Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-09-26

Grandfather had q large garden
which he took care of every summer
although he was getting to be almost ~
years old. He raised potatoes and corn
tomatoes. peas, beans. radishes. cucum
bers, onions, and melons, tOo-great
big, Juicy watermelons. and delicious
brown muskmc.ons. and all the people
round there liked to buy grandfather
vegetables; because they were 30 fress
vnd nsceii sas''ts. - -a@'ss'f ii's &
"You aren't going TO be. able to take
rare Of a garden this year, are you
vrandfather?' one Of his neighbors had
isked him early In the spring.
"Oh, yes" grandfather answered II
1 keep as well as I am now, don't SEE
any reason why l can't have just al
good garden and just rs big one as
tad last year."
We'll. 4 am glad you are 50 well.
The neig ghbor answered. but don't sef
low a man Of your age can do SO much
work.
Roy will soon be quite q help,
GRANDPA ther answered, fondly patting
the head OF his little grandson. who was
standing beside him,
Roy felt very happy over grandfath
;er's speech. and when the neighbOr had
gone, he climbed up on the wOOdpile
and sat, down to think over what he
could do that would really help grand
father He didn't come to any cOnclu
son about it that afternoon, but he
kept thinking about 1t every day. and
a last he thought Of a fine plan.
lie had been playing grocery thai
morning, and going TO mother and
grandmother for orders, and then deliv'
ertng the groceries, which were clean
chips, and stones. and empty boxes, In
his express cart that father had given
him the Christmas before. The cart
was or iron, and. was very Hight and
strong, and large enOngh for Roy him
self to ride in. When he took orders
he had 20 let mother and grandmother
write out the list Of things they want
ed on his slip Of paper. Roy could
write his own name. and hoy and
dog" and "cat," and several other
words besides: but he hadn't the least
idea Of bow to spell ''mola sses" or ecu
cumbers," or even SOAP" or course
soap" Is q short word, but 1t had an
"a" In 1t that Roy would never think
Of putting there II somebody had moi
told him about 1t. :.
Roy was watching mother write out
the list Of groceries that she wanted
from his store, when his new idea came
to him. "MOther!' he exclaimed. why
can't l take orders for grandfather
vegetables: l can let the folks write
what they want on paper, and then
can take the vegetables to them in my
cart Grandfather says he wouldn'
mind the work in the garden SO much,
II he didn't have to deliver the vegeta-
bles afterwards And Roy's flushed
cheeks showed how much In earnest he
was.
As they lived in a village and all the
neighbors knew Roy, mother told him
that he might try It. So. as soon as the
first radishes and lettuce were ready.
Roy started out. Grandfather wrote
at the top of his paper the kinds OF
vegetables that he was ready to sell,
and the customers wrote TER names
and the vegetables that hSet-wanted
Then. every morning duEin& pAmmer
Roy's express cart was to beaeh upon
the streets. and he was the busfest and
happiest boy to be found.
Grandfather called him his t1nfor
partner. and said he believed the let
tuce looked crlsper and the tomatoes
redder, in order to make a better show
ing in the gay littletexpress cart.--HeF.
aid and: Presbyter.