Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-06-10
THE STRONGEST BOY.

happy. EeA&<ys orllhAft country boy 49,
natter Of fact. however, he was the strong
cst boy IN the word, aud al On account 81
the "Lrcn Grcensngs.
Now 1 know you viii ask the very FRS, |
shing. How could Iron Grceninss make |
how strong" That - tho STORY winch SIN !
goins to tel you. and when have hn,shcd
an sure that you win agree with ne that Il
= a very rcrnarkabie story indeed. Aud tins
l. the story.
You see, AIR. Jackson, Lewis father. had
large apple orchard, and right IN thc mud
de of IL was a tree OF greetings. and "a Gay
that I.sw.s was born the Old man buried q lot
Of rusty irons and iron barrel hoops ard the
scraps Of a cast iron stove at the fooi II The
tree because Il had never horne an epl.c,
and nc thought the strength OK the iron rust
might d. IL Socd.
That summer the tree was loaded with
greetings. and Lewis brother. a harum
/ scararn child az SIX. gave the seven months
7 old baby one OF the apples 70 eat-nct only
/ that. hut cut Il up for HIM. and instead OF
DIVING IN commissions the infant. Who had
| been sickly before. thrived upon it.
The village physician vas called in On loos
a. the child. and he Immediately ADVISED
/ them % throw away al their milk and 90
/ let the child eat az the apples he eou'd-ou,
/ only from the one tree.
! "Hr IL likely 20 absorb - much iron 'ha,
! be vii be the strongest child IN the word
/ lie anaivzet one OF the apples when be so,
| home and found that u was 90 per cent. IRON
! and only ten per cent apple, 50. II course.
anv child who ate nothing else would a .,orn
- much ron that his muscles would b., hard
as anvils.
a. CONSEQUENCE. when Ettle LEWIS was
/ eirht years old he was jus; as strong rs 4
p1ir II cattle. and he liked nothing te,tcr
.han - shov his strenvth. II he iacn z
been od-natured I'm sure I don't snow
What might have happened. because be
| could have pulled the schoolhouse % riccc..
| and cou'3 uproot saphnEs 81 several years
growth.
OF course u was a great saving 20 his "a
Their. such strong son. He'd Gear fclt
~ rocks En- g single day. wrcnching them cr'
[ &C the earth and tossing them over the ic0c,
IS II fhcy had been pebbles instead q
bow'iers-
Then. too. nc did an the riovirs He'C
start ont IN ne morning with scr-c '~N. c
IN his pocket and piow az his heels. arc o'
! noon he'd have done the work cf r1fr o
cattle and would have thought - fun. to'.
%. Il for any rcssor he was un-hc g
| cat for few hours his strength leit fiu rn'
y vas lust Ike ether hovs. H. used @
carr supply % a7p'es ir bis pockets. 70
one day when he was pulling Dad Of icc
up from the village. he found he'd eaten
last anrlc and lis Strength left ham aul ,
had q cave the waVon 10y the SIDE 81 in
rad arf ran home for a- apple. TIC
when De returned be picked up thc 40
and skipped mp TIRE hills ike colt ID
meadow on frosty morning
Tier il hich mountain hear ne tac.
s0r r'ace called Mount Ncmaancttuck-
Is 10 miles high ard q considered By -cu
r.-~--rhers 20 he she hirhcst ucunta'n
New England. although whether New in
land extends as FAR into the ar as that Is
thing that rather doubt. 50 the mounta
nav not be in New England after az.
Ar,-av. the view frcm The TOP i fine
One summer Mr.. Jackson had hous
fui % boariers ard they were tl crazy
- 20 he ton ~ this mountain. iiui lie b.
-, lorse ard Lewis was roo busy Nth far
work - sake chem zap I'm tie bir carry All.
IL I ret my buckuhent al planted Is q
t-h rf July IL give LEWIS q holiday and
can Ersr YOU % the TOP. It'stoo far 20 va
and the road j. too rough f0r my cattle, b
Ie,rfs has been fai-hiui al the spring a
I'm willing 81 let HIM have G day 81 p-easu
II he wants to-
- Four1h q July was a beautiful, clear On
Bright and early n the morning Le'
cleaned the carryal. wAich would ncld
-, rersons. thcn he CREASED The wheels and q
five az the largest apples that ne could d
&c or the tree.
re think 7 see some Ct my readers IAN.
M AZ me and saving that Zrccnir-s arr
RE or the Fourth. but the iron greonii
DC veFe.
Ter Rieht after breakfast the p!cnickeTs ca
- ont and clanbcred into the wagon. ia
we're three stout old ladies, two IA Oh 8
u tlencn. three chubby young giris ane =
rortlv Young men. besides q huge naskei
lunch Don't forget 10 put in some u
greetings for me. said Lewis, and q
vent into the harm 20 get his harness on.
Lewis frosted of -skc young sazeiie, a
thanks % the Eve apples be soon reae'
- / the TOP. although &. was 20-siiile climb o
- a rough mountain road
After they had looked q TIC sun N
.hc5r eves ached they were ready for lur
TIE rest Of the party ate such foolish TIN
a. MES and cake and sandwiches and IN
hut Lewis shifted az such taircs and
nothing hut Ave greenings- lie knew (
thev would he sufficient % carry HIM NJ
. with full strength
Poor boy. he did not know that mist
had been made and that ordinary grcenl
lad been brought up. II you ask how =
came 20 be ordinary greenings on the fos
must ask you not 20 interrupt me-
49, Late IL the Afternoon they climbed
=, The wagon ard Lewis began tackina
- down. Il vas easier than pulling, for =
- oas no danger q his beng run over
he had gone about q mile ~ a rafting
when he felt hungry, and his strength
hin a. quickly a. . fveceut piece d
49, through q hole Ia your trousers poeket.
-, shouted 20 everybody % jump, but be d
speak quickly enough, ard Just then
wagon came 10 a furn in tho road
plunged 0f a sheer precpice seven =
and 800