The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-01-24

ing IN n Seml-clfcle dIOuuu INC tkcih-
bling Sigismund, cried with one voice;
''We know himl we ,kppw him He IS
a fruit theft he is frIi4 tho He !
shrovs stunes atvnsIF Habeats Is with /
'p0lesf Fl steal u.s. ZIG BATS u.s. "
As1ken jhdga him." I'D the Fruit
King krav esg, I'd be sat dam upon his
lshroIis. Which was built 81 all manner
of gilded fruit seeds.
Sigismund trembled and looked help
lessly at the curious company around I
him. They were all little women-folk
except one fittis map7 tAe apply man
who looked weh-fed and -poAfpelis. IL
was not he, however, but Madam Mel
-6n,wSo coudurtesf the trfal. p
ed Madam 'a1l " X F! Ro5f IA th hsa
heads9ar1shlA fna 1ogAN l. tsEoa sall
"We viii wall him in with nuts,
cried the little nut guardian, for she
had hard heart, thodgh her heart, If !
one could once getlat1is.Be could be,quite
No. we kkin0peit him With gree green !
apples, 'sssaidt the apple man, owithqiigg- 1
nity,n T9gIqo cd moIf bal 81 81 bsl
20" We might drown him in grape
jaice,'i suggested the proud grape girl;
I" but MOI that would beItoo royal a
death for a fruit thief" 1T. Ia
sr' How would it do to have our serv-
ants, she twigs, beat him as dong las he
lives?" inquired the priekly chestnut
burr, who was always in i'll temper =.
g. And so it went on. 70 49,. -
l IL Meanwhile, two'tiay little fruit maid
ems put their pretty heads tOgethersand
whispered to one anoth her lthatit would
be too cruel to put the poor sinAer to
/ death. They were the tenderestrheaTts
ed creatures in the world, and, when
they saw poor Sigimund's sorrowful
face, they had compassionson him. 9 {.
% He is still so young, WHISPERED lit
| tie Miss Raspberry. aa'l =
"He may improve, y added little Miss
| Strawberry " let US propose something
| mildern H - ft ~ 34lfs
+di g Tell them so, strawberry, = cried
Raspberry;. g they all love you so well
/ they will listen to YOU" ~
Little Strawberry stepped modestiy,
\ forward. ,ieds1aM yi.D .S,pL.Q I u
she and She looked very merry and
roguish as she spoke. .0ls gr.bsso
4 iq : Out with it, y growled Madam Melr
on, who was getting tired of standing
so long M I'D ~ 1Iuo1-E bgE sz0Cd ?
~ "We will grant him his life. said
the little wood Strawberry; g but we
will all pledge ourselves to give him
sharp collie if he ever steals and eats one
of US up.n sis ga sstrasn.s sdT
/ The old Melon laughed TIL her fat
Sides shook $50 letit be,'' said She
ysThe littlesone alwaysshas bright ideas.
: Brother Apple, inform. his Majesty. of
sour decisions" She waddled away to
4 her seat andzthe appleman bounded to
I the foOt7of the throne.sHsTrf fsstistda :
D y g What is the judgmentP,' asked the
Fruit King. 1 Nm u = u ''n-'Il !
4 % Stomach-ache, said the Apple, aud
4 resumed MS seat taffk q, s,-rfor- ,o
The Fruit King beckOned Sigismupd
Y nearer, and touched his eyelids with
Y grape juice. Theeyelids. closed aud he
5ifell asleep, When he awoke he was sit
4 ting among the boughs of the plum
I trees The moon shone bright and his
! pockets were, full Of pluns. ma 7.,i-.il
4 Sigismund rubbed his eyes, swung
! down from the tree, emptied his pockets
on the grass, and ram without stopping
till he was safe between the sheets Of his
own bed.
|, Our good Sigismund has never since
stolen fruit, aud has never since seenthe
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