Word: errand
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...errand-boy leaves for Boston, daily, at half-past one o'clock, P. M., but on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, he leaves at half past twelve. Errands to be done for members must be explained in the office...
...operative errand boy is to collect second-hand books from the members in College House today. Collections from the other dormitories will be made next week...
...Gladstone's fags, John Smith Mansfield, now a police magistrate at the Marlborough-street Court, says of him: "He was not exacting, and I had an easy time of it. I cannot remember doing anything more than laying out his breakfast and tea table, and occasionally doing an errand. I recall him as a good-looking, rather delicate youth with a pale face and brown, curling hair - always tidy, and well dressed - not given much to athletic exercises, but occasionally sculling, playing cricket and hockey...
...Harvard College in the last century no freshman was allowed to "speak to a senior with his hat on, or have it on in a senior's chamber, or in his own if a senior be there." And every freshman, with an occasional exception, was obliged to serve as errand-boy for "any of his seniors, graduates or undergraduates, at any time, except in studying hours or after nine o'clock in the evening...
...help that," and gave it to be understood that his crew would stay in training longer for some other purpose. Col. Bancroft then left the Columbia quarters, saying, "I am very sorry that we could not row. I have nothing further to say; I have done my errand." On his return to the Harvard quarters he told the crew that the race had been given up. They then made their arrangements to leave that night, unless something further was heard from the Columbia men during the day. During the day the Columbia men were met twice by the Harvard crew...