The Arizona sentinel., 1889-09-14
NUMBER AZ.

all the questions we can think of.
Splendid" cried the rest of the
children. ''You go first. Kate"
''All right" said Kate, and off she
went.
She walked quietly into the barn, as
if on some other business. and seeing
Harry, said:
''Hello, Harry! You hereP What are
you doing?'
Sorting apples" said Harry, inno-
Gently.
"Why are you sorting apples,
Harry?"
"Why, uncle says if sort all these,
he will take me to the county fair to-
morrow. Won't that be jolly?"
''Will you be able to finish them this
afternoon?;'
''Yes, inded! 1 have ever so many
done now"
Half of them?"
''No, not half"
Quarter of them?'
mo, not quite"
''Half a quarter?"
"Yes, guess So"
''Any more than half quarter?"
"a little more, l think, said Harry,
now seeing the trick, but not willing
to acknowledge it.
chow much more than half quar-
ter?" said Kate again.
81 don't know"
Now, Harry had not worked while
he talked, which was precisely what
his cousin desired.
Before Kate could ask any moro
questions Carrie came along, and,
looking surprised, said:
''What are you two doing here?"
Sorting apples" said Harry, sadly.
for he knew that Carrie had come to
torment him with more questions.
''How many have you done?"
"Oh, Iots.''
''But how many?" persisted his tor
mentor
81 don't know" said poor Harry.
"Why don't you know?"
But before Harry could answer this
question Ella arrived on the scene and
asked question after question until
Harry was thoroughly disgusted and
discouraged; but Frank had to have
his turn, and notwithstanding the
tears in Harry's eyes, piled him with
questions until Harry was in despair.
Just at this point little Ralph arrived,
and said: 'Tm are going to ak Hawy
quexiOns now," and turning to Harry
he said: is those apples, Hawy?"
care you going to ask questions, too,
Ralph?" said poor Harry, now begin
ming to sob.
I'm are," said Ralph, a favorite ex-
preston of his.
"What does you cry for so, Harry?"
'.Tll never ask another question az
long as 1 live," said Harry. ''if you
will only leave me alone; but it does
not make much difference nOw," he
added. ''for will never get through
with these apples tonight" and he
sobbed again.
The children now began to feel very
sorry for Harry, and told him they
would help him with the apples, if he
would try and not ask so many useless
questions, especially if they were busy.
Harry, thoroughly penitent, declared
again and again that he would never
ask another question.
Not so fast cousin" said Ella,
1--WE would not be so exact
ing. All we ask is: Do not ask ques-
lions if you think we would rather not
answer you;' but come. let us go to
work and help Harry now."
So to work they went, and the result
was that the apples were all sorted be-
iOre dark.
Harry never thought of being angry
with his cousins for the joke which
hey played on him; he felt that he
.ichly deserved it.
The next day was pleasant, and Har-
y thought he never enjoyed any thing
10 much in his life. Every thing in
crested him, from the Judge of the
aces, who sat on the grand stand,
lown to the pugs which some of the
aides carried in their arms. He could
ak of nothing else for week, in the
Meantime always trying not to ask
questions when it was likely to annoy
lis cousins, who became so fond of
i'm that they shed many tears when
oon after this Harry's papa came to
AXE his little boy home, as his mann
IA was much better. They were con-
oled, however. when Mr.. Meade said
hat Harry could visit them the fol-
owing summer, not forgetting to in
ite them to visit Harry in his city
ONE.
If you will only come" said Harry,
I'll promise not to ask you any more
uestions than you ask men. Y.
ribune.