The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1888-12-22
fHE WHOLE ERRAND.
What Obliging 1ed Got and DisObeyin:
Harry Missed.

What obliging 1ed Got and Disobeying
Harry Missed.
There certainly was Riischievous
sparkle in grandmother's eyes, as she
added the last few words to note she
was writing, folded it up, and put it in
an envelope. In spite of her gray hair
and feeble steps, grandmother enjoyed
a little mischief now and then quite as
well as any of her grandchildren.
Harry" she said, going to the door
and addressing boy who was stretched
luxririousIy in hammock swung across
the shady porch, twill you take this
note down to the apothecary's for me?
l forgot to send it by Zed when he
went to the store.
30 grandma" and Harry's face
wrinkled up into perfect snarl OF
frown. "Need L go now? It's so
warm"
"You won't find it very warm riding
on your bicycle ON the shady side of
the street" grandmother answered.
''Can't zed go when he comes back?
I'm just fixed sG eomfortablyr'
"What's Zed wanted fdrf' asked a
CHEEKY voice, and the flushed, good
bumored face of the chore-bOy looked
around the end OF The porch. ''Here's
the basket 6f things, Mrs Lindsay" ;"
he added, as he put down a well-filled
basket on the steps and wiped his per-
spring face. did you want tiie for
any thing, ma'am?" he asked.
81 was asking Harry if he would not
go down to the apothecary's for me,
but he doesn't seem inclined, " Mrs
Lindsay answered.
''rll GO for you," Zed offered
promptly. 'pll cool off walking
down"
well, Zed; will let you go II you
will be so kind" grandmother said,
after moments pause. BE sure and
do all the errand, Zed!' she called after
him as he reached the gate.
"Yes'm," Zet answered, with be-
wildered look on his round, freckled
face. Didn't he always do all that he
was told to? That caution sounded as
if he had been remiss in something.
He understood it twenty minutes
later, when, after the clerk had put up
the package of spices, he stepped
around behind the soda fountain, which
Zed had been watching rather wist-
fully. thinking how refreshing
draught of cool soda would be, and
wondering what "Ice Cream Soda"
meant.
''What will you have, sire" asked
the clerk.
''Why, don't want any soda" stam-
mered led. THAT is, I'd like some
well enough; but / haven't got any
money"
"That's all right" answered the
clerk. "The order in this letter is to
give the bearer a glass of ice cream
soda; so suppose you won't objects"
4 broad smile illumined Zed's face
as he remembered Mrs. Lindsay's in
junction to do ali the effand. She had
meant this treat for him, since Harry
had declined to do her errand. "Strew-
berryh' he said. as promptly as if he
had been used to ordering ice-cream
soda every day of his life.
Wasn't it good, though, that tail glass
of sparkling soda, with that delicious
ice-cold lump of strawberry cream
floating in it? Zed breathed sigh of
perfect content as he sat back in his
chair and leisurely dipped out the re-
freshing mixture with dainty long
handled spoon.
Zed was glad that the bowl of the
spoon was so small, because then the
cream would last so much longer.
When he went home, grandmother
was sitting on the porch with her
knitting, while Harry still rolled about
in the hammock, having some pangs
of conscience in regard to his dis
obligingness, though grandma uttered
never word of reproach.
Here's your package, ma'am." .Zed
said, land that ice-cream soda was
prime; I'm ever so much obliged For
it, and he beamed all over at the re-
membrance of his unexpected treat.
..What!" shouted Harry, sitting up
right in the hammock. Has Jenkins
got his ice-cream soda in, and did Zed
have some, grandma"
Yes" grandma answered, placidly'
picking up a stitch in her knitting that
Harry's exclamation had made her
drop. Part or my order was that the
bearer should have some ice-cream
soda"
'Oh, why. didn't you tell me"'
groaned Harry. I'D have gone in a
minute, grandma, if l had known that. "
= ''Yes, | have no doubt you would
grandma answered, tranquility but ]