Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-01-10
THE WHOLE ERRAND.
What Obliging Zed Got and Disobeying
Harry Missed.

What Obiigins Zed Got and Dlsobeying
Harry Missed.
There certainly was a mischievous
sparkle in grandmother's eyes, as she
added the last few words to q 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
ind addressing a boy who was stretched
luxuriously in hammock swung across
the shady porch, Twill you take this
note down to the apothecary's for me?
| forgot to send it by Z3d when he
went to the store. "
20 grandma!" and Harry's face
wrinkled up into a perfect snarl OF
frown. "Need 1 go nowP It's so
warm"
"You won't find it very warm riding
on your bicycle on the shady side OF
the street." grandmother answered.
Cant Zed go when he comes backP
I'm just fixed so comfortably"
whats Zed wanted forP" asked a
CHEEKY voice, and the flushed, good
humored face of the chore-boy looked
around the end of the porch. "Here's
the basket of things, Mrs. Lindsay" "
he added, as he put down well-tilled
basket on the steps and wiped his per-
spiring face. "Did you want me for
any thing, ma'amP" he asked.
II was asking Harry if he would not
90 down to the apothecarys for me,
but he doesn't seem inclined" Mrs.
Lindsay answered.
'Tll go for you," Zed offered
promptly. "rll cool off walking
down"
well, Zed, I will let you go If yor
will be so kind" grandmother said
after moments pause. "Be sure anc
do all the errand, Zod!' she called after
him as he reached the gate.
"Yes'm," Zei answered, with a be-
wildered look on his round, freckle(
face. Didn't he always do all that he
was told to? That caution sounded a
If he had been remiss in something.
He understood it twenty minutes
later, when, after the clerk had put VI
the package of spices, he steppe'
around behind the soda fountain, whicl
Zed had been watching rather wist
fully, thinking how refreshing I
draught of cool soda would be, an
wondering what "Ice Cream soda
meant.
"What will you have, sirP" aske
the clerk.
"Why, don't want any sodan' STAN
mered Zed. That is, I'd like som
we'll enough; but l haven't got an
money"
That's all right" answered th
clerk. THE order in this letter is t
give the bearer q glass of ice crear
soda; so suppose you won't oblectg
A broad smile illumined Zed's fac,
as he remembered Mrs. Lindsay's il
junction to do all the errand She ha
meant this treat for him, since Harr
had declined to do her errand. "Stray
berrym he said, as promptly as If /
had been used to ordering ice-crea
soda every day of his life.
Wasn't it good, though, that tall gla
: of sparkling soda, with that delicio'
| ice-cold lump of strawberry crea
3 floating in it? Zed breathed a sigh
perfect content as he sat back in b
g chair and leisurely dipped out the r
Y freshing mixture with dainty Ion
i handled spoon.
Zed was glad that the bowl OF &
r spoon was so small, because then Il
= cream would last so much longer.
$ When he went home, grandmoth
Q was sitting on the porch with h
= knitting, while Harry still rolled abo
: in the hammock, having some pan
1t of conscience in regard to his d
o obligingness, though grandma utter
Q never word of reproach.
Here's your package, ma'an1," z
70 said, 'and that .ice-cream soda "
1t prime; I'm ever so much obliged
T. it." and he beamed all over at the
s. membrance of his unexpected treat.
s. "Whatm shouted Harry, sitting |
n right in the hammock. Has Jenk
le got his ice-cream soda in, and did Z
Dr. have some, grandma"
al Yes grandma answered, placid
IN picking up a stitch in her knitting I
he Harry's exclamation had made
m drop. Part OF my order was that
n bearer should have some iee-cre
al soda
es oh. Why didn't you tell m
s. grosned Harry. ''rd have gons !
Sd miaute. grandma. II ] had known th'
al sEes. have no doubt scu wou
gsandma answered. TRANQUILITY "el