Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-12-18
The Boys and the Apples.

the county round about abounded with
much apples, SO that the sound OF the
cider press ceased not from morning
even unto night.
And in the morning the husbandman
arose and he sail, Go to. apples is not
worth much, but so much as they will
fetch will have. Aud lie loaded his
wagos, and filled It's bed even TO over
flowing with bell flo gers and &c k-no-
iarihers and dutehesses aud sphzber-
aens and snow apples and russets, each
after his kind.
And when he was come nigh to the
Town 10 three towu DO,s met hm ana
spoke unto him delicately aud sad,
Give Us a maple.
Aud his heart was moved with g"od
nature. aud he hearked unto Their "ords,
and said unte item Yes, climb IN ana
eat your fill.
Aud as he journeyed on he met YET
Two other boys. and they waxed Doiu
when they saw the first three rIdliS anu
eating apples. aud they cried aloud:
Give us snapples And the man spaKe
unto item and said, yes. Aud ihey
came n.
Aud they spake not one to ano'ncr'
neither did they cease to eat apples,
save when they paused that they might
take breath.
And the husbandman made merry
and Laughed with himselft0 see them
eat. aud said TO. no; he, no.
But tie lad. laughed not, for they
were busy.
Now the eldest of the lads was thlr-
teen wears old. and tie youngest thers'
Of was in his ninth year. Aud they
were exceeding lean aud ili-iayored.
And when the husdandman WAS en-
tered into the city he drove along inc
streets and lifted up his voice aud shout
ed aloud: Aprrlls! Ap-puls! Here's
YER nishs ealein napples :. Ap-puls Ap-
pulls!
And the woman Of the city leaned
ovrr the fences and said, one to anoIh-
er, Lo! another apple wagin.
Aud they spakd unto the man and
said. Hast thou of verify good eat
in-naples
And he said, Ola verify l have Come
forth.
And when they were come forth
they looked into wagon, and they were
wloth and cried out agaist him. And
they said, Thou hast deceived time
handmaldens with tie words OF thy
mouth. Verify thou hast naught;
wherefore then dost thou drive through
the city crying, Ap-puls:
And wuen he had turned him around
and looked he was speechless.
And when he had turned him arouna
and looked he was speechless.
And the woman of the city cried Go
to; are not thy words altogether hghter
tan vanity?
And he smote upon his breast ana
swear unto them. saving. am a truth
ful man and the son Of truthful man.
When thy rvanl left home this morr-
inr there was even thlrty-sev,n bushels
OF apples in the wagon Led.
Non there was in the wagon naught
save the five boys Neither was there
80 much as one small apple.
And the husbandman necked the lads
and entreated them roughly.tot be sald'
what is it that ye have done! For We
have cast ny apples INTO the street.
But the lads wrpt bitterly and said'
Nav. not So. Are thy servants p'gs
tia, they should do such thing!
Audhe said. Declare unto me, tien
what thou hast done with my apples.
/ Aud The lads pointed at each other'
e,en each one at his fellow, aud they
we aad exclaimed with one Accord
He eat 'esl.
And the husbandman was wroth ana
would not bel.ye them.
For he wist not the town boy was
hollow clear into the groin.
But the women Of the city cried unite
HIM aud said, How far is it the lads
have ridden with thee? And he SAID
Even as far as mile and halt.
And the woman laughed and made
merry and said, OF a surety II is even
$ as the lads have said. They haYe
c ,tcn up all the apples.
And they made hight Of 1t, as though
! had been a very small thing tor the
Ids to do.
And the husbandman marveled great
/ ly within himself, for the five lads did
not till one small end Of the wagon.
Aud il was so that it was beyond his
finding out. where the thirty se7en
bushels ei apples had slowed them-
selves.
30 he turned him about and drove
h ,n,c. and lie commanded them that
they follow him not.
Aud they heoted at him aud cast
stones after him even to the city gates,
for such is the custom and manner ofthe
town boy.
But the husbandman spakc not unto
them, neither reproved he them, Tor his
mins was heavy with thinking Of this
wonderful thing he had seen.
Breach Of promise letters are some-
times wonderful. From such mis-