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parents, did not know the real nature of the
fruits in the garden. Happy ignorance
Translate them, and they would, he feared,
become fruits of the tree Of knowledge.
A tall Maazard Cherry heneupon remarked,
(wiping his spectaces,) that very easy way
Of avoiding the danger which his worthy friend,
who had just sat down, had pointed out, would
be to reject both the Pears and the names, when
they were no better than the last. He was a
warm friend to progress in horticulture, and he
was fully Of the opinion of the Jersey Red
Streak that things should not come among us,
plain republicans, in disguise. How, indeed
did we know that these Pears of France were
not sort out here under these queer names for
the very purpose Of corruptng our morals or,
at least, imposing on us in some way. He had
been settled in garden for some years, among
pleasant society of trees, when last spring the
owner introduced new Pear from abroad, un-
der the fine name of Ciatbrule.' For some
time the thing put on airs, and talked about its
estate and chateau having been destroyed by
ncendiaties and it showed a petition for char
ty. What was his amaZement, one day, when
the daughter OF the proprietor came in the gar
den, to see the contempt with which she turned
away from this Pear, and exclaimed what
could have induced pa to have brought this
singed cat here ~ ChdtJrule indeed lie
bent over the creature and switched her finely
the first stormy day. He was for translating
all good fruits and damning all bad ones. AT
hearing this, certain second rate Strawberries
commenced running)
The convention grew veryexcited as the MAJ
zard sat down. The Musca Noir Grape look
ed black in the face the Crown Bob Gooseber
ry threw up his hat and the Blood Peach, who
had been flirting with very worthless fellow
the French oit.shelled Almond-turned quite
crimson all over Cries Of order, order were
heard from all sides and it was only restored
when little, plump, Dolly-Varden looking
young girl, who was great tavorite in good
society, sprang upon chair in order TO be seen
and heard.
This was the Lady Apple. Her eyes spark
led and set off her Brilliant complexion. which
was quite dazzlingy fair. 1t was easy to see
that she was sort of spoiled child among the
fruits.
Mr.. SPEAKER, she said in very sweet voice.
you will indulge me, am sure, with a very
little speech-my maiden speech. | should
not have ventured here, but positively thought
II was to have been private party, and not
one OF these odious mass meetings. am ac-
customed to the society of well bred people,
and know something OF the polite languages
OF both hemis spheres. Indeed my ancestors still
American. What ! have 10 tell is only little
OF my own experience which is, that one may,
II one has looks, and is a person of taste, have
her name changed without suffering the least
loss OF character or reputation. Indeed, am
convinced it may often add to her circle of ad.
mires, by making her better understood and
appre lated | am almost ashamed, ladies and
gentlemen, to refer to my own life, illustra-
tive of this Iematk. (Cheers.) Here she
blushcd, and looked around her very sweetly.
At home, there, in la belle France, belong to
the old and very pectable family of the API's
There was not much in that but mostly shut
up in an old dingy chateau,-no society-no
evening parties-no excitement. ] assure YOU
II was very dull. In this country, where am
known everywhere the Lady Apple ] am
invited everywhere among the most fashionable
people. Yes, Mr.. SPEAKER, this country has
charmngly been called the paradise of ladies' ;
and would advise all deserving and modest
girls in Jeune France to come over to younger
America, and change their names as quickly as
they can. (Hear, hear, especially from the 10.
nathan Applet IT they will take my advice
will put off all foolish pride and fine names
that meant nothing, and try to speak plain En-
! 9sh, and dress in the latest republican style
| (especially,--she added. aside, turning to the
foreign Pears,-especially as the fashions al
ways come from PARISH
This lively little sally evidently made favor.
able impression. The Bartlett Pear said he
was nobody in France as the POire GuHlame
while here, where the climate agreed so much
better with his constitution, he was a favorite
with both high and low. The DucheSse GOr-
leans thought it best fer ladies like herself who
did not expect to ass ciate with any but the
educated class, TO retain their foreign names
/ Tnr, ,,xH d., l. l..l
deal OF talk, which TO HIM was mere babel OF
tongues. His name was the same on both sides
of the water. The Flemish Beauty said. on the
other hand, that she was great deal more Low.
ed in this country now, than when she first
came here as the b Ae de Flanders The B |.
| lefeu Apple observed, she had tried to maintain
her foreign etymology in this country without
success, and means to be henceforlh plain Bell
flower; and the Surprise Apple turned red as
he attempted to say something (the Morreo
trying to hiss him down j but he was only able
to slammer out his astonshment that anv one
could doubt the policy OF so wise a movement
There was here tumult among some of the
foreign Grapes, accustomed to live in glass
houses, who had been caught by the Crab Ap.
piles stoning the windows, and sticking their
spurs (they were short pruned vines into some
patient looking old horse Apples from the ives.
tern states. freesollecr, who was known as
the Northern Spy, was about to sow the seeds
of the apple of discord in the convention, by
bringing forward an amendment, that no foreign
fruits, and especially none which were not cor
their own bottoms" should be allowed to settle
in any of the new states or territories, wher
that old favorite, the Virgalieu Pear, made a
soothing speech, in his usual melting and but
terry manner, which brought all the meeting tc
a feeling OF unanlmtty auain. when thpy re SOl
we'd 10 postpone further action, but to prepare a
memorial on the subject, to be laid be fore the
/ Congress of fruit-growers, at its meeting nexr
tall in Cincinnati.
RAISING POULTRY.