The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-20

cidentally. the boy had to bring back
a big bulldog as well.
A gentleman staying in the country
one day found himself short of dress
shirts. Instead of supplying his needs
where he was. he telegraphed to one
of the messenger offices to send boy
to certain shop, buy a certain num-
Der of shirts like those he always wore,
and take them down to him. There
was only half an hour between the
time of receiving the order and the de-
parture of the train; but with the aid
of a cab the boy executed the commits
sion, and delivered the shirts in time
for the gentlemen to dress.
AS Pill Boys and Nurses.
Not less remarkable was a gentle
man in the north of Scotland who
wanted some pills of a special char
them, but telegraphed instructions
that the boy who got them should take
them to him by the first train and de-
liver them into his own hands, for he
distinctly stated that if he were not
at home when the boy arrived, he
should be waited for in order that no
one else might get the package.
For nurses duty, or something ex-
ceedingly like it, the boys are not in
AZ OAiC VI SAAC
Piccadilly offices a call was received
from a house in the neighborhodo.
When the boy went he saw a peram-
bulator in the hall and two children
sitting in it. Take these children to
the Zoo and show them all the ami
mails" said their mother, putting the
necessary amount of money he would
his hand. The boy executed his COM
mission with perfect satisfaction,
though the unusual spectacle of a little
boy in blue pushing a "pram" natur-
ally subjected him to a good deal of
chaff on his way.
Not long after gentleman accom-
panied by his son went into one of the
offices. II want boy to take my son
to Crystal Palace and spend day with
him. he said. The boy was selected,
and paterfamilias, putting his hand
into his pocket, drew forth two sover-
eigns. He gave one to each of the
boys, and with injunctions that they
were to spend a happy day. he went
about his own business, while the two
boys. getting into a hanson, drove off
to the station in order to carry out
his injunctions.
Meeting the Children.
One day lady in the Midlands tele-
graphed that she wanted boy to meet
her nurse, two children, and four dogs
at Kings Cross, put them into a cab,
take them to Waterloo get their tick
cts for Bournemouth, and see them
safely in the train. She failed, however.
to give any description of the nurse,
the children, or the dogs. That, how
ever, did not matter to the boy, for
he looked over all the passengers by
the train until he found the required
combinations when he took them under
his protecting wing and sent them re-
joicing on their way to the south.
Even in the service of royalty the
boys are frequently employed. When
the late Duke of SaXeCoburg was al
Clarence House, he once gave a tennis
party and had a lot of boys down ia
field the balls that went out of court
in order to save his guests the trouble
of running after them. Even the in
terror of Buckingham Palace is not un-
known to them. When Queen Victoria
was alive certain foreign Prince was
being entertained there. He. wanted tC
make a collection of articles that could
be bought on the streets for a, penny
Instead of sending one of his own suite
or one of the men appointed to attend
him a messenger boy was called an(
sent securing round London for a weel
to crafty the wish of the illustrious
stranger.
Whenever the boys are on duty they
have instructions not only to MIND
their own business, but not to TAN
about it to strangers in the street. How
we'll these instructions are obeyed, the
general manager had an opportunity o.
| discovering to his own satisfaction the
other day. He saw a boy walking
quietly up Regent street. and he paus.
ed for moment to look into shop.
The manager went up to him and said
What are you doing?" The boy was a
new one, and didn't know the mana
ger even by sight. Whats that to do
with your" he replied, looking up;
mind your own business" and he
went off on his errand.-London Mail.