The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-10-13
FOR OUR BOYS, AND GIRLS.
INTERESTING READING FOR
BRIGHT YOUNG PEOPE,
BY Proxy, how Polly Learned the
Meaning of That Term--Saved
py SWoon--Why Robert
Went to the Foot Of
" the Class.

"Mother," asked Polly, "what does
to do thing by proxy mean?''
E'To do it by employing another
person to do it in your place."
"But that wouldn't be doing it your
self, objected Polly.
"People considered it the same
thing" said mother. eff I sent
Arthur on an errand, and he asked Har.
old to go for him because his foot was.
lame" ~...
"Arthur hasn't got a. lame foot,"
cried literal Polly.
"We must suppose he had, or had
the toothache, perhaps, and SO Har-
old went instead-"
"Harold doesen't liketo do errands.
either; he always makes Mistakes"
said Polly, thoughtfully. Polly had
her suspicious OF sudden attacks of
lameness and toothache.
'Well, it dosen't matter. PERHAPS
he might hire Harold to 90 by giving
him O. piece OF candy. If he did that,
it would be the same as if chad done
The errand himself. He would do it
by proxy Do you understand, Pol
"Yes'um," answered Polly, as she
started up stairs.
"Ive got all the candy Aunt Kittie
gave me-" said Polly to herself; "but
Arthur hasn't any. Mother didn't
know that"
She pulled open her bureau drawer
to taste bit OF the candy. It look
ed very pink and tasted sweet.
There's Isabella's dress right under
it, exclaimed Polly. "I've been won
dering where it could be-"
She dragged poor Isabella Angelina
by her leg from under the bureau and
proceeded to dress her.
"Polly!" suddenly came mothers
voice.
"Yes-um."
"You must go to the store for me.
Bridget is busy, and I want the
fruit for my fruit cake"
Polly laid down Isabella Angelina
with a sigh.
~ just hate errands as much as
Harold does!''
Her eyes fell upon the candy.
."Perhaps, murmured Polly nod
ding her head.
She slipped the candy into her pock-
ct, and went down stairs with a de-
mure face.
"Yes-um, yes-um. Raisins, currant's
cltron, and allspice. Why don't you
say all spices, mother? It's correcter.
There's Harold at the gate!''
She ran after him, and mother,
busy with her cake, did not hear the
little footsteps, which presently pat
tered up stairs again.
Harold brought in the grocer's par
cells.
Flows this, my boy? It was Polly
sent to Mr.. Stole's. You've brought
me the wrong kind of raisins; these
| are very poor. No currants at all!
Cltron, and one, two, three packages
OF cloves, cinnamon, and ginger; but
i no allspice!''
:'Dear dear!" groaned Harold. "It's
always the way"
He pushed the pink candy further
into his pocket. 1t wasn't nearly so
sweet as it had been.
"Polly!" called mother.
"Yes-um!' said Polly's meek voice
from behind the kitchen door.
81 sent you on this GRAND, Polly"
"Yes-um," lisped Polly again; "and
| went, mother, just as you explained.
went by proxy"
Mother kept her face as straight as
she could.
'Ipdeed, Polly; then what am I to
do? Here are the wrong articles. If
Harold had done the GRAND it would
be his fault but if it is you who have
done so badly, you must be punished
for your carelessness. You tell me
you did the errand. What shall do
about it?''
Polly considered the situation.
"Well, did do that errand, mother;
I truly did. did it by proxy paid
Harold a piece of cand to 90 for me-"
Then a bright thought struck Polly.
"And don't you think, mother, that
if l did your errand by proxy and
you have to punish me for doing it
wrong, you ought to punish me by
proxy too?"-Eva Lovett in Har-
per's Young People.
Why Robert Went to the Foot Of the
Class,
This is the way one boy learned
how priceless are the moments that
come and go, while we scarcely realize
that they are ours:
This boys name was Robert. He
was modify turning the pages of his
book, and as he did so, he said, COM
plainingly, *..Ishall never be able to get
this lesson ready by tomorrow"
You have ten minutes now before
dinner; why not begin at once?" asked
his brother. ...-..
"Ten minutes!-that's nothing!
Besides, I must have run with Rover,
now" replied Robert, whistling to
his dog.
After dinner the two boys walked