Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-07-30
WHOLE No. 20S.
Interes.ing Incident.

The Paris correspondent Of the 81. Louis
Republican furnishes his readers with the
following lille story:
la many towns and villages. on the frs, Of
May, II Is not The most beautiful girl. but the
most virtuoGs, who ~ chosen Queen of Nav.
She is chosen by the young men Of the place
without her knowledge, and on May day. be-
fore daylight. they proceed TO her house and
plant tho May pole before her door. When
she comes out. she finds all her companions
assembled around the pole 10 congratulate
her and conduct her to church. where she
receives the priests blessing and thea tile
festivities oommeoce. A few years ago. a
very interesting incident occurred in a liule
village in the south Of france. When ,he
council OF young men assembled on The last
of Apsil TO decide who should be Queen of
May. II was found that there were Two girls m
The village, both equally virruous.. Their
merits were cangssse6 in every point. bat
with justice no preference could be shown.
Whs, was TO he donel The council deliher-
aled ru,l after miiaght. and az last |, was
proposed 10 have two queens, 10 crown both
yonng girls. This was unanimously agreed
10. but soon new difficulty arose. Only one
POLE had been prepared. and f there we've
two queens. there must be two polls, and
other pole. AZ last a young man, whose
father owned large gsrden, proposed bring
log an apple tree which was then ia blossom
Ia his fathers garden. aud planting that be-
fore the door Of one OF the young queens
This was thought an excellen, idea: the tee
was dug up, borDe off and planted. Oae OF
the Young girls chosen. was the daughter of
parents IN very comfortable circumstances;
tho othc, was the only child Of poor widow
who found the greatest difficulty to earn
very scaniy subsistence. Chance alone cans
cd that The fulI blown apple tree was planted
ia front Of the widows house while The raiIy
dressed pole was erected before the dwelling
of her richer nelghbor. Poor susan, The
widows daughter. was, Of course, greatly de-
lighted 10 fad herself chosen one OF the
queens, bur she could not help feeling that a
iltle Partially bad been shown n giving her
the apple tree, which must die before its bios.
SONS were wiiheied. while her neishbor.
Blanche, had the high pole, all wteatbed with
roses and streaming with ribbons. and lille
something like envy crossed her heaU. But
the day passed off very joyously, with the
exception of few i'll natur1d remarks S0san
had addressed TO her by a couple OF very gid
dy girls. However, what was the aslonlsh-
ment Of every one when the blossoms of the
apple tree, instead Of wilheriog. kept flesh
until they naturally dropped off and gave
place to little apples, and, so Ear from dying
the tree seemed TO have gained new life from
it's lrsuspIau,a;ion. IL was tree which hat
oeseF borne fruil, although every year cuver.
ed with an abundance of blossums. But
DOW the litde apples grew larger, lhriyed we'll
and Gnally, IN the. fsii, Susan had tue JOY Of
rot only gathering foe crep Of apples, bal
Of fnding them very delicious; and selling
them at such good profit as 10 buy grea,
many things to make herself aud her mother
comfortable Tor the winter. Everybody look.
ed upon it as mracle--a reward OF vittue
sent by the good God" hinsclf, and Susan
became Immediately an object Of reverence
TO every young person ia 'he village. Five
years have now passed since the event. Su-
san is happy wife snd mother, AMI the av-
pie tree has not get failed 10 give yearly
supply Of excellent iruit.
This lt.Ie story was related 10 me by a
gentleman who lives near the village ADD who
knows Susan very well.