Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1880-12-30
DOCTORING TIE APPLE
TREE.
The ChrOnicte of Ihput6io:m the
UHSbdIitiHidi.

illlu.
For he said, "of a varlty there is
no end to the apples | will build
me new cidOr presses and I will sell
unto the dishonest dealer Of the city,
the champagne that cometh from
abroad that he may label it 20 suit |
himself and sell it to the unwary, |
that VIC may take great profit from
the unrighteous young man who
weareth Alaska diamonds and con.
cealelh his hands IN much cuff, and
afftcleth cheap champagne"
For it is written "Yo shall play
it low down on the pagans of the
city, and ye shall spoil tho young
man whose head is lighter than his
pocket book
And his heart was glad, and was
joyful within hlm, and he picked up
his biz basket and made Joyful
noise within his mouth rs he gat
him unto his tavorile apple tree.
And when he had come unto it,
Tie voice Of his singing was hushel
and his heart was Allied with woe,
and he WAS cast down and sad
even as dog which asketh for u
bone and receiyeth a brick,
For it was 50 that where there Was
one apple on the fruitful branches
Of his iavorite tree, there were three
boys; and they were town boys, and
they were outside OF all the apples
there were, and were looking for
more.
And it was so that when they be.
held the farmer they deccnd!d from
the tree and got over the fence in
great haste.
And they Knocked the husband.
man and smole their palms together
ani danced up and down the road
! before him, and they cast stones nj
! ils dog, and smote IT, insomuch
that the voice of its bowling was
heard even unto Noah Kinsler's as
thou gocst down by Cy. IIanksc's 3
blacksmith shop.
And tho husbandmrn was wroth,
aud he cried aloud, "Would that !
had yc in my hands that might
neck yc" and the lads laughed him
to scorn and called aloud unto him,
and mOckcd and SAID one to anoth
er, "Oh, amt he got gaul z" And
they cntrcatcd him that he woul,
90 INTO the house and cover hlmseI
! up and that he would walk around tn,
block and look for Christmas. And
with loud voice they bcsought hun
that "hc woul lie down and wall
over himself"
And Ahpulblozm the husband
man trcmblcd in the GCrceness o
his rage, inSomuch that he brok
his basket on stump and he LITE,
up his voice and converscd in swca
words, so that the lads were not abl
to stand before him. Aud they file
down the road, but Ahpulblo1m tn
husbandman pursued not after then
, for he WAS heavy with much corr
bread and fried pork, and his hgul
was even as the figure of a sperI
whale, and he was not built to ru
D.. after boys who were light Of ioo'
yea, they are altogether swiit'
:, than arrows aud stronger than oil
i ions.
Now then Ahpulblozm went int
the house, and no held his peac
for this same thing had happeno
, last year and the year before TIL
again.
: And the husbandman said. "Ne'
time l will fx'cm."
: And whom the winter was con
and gone. and the time Of the SIN
. ing birds was come again, and Il
J. ground was soft; AhpuIblozm, II
y son of Harratuthe the Clodh pppo
u said nothing to nobody, but spc
much time w;ch his lAvorto app
p tree, aud he pruned It and digg'
about it and day by day hc waite
- ed its root.
And ho compounded the wat
~ ~ whercwi!h he watcred 1t, from Il
D." herbs of the apothecary and fro
D roots of the field.
i For he stirred into half barrel
- vinegar bllters, ten pounds Of qua
' sia, two quarts of castor oil, b;
vi peck of wormwood, q hat full
Quinlno, some tincture of rhubal
one quart OF tartar emctic, an arr
lc ful of dogwood bark, half n doz
nc of "lndian turnips," "a can of CONGO
IN trated lye, and three gallons of 8,
d. corn whiskcy, whereof if mi
oi drink one drink OF il hc wi
nc straight way lio down and have
fit.
ed And he boiled 1t all in a great
RS on kettle, and stirred it up with
hl hemloek stick, and sprinkled in So
y andcayonne pepper, and tubful I
r. grated horsoradish.
Y And arose carly IN the mornIl
Y, and watered his iayorite apple tr,
r. with this mixture and Mt tho cvt