jul 2010 09:31 am\u00a0Title:\u00a0<\/span>A Spoonful of Medicine\u00a0l like little joe he can be trouble sometimes and with his brother or his father and sometimes with shirffe coffee but mosly with his brothers and he sometimes end up with doctor paul martin too l hear. and have fun joe and say hi to your mother for me okayfrom Reah reinink
\nAuthor’s Response:<\/i><\/i>Thank you, Reah.\u00a0 I hope you enjoyed\u00a0 the story.*<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nDate:\u00a0<\/span>21 May 2010 08:35 pm\u00a0Title:\u00a0<\/span>A Spoonful of Medicine\u00a0Ben you need a hospital in virginia city so if people get hurt like joe your son\u00a0 that way paul martin can work on him that way it is eary on hime so go and tell paul about it and Roy coffee abut it to see what they say about it and the other people to okayAuthor’s Response:<\/i><\/i>I hope you enjoyed the story, Reah.*<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nDate:\u00a0<\/span>07 Apr 2010 06:49 pm\u00a0Title:\u00a0<\/span>A Spoonful of Medicine\u00a0it was a good storyAuthor’s Response:<\/i><\/i>Thank you, pam_2009.*<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nDate:\u00a0<\/span>10 Dec 2009 09:11 pm\u00a0Title:\u00a0<\/span>A Spoonful of Medicine\u00a0Very good! I could just see a very little, Little Joe getting into the “Peppermint syrup”!
\nAuthor’s Response:<\/i><\/i>Thank you, jojay!\u00a0 I’m so pleased to know you enjoyed this story!*<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nDate:\u00a0<\/span>27 Aug 2009 06:15 am\u00a0Title:\u00a0<\/span>A Spoonful of Medicine\u00a0How cute. So typical of that little scamp!Author’s Response:<\/i><\/i>Thank you, Layne.\u00a0 I’m pleased to know you enjoyed this story.*<\/div>\n<\/div>\n