The Republican journal., 1875-09-30
Observations OF Mon and Things.
BY OUR GEORGE.
tate Fair. The ladies Of Maine

be the last one i'll church.
VIII some one rise and explain why it is that
one invariably falls over :; chair when he goe>
into dark room:
If anyone is disposed to find fault with the
price Of potatoes, let him sit on a fence and
see farmer break up an acre Of new land.
Ii is not always city people who make mis-
takes. An error of Judgment sometimes occurs
IN the rural districts A party Of gentlemen
having occasion to drive into the country en-
gagged the livery stable hack to take them out.
As they We're passing by house the door was
opened and an ancient female appeared in the
hole and yelled out, 'IIerc-you-hellol SAY
nster-who did the hcar,r come out TO get:''
As a matter Of beauty The calf Of ones leg
may look better where it is. but for real con
yenicncc it would save 4 good many balked
shins if the lower part Of the leg were turned
half round.
1t was raining ana he cgdne home tight.
Stumbling into his room he Sat down On the edge
of The bed and soloqui>ed thus Feet " 1t,
tight boots. 4 sore on one mama an f,lon on
fother, and NO boot ack in Il house sings GOT
to be different Ether mus aet married, else
get loot-iaeG Nhi>hall do:"
che papers seem % b, il ;t>ort ot missed state
rs 10 whether the New York Girls uear silver
buckles On their saiter~ Nerropose to settle
this thing ~ gong OH there ana seeing for our
,clyes--We beg p:rlon--lindine ont Nye Should
have said
CONCERNING APPLE ~tEA. ING. There VAS
quite little circus up on Congress street u few
days since. There We're no ro.orrd posters out,
and no canvas spread. but nevertheless there
was quite performance, and although il was
not advertised in our columns, ana notWith-
standing Tie fact that we had 40 passes to the
show, we propose TO give il Il free notice, with
no hope Of future reward. In the rear Of a
certain house in that locali, Is It nice orchard
consisting Of Il variety Of choice trees which
have been reared from small twig5 10 large
bearing trees. These tree, are the pct Of the
owner and his wife, and they delight to mean
der ont and gaze al the branches, loaded down
with nice large apples. and think Of the com
font they will take this fan, picking some fifty
barrel, hy hand, and occasionally sorting the
same over through the winter. and they 80 in
TO calculation regarding the amount Of cider
they will make and the apple Sauce they viii
stew. This orchard is surrounded BIZ a picket
fence. not very high, hut high enough cow
will not fan over it. 4 week since, Is Mrs.
(let lis say, Jones was gazing ont of the barn
window. She noticed that one Of her trees
seemed to be bearing new variety Of fruit.
for four boys were grated onto tile limbs, ana
were ~ampling hose apples preparatory 10 the
collie. DID she stick her head out Of The win
dow aud yeIi AT them 10 leave: Not bit Of it.
She didn1 have on any "pull back and Just
raising her dress 50 that she could trot square,
she danced out Of the door and made for that
tree. one Of the boys, who seemed to have an
eye in the back Of hi, head, saw her, and open
ing his mouth and han Is at the same time, he
said there She comes" when he lit on the
ground followed by The rest. and was @omg
over that fence though he was propelled ny
the keeler motor. Now climbing picket fence
is not exactly science, but ii need, practice 10
do it well and quickly. Three boys went over
it successfully, but the fourth didn't connect.
He got to the fence, grabbed the top Of the
pickets, put knee on the Top rail, pulled him
self up ana stood erect for u moment. then lost
hi, balance and sWaved backward. rluched at
the air, but II tore and didn't hold HIM and
over the renee he went all put one foot. which
Shutdown between two pickets and held him a>
securely 4. though rolling mill had fallen on
him. Just As ne fell small hand. like White
love tluttcrcd down on the scat of his troNeerS,
and 4 woman's voice Sid these words into his
ear "sonny, / want to interview YOU for
few minutes" ana then The slack Of the trols-
scrs was taken up. aud the lad was raised amt
stood on bis feet He said he was 50 bH.htul
that he didn't care to talk with strangers. but
She seemed to thinl, hc would get over bis dit
hdeHce and said Did You ever hear the song,
when the tide comes in|" lie said, NO"
She told him that perhaps he never would, but
that he could 'come in and be lied which
would answer the same purpose, and She led
him into the barn and crochelcd 4 bed cord
round him, and fastened the end Of it TO post,
and left him so that he couldn't have brushed
a fl from his nose with his bands, if he had
been worth million dollars. Then BY that
persuasive way that only a woman has, she
made him tell his name and tlrtt OF the other
three boys, and a the little tears weled up into
his ewes and looked over The edge OF the lids.
lost their balance and l,.ll down onto bis check
her heart began 10 soften, and She was Just
about 10 mIloo-c the bed cord, when The rest Of
her, we mean Jones, made his appearance on
the scene, ana inquired, Nv mat in thunder She
had got Jimmy Green tied to that post for:''
Jimmy -Jimmy-Grecn. did You Say =
she gasped, ,'and was Just going TO let him
90. oh the little wretch. he told me his name
was Adam Cro,s-and he WAS sorry--and he
cred-and almost let hinf go, but ! didn't, and
III send him To state Prison for eight hundred
years lust as true rs my name is Susan jones"
She took hold of one OF his ears ana pulled it il
Jones propoundcd 4 few questions to him and
GOT a corrected list of the Other boys, ana then
wipine his nose and clearing lis throat Jones
my lad. 50 you told Mrs ,jone,
your name was Adam Gross. >ou are nearer
the truth than You imagine. for in INV h2mblc
opinion You are Adam Cross between liar and
a thicf. james, don't You know thai stealing
and lying are two grieyous sins, especially when
YOU get caught? Probably YOU are the apple of
your fathers eve, but those in your pocket. and
in the breast of your Jacket, and down the Ices
of your pants, and in the seat of vour LITTLE
trowsers, are the apples of my eye. ana viii
proceed 10 fish them out Of your clothes, for
they give you bIoated appearance. Apple
thieves, arr no new invention. They date back
10 the Eve Of crrHti0n-We read IL The l;ib'e
tha, they Adam them but apples were not
worth $500 barrel in those times. beside,
freight and cartins. Neither were they grated
fruit, and the borer didn't nibble at the roots
thereof, and the caterpillar ate not the leaves.
but the culprits were Snaked out of the orchard
in ia Devil of "A hurry, while now they are taken
before the Police Judge, and are fined $40. ana
- Two months III Jail; and two
~ months there would dcbar Won
ASS from seeing the cattle show and