Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-12-05

The Boys and the Apples.


from morning even into the night.
And in the morning the husband
man arose, and said; Go to, apples is
notlWorth much, but so much as they
will fetch I will have. And he laded
up his wagon, and filed its bed even
to overlooking with petitioners and
seek-no-farthers and Duchesses and
Spi;zbergens and snow apples and
fussetts, each after bis kind.
And when he was come nigh to the
town. 10! three town boys met him
and spoke unto him delicately and
said, Give Us apple.
And his heart was moved with good
nature and he hearkened unto their
words aud said unto them, Yea, climb
in, and eat your fill.
And as he tourneyed on he met yet
two other boys. And they waxed
bold when they saw the first three
riding and eating apples, and they
cried aloud: Give US an apple. And
the man spake unto them and say
yes. And they CLONE IN. 7
Apd. they spake not one to-another,
neither did they cease to eat apples,
sage when they paused that they
might take breath.
And the husbandaan made merry
and laughed with himself to see them
eat, and he said; Ho, ho, no; Ho, no.
But the lads laughed not. for they
were busy.
Now the eldest OF the lads was thir-
teen years old, and the youngest
thereof was in his ninth year. And
they were exceeding lean and ill-fa-
vored.
And when the husbandman was en-
tered into the city he drove along the
streets and lifted up his voice and
shouted aloud, Ap-pullsl Ap-pulls!
Here's yer nighseatinapplesl APP
pullsl Ap-pullsl
,Asd fhe WOMEN of the city leaned
over the fences and said. one to an
other, Lo. another rapple wagon.
And they spake unto the man and
say, Hasttkou of a verify good eatin-
naples?
And he said, or a verify I have.
Come forth. ~
And when they were come forth
they looked into his wagon. and they
were wroth and elied out against
him. And they said, Thou has
Knocked US and thou hast deceived
thine hand-maidens with the words
Of thy mouth. Verify thou hast
naught: wherefore, then, dost thou
drive through the city crying, APP
pulls?
And when he had turned him
round and looked be was speechless.
And the women OF the City cried,
Go to, are not thy words altogether
lighter than vanity?
And he smote upon his breast and
swAfe unto them, saying, / am a
truthful man and the son OF a truth
fut nam. When thy servant left
home this morning there was even
81 bushels OF apples in the wagon
bed.
Now there was In the wagon
naught save the 1--WE boys. Neither
~sssthsfe 90 much as one small ap.
pie.
And the lusbaudman snecked the
lads and entreated them roughly, fol
ne said. What Is 1t that We have done
for We have cast my apples into the
Etreet.
But the lads wept bitterly anC
said. Nay, not So Are thy servant
pigs that they hould do such things
Aud he said. Declare unto me
then, what thou hast done with m,
apples.
And the lads pointed at each other
even each ope at his felIowsAnd the,
wept and exclaimed with one accord
He eat 'em.
And the husbandman was wrotl
and would not believe them.
For ne visit not that the town boy
were hollow clear Into the ground. !.
But the women OF the city criet
unto him and said, How far is it thu
lads have ridden with thee? And h.
said, Even as far as mile and hall
And Che women laughed and mad
merry and said. or surity 1t is ever
so as the lads have said. They hay
eaten up all the apples.
And they made light OF it. a
thought had been a very small thini
for the lads to do.
And the husbandman marvele'
greatly within himself. for the fiv
lads did ret, ell one small end OF tn
wagon -Aad it was so that'it was be
yond his fndlng out where the 8
bushelso apples had slowed them
selves. -
So he turned him about and drov
home, and he commanded the lad
that they follow him not
And they hooted at him and cas-
stones after him even unto the cit,
gates, Tor such is the custom ant
manner Of the town boy.
But the husbandman spake not un
TO them, neither reproved he them
forhis mind was on this wonderful
thing he had seen.-Hagkege..