The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-08-19
DOING sRRANos BY PROXY.
Polly Has Several bright Ideas and Finds
Use For Her stick of Candy.

Polly Has Several Bright Ideas and Finds
II Use For Her stick of Candy.
"NIother" asked Polly, what does to do
thing by proxy mean"
ITO do it by employing another person to
do It in your place"
"But that wouldn't be doing It myself"
objected Polly
people consider II the same thing, said
mother "If sent Arthur on an erraud, and
he asked Harold to 10 for him because his
foot was lame'---
ARTHUR hasn't got u lame foot, - cried
literal Polly,
I'VE must suppose he had, or that he had
che toothache perhaps, and Harold went
mstead"---
Harold doesn't like to do errands et-
thrr, he always makes Mistakes said
Polly thoughtfully Polly had her Suspt-
cions of sudden attacks of lameneSs and
toothache,
well, il doesn't matter. Perhaps he
might hire Harold to 40 hy giving him Il
piece Of candy, Ii he did that, it would he
the same as ii he had done the errand him
self lie would do it by proxy Do you
understand, Polly"
"Ncs'm, answered Polly rs she started
up stairs
i've 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. Ii looked very
pink and tasted sweet,
There's lsabella'S dress right under it,
exclaimed Polly. I've been wondering
where it could be"
She dragged poor Isabella Angelina 10y
her eg from under the bureau and proceed.
ed to dress her
"Pollyr suddenly came mothers voice.
"YeS'm."
You must 10 TO the store for me Bridget
is busy, and want the fruit for my fruit
cake
Polly laid down Isabella Angelina with a
sigh.
u just hate errands as much as Harold
! does"
Her eyes fell upon the candy.
Perhaps" murmured Polly, nodding
her head
She slipped the candy into her pocket and
went down stairs with II demure face.
YES m, yesm. Raisins, currantS, citror
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 witt
her cake, did not hear the little footsteps
which presently pattered up stairs again
Harold brought in the grocer parcels
"How's this, my boy? 1t was Polly sem
to Mr. Slotes. You've brought me thu
wrong kind of raisins These are very poor
No currants at all. Citron and one, two
three packages of cloves, cinnamon and s'n
ger, but no allspice,'
"Dearl dear groancd Harold. IT'S nj
ways the way
lie pushed the pink candy farther int
} his pocket. Ii wasn't nearly 50 sweet as /
had been.
Polly" called mother
"Yes'n," J." said Pollys meek voice from
behind the kitchen door.
II sent you on this errand, Polly.
"Yesm," lisped Polly again, and
went, mother, just as you explained.
went by proxy
Mother kept her face as straight as sh
could
} Indeed. Polly; then what am | to do
, Here are the wrong articles. If Harold ha'
done the ,rraud, it would be his fault, bu
, if it is you who have done so badly yo
must be punished for your carelessnes'
You tell me you did the errand. Wha
shall do about it,"
Polly considered the situation.
} well. did do that errand, mother;
2 truly did. did it by proxy paid HaI
old piece Of candy to go tor me. y
: Then bright thought struck Polly
! And don't you think, mother, that II
did your errand by proxy and you hay
, to punish ME for doing it wrong, you ough
to punish me by proxy too;'-Harper
, Young People.