Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-19

Mother Dearie," said Johnnie one
night after he and Jessie had crawled
up in the big chair before the fire.
place, what makes some apples green
when they are ripe and other apples
green when they are green?'
Mother Dearie Rugged her little
Twins close to her side and smiled
into the fire, and just then there came
a little pop in the fireplace and there
in a cloud Of black SCOT stood the
Sandman, laughing and bobbing MS
head at the children.
Seems to me | heard something
said about apples as ! came down the
chimney" said the Sandman.
Yes" said Jessie. johnnie was
just asking Mother Dearie why it. Is
that some red apples are green and
some green apples are red
Didn't either" said Johnnie. Il
asked her why green apples are green
and red too"
Don't quarrel about that. because
we can easily go and find out all
| about it," said the Sandman. So he
pulled out of his pocket the very
same two long pointed caps with bells
ON their ends tina. the Twins had
worn before, and they clapped them
on their heads and there they were,
no bigger than the Sandman. The
Sandman took each one by the hand,
lust as he had done before, but this
time they did not skip up the chimney
in the smoke. The library window was
open and through 1t came a long level
sunbeam from the big red sun going
to sleep over behind the orchard.
The sunbeam looked just like a won.
| derful road all made out Of gold and
the first thing they knew they were up
on that golden road and there was the
cutest little golden automobile they
had ever dreamed of. II was no big.
ger than half an orange but 1t was
plenty big enough for the Sandman
and the Twins, so they hoped in and
| the Sandman cranked up the engine
and away they went like the wind.
The Sandman steered the golden
| dulOlnoDlle ldiShN uioA6 wv So'N~h
sunbeam road and before long the
road had to make a little turn to 60
around the trunk Of a big old apple
tree.
This is the apple factory" said the
Sandman, and they all climbed out OF
the automobile and stretched their
legs. They were way up high in the
branches because, you know, the sun
beam road runs right through the all
and hardly ever touches the ground.
There is no time to lose II We are
to see all of the factory and get back
to Mother Dearie before sleepy time
called the Sandman. as he slid dowr
one of the branches toward the big
trunk. The Twins slid down aftel
him and | expect they wore holes ir
their stockings doing it. Down at thu
place where the branch Joined the
trunk OF the tree there was a little
bell knob and the Sandman gave thi'
a great pull. In a moment the Twin.
heard a tiny little creaking noise, jus
like a door swinging In the wind, ant
there stood a little man much smaller
than the Sandman, all dressed In
pretty suit of green, and all wet witt
apple juice.
"Hullo Sandy, how are ye," h,
called, and opened the door wide.
I'm pretty well, Jackie" said tn,
Sandman. Il thought that l woul,
bring John1ifo and Jessie over en-,
take them through the factory"
"All right, come on in squeake,
Jackie. OF course the inside of tn
apple tree was very dark and you an,
I could not have seer anything afte
the door was shut, but the Twin
could see as well as II 1t had been GU
of doors because of their magic caps
They found the inside Of the tree al
hollow and there was q tiny littl
wooden ladder running clear from tn
top to the bottom, Down the ladde
they went, Jackie first, then Johnnie
next jessie and then the Sandman. ]
was a pretty long climb because the
we're so small, but they finally reache
the bottom, and there was a larg
room, all filed up with wooden pipe
that looked Just like water pipes.
Some Of these pipes were yello'
and some were white and some wer
green In color and they ran in ever
direction.
Just as Johnnie was about to IA
the Sandman what the pipes we're fc
little Jackie turned around an
~suueaked. The green pipes carr
the green juice up to the leaves an