The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-06-24

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Mr.. Caster Of TIE law arm Of Castor u
Hfnsb, sststss Bic oifos Be foapd on Bis
8ssk bunch of fragrant white sswers
wilh lhs delicsie fa.h ~ The heart that
aAkss apple blossoms 30 IrresistAelo.
Appis blossoms, sIr. biz clerk explain
sd. spsat sandsy 10 shs eeantfy, aud
bfoush lbtm down tblukinE you might
Ike 70 zee soue
NJ Caalof'1 pfeoecapied face lighted
up with plsa.sfe. Thank soa, Mr..
Clark, be sAld. &c, some wafer will you
JobBl We mus. keep them - fresh Es
ws cap. shall wAu. TO take some boue
ls my ollie to-hiEb, There; lAas books
qoiis country Ike, doOsh'l u, Clafki at
rsnEins lhs blessoms 10 advantage
agklasi the law books aud than talllng
hack liat I've 10 look 81 the effect.
Clark smiled, and Nj. Castor sent 10
work st bis law cases Bot something
was the nstter with him His thoughts
would 10 wandering or 10 Tie green
meadows BY the side oi ,he river where
CLARK iold him be bad broken She irsg-
rant branch.
wonder, he soIiiIqalzsd, whS,her Il 10
anyihisg like that meadow where
pshaw what aIn thinking of In a case
of sjectmsnt-wouder II c3uld sing An.
ME Laurie; used TO kuo~ that tune
Add he hummed softly TO him1elf:
"'Gavs me her premise true
just IS The door was thrown violently
opss asd John Edison. the nost quarrel.
some mas Ia New York, as his friends
and enemies both sgieed, bnrst In.
Whats the mstIeI now, Mr.. Edison ?
sskei :Mr. CAstor,rislug To offer his client
q ssst
Ast,sri Mauor esough, sirl But " be
thlpks an going to submit to bo robbed
by Ais kuaVsry he'll and himself very
much mislAkeni Ny brother, cir, my
own brother - thiuk Of that, sirl--is try.
Ing 10 cheat me out Of my share OF our
palornsl property. want syon TO take
stsps Immediately TO stop bis proceed.
lpEs n. threatens TO briAg In bill
against the estate that will swallow up
every cent but what's lhat2 Apple bios
som,i Where did you get thosei
Mr.. Clark brought them down this
mornlng Sweet, though rather out OF
place III lawyer. ofIice, don't you
lhInkl
1 doA'l kMow said Mr., Edson, thought.
fully, taking up Iha tumbler and smelling
,hs fragrant things. Where did these
srovi
UplH little county village In Con.
Hse,ies,. Clark 10 from the country, you
know, and should think from his de-
scrlptions iPs quite pretty place. Green
meadows and river, You know, all that
sort OF ,hIRg. But what do you want ne
TO do2
Wait = miHuie, can't your said Mr..
Edison, iupstiently. You lawyers are al
ways in such a teariSg hurry.
Mr.. Castor raised his eyebrows but
made no verbal answer TO this rather in-
consistent remark, while Mr.. Edison
leaned back iu bis chair and lookel at the
apple blossoms, Ia minute he started
up and brushed his hand across bis eyes.
II makes me think OF old tinaS, he said.
/ nearly broke my Hock once climbing an
old apple tree for blossoms like that to
give TO Lacy Baird, the prettiest girl In
school. fell from the top branch and
my brother, | never had bat one, cir,
picked me up and carried me hoHe- He
was real good ts me all the losg time !
gas sick, too. think he'd have died for
me then, and just TO think that now we
should be qasrrsling over few hundred
dollarsi Castor, You needn't do any
thing abosl this matter a't yet, at leasi.
IL guess IN go see him. And say =
rather shyly-you souldn't spare ine a
little twig with few ot those blossoms
on Il, could your
Mr. Castor willingly broke of . branch
aud handed il to him, but he watched Mr.
EdsoHs departure with a curious smile
on bic counlsuauee.
Those apple blossoms are doing ssd
work IH this Office, he said lsughingiy to
Clark. I've l0st one promising case
through then alrOsdy, aud as Tor keeping
my own mind ON snything legal ira All
utter lmpsnibiily. It's quito evident
u My mind iLat Lag aud flowers we're
nsYsr meant TO 10 together. think ~
take them nome TO my wife bciors they
do any msrs Hi'chIef,
Bat % be turned TO 20 out OF the Office
door As saw the sfiice boy sysihg the
busch wlstiully.
Here, John, would yeu like sprayl he
asked kindly, and without waiting for
the eager aususr he sAw ON The boys lips
be tossed him one. Then be ran down
the Office steps haoming agsis the tune
thai bad launted him tAal morHing. lie
looked 30 pleasant as he stood At the
street corner visiting for bIs car that q
ragged little girl who saw him veniared
70 Hsk:
Please. nlsler, shat Is them posicsl
Apple blossoms.
Does they grow on The trees that has
apples oul
Yes.
Oh uyl voulap't IlLslo zee 'sm once
sa,, mister. would yon slve ne liuIs
eass
Yss. Hare. child. breaking Of Sno,bs'
iiuis branch and .giving Il TO her. liz
watched hsf from the ear window take "a
her old hal And slow away bsr treasure
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