The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-07-29
Adde'S APPLE PIE.
by HELEN FORREST GRAVES.


"Now, Joseph, apail of fresh water,
please, from the well, said Addie Sill
yester. "And some oven wood, and
q bunch of fennel, and some of those
big roses from the bush by the stone
wa Not all the blossomed-out ones,
you know, Joseph, but buds and half
blown flowers" +"
"Yes, MISS" said Joseph.
"And stop by the hennery fence,
Joseph, and see that the broodsof little
aucklings is all right and the calf
hasn't jumped over the wall, and
good gracious, me, what are you star
ng at, Joseph?"
The hired boy, a great awkward
but of 16, turned very red.
"Please, miss, can't help it," said
Joseph. "But please, miss, I'll go as
asst as ever l can; and if 1 can't find
ho roses, please, miss, / know bush
lovely wild honeysuckle down by
be swamp"
Away went Joseph, swinging awk-
Tardly from side to side in his gait,
lille Miss Sylvester, standing at her
astry table, reflected:
How dreadfully awkward that boy
One would actually suppose him
be all feet and hands. And 1 wish
e could break him of that dreadful
Rblt OF staring with those gobble
yes of his"
Alas, how pathetically different
ere the meditations of honest Joe!
Amt she like an angelo" said Jo-
pm, to himself, stumbling over the
One fence and frightening the golden
cketed little ducklings hither and
n. MY! how them eyes of her'n
sparkle and them little white teeth
Inc every time she speaks! 1 wish
vas buccaneer, or the captain of
ee-masted brig, and then I'd marry
and we'd go and live on desert
and, where there wasn't nothin'
palms and bananer trees!"
'shile pretty Addie, slicing up the
aen apples for pies, was glancing
" at the sparkle of a certain ring
pn the forefnger of her left hand
pam, old-fashioned band of gold,
!. iour claws grasping small but
llaatly watered diamond-the en-
ement ring which Harry Fielding
given her two days before.
and to think that it was Harry's
ners, 30 years ago!' said Addie
erseli' turning the pretty, apple
iea nnger round and round, to see
sunbeams splinter into colored
oows against the crystal facets.
dear; | wonder how shall look
ears from now? But mamma is
right oughtn't to wear it
" my housework."
na slipping it off. she laid the yell
clrclet ON the table and proceeded
uower dust of sweet-scented Gin
on over the apple-slices as they
a their nest of crust.
u Joe returned, with pail of
an armful of wood, favorable
concerning the ducklings and
eu cali, and bunch of delicious
roses, that scented all the air.
'ow, Joe," said Miss Sylvester,
w. you may carry these apple
IS to Bob, the pony, and then
may go and pick some peas for
ss, MISS" said Joe.
! Addie fell into deep reverie,
covered in her pies with blan-
snowy paste and decorated the
WIN the fantastic motions of the
'rious little instrument which
yves call sjiggering ironp-
'ie as to whether she should be
y ~ IN a white swiss muslin, with
m tsn and veil, or in brown cash
'aseiing dress and brown hat,
:. crimson carnation in the side.
asuppose the cashmere would
'c 'he most sensible and useful" !"
s. Audie, as she put the pies into
~ ~ ana glanced up at the clock.
:, ~, dearl the white swiss and
y aa would be SO lovelyI And
'ef can expect to be bride but
'Ae ran out to gather some red