The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-01
OLD DAYS.
Re heetlrn. Suggested by :,n Apple Bought
Of Train-isoy.

Il. R.ctl-n. suggc.t-d by :,n Apple Bought
ola Train-I.oy.
] bought the app'e OF tn" train-boy.
Not because | wanted it. oh no. | did
it 10 save human life: my W human
life did it To appcasc the ~.train-boy.
who had turned himself loo,e on me 4,
Council Bluffs. and was going to make
me buy something before We got Ia St.
joseph pronounced Sinjo. accent
heavy OH the Jo), or lick me. He
wanted me 10 buy all of Prof. Mat
thcS,' books except the gospel. and
nine of r. L. Roc's novels. and Tay-
lOr'S World on Whc Is" aud BE
tween the Gates" and seven or eight
IF Pinkcrtons fearful and wonderful
detective stories. and Il whole library of
Frl &c novels with vcrs flashing titles
and disappoin:inaly tame reading. and
some California pear, and SIBERIAN
oranges and some Alaska figs and
ScneGambian grapes. some candy pack
ages With n beautiful prize and 4 ten
dollar bill in every package except the
one he Seld me. and some ivOry Orna-
ments made Of ivory that grows on
trees. and some fresh roasted peanuts
which he assured me were George
Washington favOrite fruit. that would
purify the blood. make the hair curl.
whi,cn the teeth. make the complexion
clear and promote longevity. and some
English walnut, meats. vintsge Of 1883.
a railway guide af last july. and some
apples.
| reflected did not think | ought
to huv all the 81 things. because | have
a family e. support. and l am not So
wealthy aS Am said to bc BY the
sole ting committee of poverty
stricken churches and lettering col
lege>. But | felt n perhaps YOU have
felt 4 thousand times. dear nearer. thct
! had 10 buy something of that boy. or
lie down on the floor ~f tnc car and
die.
So l bouCh; apples. ] select Il ap-
pies because they are ra!a'abic. nutri-
iious and Cheap. asked HIM how he
sold his apples Vita exceeding >co-n
he sad: 'Twotorras M" (Which bv in
tcrpr";a;ion =. tws for aeeni). l think
he said two for a cent ! knew 1 hal
just missed a lecture engagement by
railr"ading INFO Il snow drift the nigh,
before. and consequently had JUS,
enough money lc.; to buy ore. in 4 job
lot.
Itt it with grea, difficulty and little
io:. sing hey. the leaihe Y fungus that
j, WAS, handed it back tn the boy
and told him To- keep il; he might want
10 k,N Il dog with II some day. The
boy. with e native in Dependence Of
hi class. n Il tina, I dim { know a good
apple WI en- | go. one. He opined. in
deed. aid very op;nely. too. in 4 loud
tone o: expression. for the bene.it of the
Who'll. car. that when | hN! any orchard
fruit. at home !! RECALLED myself. like =
prince. on dried apples.
did not >miie the boy nor upbraid
him with tard and singing wonis.
More. indeed. in sorrow than in anger |
tcld him | did know wha; a good apple
= and l knew where they used Ia
grow. and moreover. If he would triny
me row. iry entire bank account.
with all the Entertainments. protests and
orerdraf,s thereun,o appertainins.
should be his. The only good apples
in the world. lineal descendants Of the
golden stock of HesperideS. used To
grow. twenty-five or thirty wears ago.
on an old farm. three or four miles out
OF Peoria. H.. on the Noun: Holly
Road told the boy they were not al
ways . fair apple to look upon in their