The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-13


You can have one of the
children run to the village with it."
please, MAJ am, will you tell me
which one?" replied nurse. "Miss
Isabelle said her back ached awfully
when her father asked her to go for
the mail, 80 Lottie had to go both
times today, but l don't like to ask
the dear child again unless you say
So"
''Well, I'm afraid / shall have to
say SO, Kate, but would like you to
give the message to Isabelle first, and
if her poor back is in too critical a
condition, why my little stand by
will have to journey again. Just
wait one minute, though" and Mrs.
White, taking back the prescription
with funny little smile, added a
few words in French, handed it again
to Kate and leaned back YEARLY in
her chair.
IsAbelle's weak back was getting to
be an old story in the White family.
It was always found to be much worse
on busy days, when favors were like
ly to be asked. and an interesting
book put aside.
Kate stepped out on the veranda
and looked perplexedly from one
little girl to the other Isabelle, as
usual, was in full possession of the
hammock, deep in one of Miss Alcott's
charming stories, while Lottie,
perched on the top step, was content
eddy munching an apple and tanning
her hot face with her tennis cap.
"Miss Isabelle" Kate began, your
mamma wants.
Now Kate, you know l told you
before that my back was too bad to
do any walking today, and the sun
is sure to make my head ache. If it
is that prescription again, that set
ties it, for | never could walk as far
as the druggists
But at the word prescription
Lottie was standing and pulling her
cap down firmly over her curls.
us poor mamma worse? What is
it, I'll rum" and the hot sun and
little tired feet were forgotten, while
an eager hand was held out for the
paper.
"Biess you Lottie, child. l wish l
could go for you, but your mamma
can't spare me just now," and with a
whitening look at Isabelle's poor
back, which was all that was visible
of that young lady, Kate went in
doors.
1t took fully an hour to go and
come from the village, including the
long wait for the prescription to be
filed, and mamma had been made
comfortable on the lounge in the
shady corner of the veranda when
Lottie again put in her appearance.
20 mamma! how sweet OF you to
give me such lovely treat. 1t made
me so cool and rested" and two low
ing arms were thrown around moth
er's neck.
At the word "treat" Isabelle was
all attention.
"Did you give Lottie money for
soda, mammal" she asked; but catch
ing the twinkle in mammals eye she
added:
"Well, couldn't have walked so
far, any way, for my backs too bad.
But it's just my luck, any way"
eyes, dear, it is just your luck L
didn't give Lottie money for soda,
but l did write on the prescription
an order to the bearer for ice cream
soda. For l thought if little girl
with lame back could go, she would
certainly need it, and if little girl
was willing to take that long walk
for the third time today she would
deserve it. Now, run, Lottie, and
have a cool bath, and get dressed
and rested for for supper" and
Mrs. White called out a cordial
greeting to merry party coming up
the driveway.
There we're five of them all girls
packed in very small dog cart,
drawn by wise old donkey.
All alighted at once, tumbling over