Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01

man swelled and gyrated like sample
of his own goods, puffed UP with the
wind that ever blows from the chorus
land toward the domain of the star.
While the transported DunwOody,
with his Aladdin's apple, was receiving
the tickle attentions of all, the re-
sourceful jurist formed a plan to re-
cover his own laurelS.
With his courtliest smile upon his
heavy but classic features, Judge Men
efee advanced and took the apple, as if
to examine it, from the hand of Dun
woody In his hand it became EX-
hibit A.
"a fine apple,' he said approvingly.
Really, my dear Mr.. Dudwindy, you
have eclipsed all of us as forager.
But 1 have an idea. This apple shall
become an emblem, token, a symbol,
a prize bestowed by the mind and
heart of beauty upon the most deserv-
ing"
The audience, except one, applauded
Good on the stump, amt hep COM
mented the passenger who was nobody
in particular to the young man who
had an agency.
The unresponsive one was the wind
mill man. He saw himself reduced to
the ranks. Never would the thought
have occurred to- him to declare his APP
pie an emblem. He had intended, aft
err it had been divided and eaten. to
create diversion by sticking the seeds
against his forehead and naming them
for young ladies of his acquaintance.
One he was going to name Mrs. Nc
Farland. The seed that fell off first
would be-but twas too late now.
'The apple" continued Judge Meme
fee. charging his jury. Gin modern days
occupies. though undeservedly, a lowly
place in our esteem. Indeed. it is so
constantly associated with the culinary
and the commercial that it is hardly to
be classed among the polite fruits. But
in ancient times this was not so. Bib
lical, historical and NEUROLOGICAL lore
abounds with evidences that the apple
was the aristocrat of fruits. We still
say the apple OF the eye when we
wish to describe something superlative-
ly precious. We find in Proverbs the
comparison to apples Of silver No
other product of tree or vine has been
so utilized in figurative speech. Who
has not heard of and longed for the
apples of the Hesperides? | need not
call your attention to the most tremen-
douS and significant instance OF the
apples ancient prestige when its con-
sumption by our first parents OCCASION
ed the fall of man from his state OF
goodness and perfection.
"Apples like them" said the wind
mill man. lingering with the objective
article. ARE worth $3.50 a barrel in
the Chicago market"
"Now. what 1 have to propose" said
Judge Menefee cOnceding an indul-
gent smile to his interrupter, lis this:
We must remain here, perforce. until
morning. We have wood in plenty to
keep us warm. Our next need is to
entertain ourselves as best we can in
order that the time shall not pass too
slowly. l propose that we place this
apple in the hands Of Miss Garland. 1t
is no longer a fruit, but, as | said. a
prize, an award, representing a great
human idea. Miss Garland herself
shall cease to be an individual, but
only temporarily, I am happy to add
Ga low bow full Of the old time grace).
''She shall represent her sex; she shall
be the embodiment, the epitome of@wo-
manhood-the heart and brain, may
say, of Gods masterpiece of creation.
In this guise she shall judge and de-
eide the question which follows:
''But a few minutes ago our friend,
Mr.. Rose, favored us with an enter
tanning but fragmentary sketch Of the
romance in the life of the former pos
SCISSOR of this habitation. The few facts
that we have learned seem to me to
open up fascinating field for conjec-
ture, for the study of human hearts,
for the exercise of the imagination
in short, for story telling. Let us make
use Of the opportunity. Let each one
of us relate his own version of the
story of Redruth, the hermit and his
ladylove. beginning where Mr.. Roses
narrative ends-at the parting OF the
lovers at the gate This much should
be assumed and conceded-that the
young lady was not necessarily to
blame for Redruth's becoming crazed
and world hating hermit When we
have done Miss Garland shall render
the Judgment of woman. AS the spir-
it of her sex she shall decide which
version of the story best and most
truly depicts human and love interest
and most faithfully estimates the char
acter and acts Of Redruths betrothed
according to the feminine view. The
apple shall be bestowed upon him who
is awarded the decision. If you are
all agreed we shall be pleased to hear
the first story from Mr.. Dinwiddie."
The last sentence captured the wind
mill man. He was not one to linger
in the dumps.
''That's a first rate scheme. judge
he said heartily. "Be a regular short
story vaudeville, won't it? l used to
be correspondent for paper in Spring
field. and when there wasn't any news
T faxed If CHESS lean do my turn all