Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-09-29
Apple Blossoms.

One Monday morning in May when Mr.
Castor, of the law firm of Castor & Brush,
ertered his Office he found on his desk a
bunch of fragrant white flowers with that
delicate flush at the heart that makes apple
blossoms 50 irresistible.
Apple blossoms, sir, his clerk explain
cd. Il spent Sunday in the country, and
brought them down, thinking you might
Ike TO see some.
Mr. Castor's preoccupied face lighted up
with pleasure. Thank you, Mr.. Clark,
he said. Get some water, will you, John
We must keep them as fresh as We can. /
shall want to take some home to my wife
tonight There, that looks quite country
Ike, doesn't It, Clark2' Arranging the
blossoms TO advantage against the law
books and falling back little to look at
the effect.
Clark smiled. and Mr.. Castor went to
work 1T his law cases. But something was
the matter with him. His thoughts would
20 wondering off to the green meadow by
the side of the river where Clark told him
he had broken the fragrant branch.
Il wonds," he soiloquized. ''whether
it is anything ike that meadow where
pshaw, what am l thinking Of. In case
of ejectment-vonder if l could sing
Annie Laurie used to know that tune
And he hummed softly to himself:
Gave me her promise true"
iust as the door was thrown violently open
and John Edison, the most quarrelsome man
in New York, as his friends and enemies
both agreed, burst in.
What's the matter now, Mr.. Edson q
asked Mr.. Castor, rising to offer his client
d seat.
Matter? Matter enough, sir! But IL
he thinks I'm going 10 submit to the rob-
berry by his knavery he'll find himself very
much mistaken. My brother, sir, my own
brother-think of that, sir lis trying to
cheat me out of my share of our paternal
nro,.ertv. want you to take steps immedl-
atelv 10 stop his proceeding. He threatens
10 bring in bill against the estate that VIII
swallow up every cent-but what's thatf
Apple blossoms! Where did you get
those! 2"
.AIr. Clark brought them down TINS
roorning. Sweet, though rather out OF
nlaee in 4 lawyers office, don't you
think -
50 don't know" said Mr.. Edison,
thouchtfuIly, taking up the tumbier ana
smelling the fragrant things ." here diu
these grow?'
.JDin little country village IN Oon-
npe,fcut. CLARK is from the country, you
know. and should think from his deScrlp-
ton It's quite pretty place Green mead
ows and river, you know, and all thai sor'
of thing. But what do you want me 10
do."
.ryat a minute, can't your said Ar.
Edison, impatiently. You lawyers are d.
wavs in tearing hurry.
Mr.. Caster raised his eyebrows ou'
mao No verba answer to his rather lncon-
sise,t remark, while Mr.. Edison ieaneu
hack in his chair and looked at the appie
blossoms. In a minute he started up anu
brushed his hand across his eyes
1T makes me think of old times he
said. nearly broke my neck once cnmu.
ing an old ample tree for blossoms ike tna'
10 i've to Lucy Baird, the prettiest girl III
school fell from the top branch ana my
brotber-I never had but one, slr-picAeu
80 .nd carried me home He was real
good TO me all the long time was sicA'
too think he'd have died for me tnen'
.,.d lust to think that now we snouiu :,
ou. -rel;ng over a few hundred dollars
Cas,or Won needn't do anything about 'n,, III,
mat,er--iust yet, at least. Ii guess "
% SEQ him. And say"-rather snyI
..you couldn't spare me little t"is WIN ~,
few of those blossoms on 1t could you
Mr. Castor willingly broke OH a pf4n.. ,s
srs handed it to him, but ne wa.cneu - :,
Edso,'s departure with comicai Si'''' v
his counbenance- -. ca,
Those apple blossoms are uoiN ,r :,
wort, in this Office, " he said laughinglf =
Clark ave lost one promising oa''
tb-ongb them already, and ss for keeplns
nv own mind on anything legal 1t 90 u:'s ,,
lmpossibility. It's evident to my ny, % !,
that law and flowers were never meant
go together. .,rn I,
Mr.. Edison. for his psrt, went ao ~,
his brothers office and entereu VIZ. ,ha,
hesitation. The brother. man oioe. a,t- @ -
Edison, with one of those s.eru' word
pressed faces which says as plainly a dor'
could sT've had hard Life ano .-ha,
care a cent about you. III nave ',.r,ls
can get whether you suffer or not '''