The Arizona sentinel., 1886-08-28
ONE SATURDAY.

What Came from a Deception to Avoid
 an Unpleasant Piece of Work.
 'Just in time! just in timer' said
 Grandpa Melton, as he opened the
 kitchen door of the farmhouse to ad-
 init his three young grandsons. '.I
 was wondering not ten minutes ago
 how I would get that big pile of wood
 in the shed. Simon sawed it yester-
 day, but he didn't have time to put it
 up, and now he's off to mill. There S
 at least a dozen bushels of apples in the
 orchard to pick up, too"
 The faces of the three boys clouded
 a little.
 But, grandpa" said Joe, i've came
 over here to have good time. We didn't expect to be set to work.
 ''We'll see about the good time when the wood is in and the apples picked up," said grandpa, with kindly twin kle in his blue eyes. II know you wouldn't feel content to play while put in the wood. Now, would you?"
 ''No, sir!'' cried Ned and Charlie to- gether.
 But Joe did not answer of ai. He 'v7asn [ IonG Uz york at any z-3r, and he thought because he went to school all the weeI. Ae o3J~ht t, n-ss-.. .-s'-is
 o91tuTusly TOT PI0y.
 Many hands make light work" said grandpa, as he put on his hat ard coat and led the way to the wOod-shet. ''See how smart you can be. That pile can be made to look considerably smaller inside of ten minutes if you 90 at it with will"
 And he walked away in the dlrec- tlon of the stable, where a carpenter was putting up a couple of new stalls.
 ''l wouldn't have come over if I'd known would have to work like this" said Joe, as soon as his grandfather was out of hearing.
 ''l wonder what he means ts do in order to give us good time this after noon?" said Charlie.
 Nothing much, you may be sure," returned Joe. Like as not he'll let us take turns riding old Prince up and down the lane, just as we did last Sat urday. Great fun that A fellow | might lash Prince till his arms acbed. and the stiff old creature wouldn't | go faster'n a walkr'
 "Well," said Ned, ''Td sooner put in thls wood all alone than let grandpa do it. It hurts him to stoop over, his backs so lame."
 u 1t won't take us long if we work lively" said Charlie. 'I say, Joe, you're not doing your share. i put in four sticks to your one.
 five got headache, and throwing the wood makes it worSe," said Joe.
 ''Oh, bother your headache! You had one last Tuesday night. when mo- ther wanted you to help clean the eel lar; but you got over it in time to go to Tom Lacy's to see the charades. ,
 ''lt does ache,' insisted Joe, angrily, ''and it will take us at least three hours to get all this wood in. I can't do any more, no matter what you say"
 And he sank down on the saw buck. with rueful countenance.
 What's the matter with Joe?'' lsked grandpa, coming up the path from he stable.
 ''He says he has headache," an- , wered Ned.
 ''ls it the real, genuine article, or z me warranted to last only until the :, wood is all in?" asked grandpa, turn ng to Joe with good-natured smile. ] '1t aches as if it would split" said Toe, looking very much out of temper. t Well, that s too bad. Let the wood l; lone, then. 1 don't want you to work n you're sick. Come with me. and lC yell see if grandma can't do some u hing for you. She knows how to a 1ake an herb tea that's frst-rate for O eadache." u Joe didn't like the idea of taking II erb tea, but he didn't dare object for bl randpa knew how to be very severe tC n occasion, as he knew to his sor- al ow. ii The herb tea was very bitter, but SC was not satisfied until he had bC rank a large cupful; and then she told cE i'm that he had better lie down and til eep quiet until dinner-time. W No, think 1 will go home," said pl oe. 'I can lie down there if I feel the 2; eed of it. tn ''Very well,' said grandpa, "but in ont walk fast. I'm sorry you feel so lit adly, for was counting on having ell ou help us with our good time this tn ternoOn. lis I'm sorry, too," replied Joe, with ev deep sigh. 'My head didn't ache at ar when left home, or wouldn't have tn ,me over" Ina On his way to the gate he had to in lss the wood-pile, where Ned and wi larlie were working like young Tro- an ms. vo '1 hope the herb tea did you good" in, i'd Ned. ob '1t's too bad you can't stay to ride m, d Prince. said Charlie. ra