Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-02-27

Mother Dearie.' said Johnnie one
up in the big chair before the IRE
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 his
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 1t is
that some. red -ap s,Sies 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,
just 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 long level
sunbeam from the big red sun going
to sleep over behind the orchard
The sunbeam looked just like 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 II 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
automobile straight along the golden
sunbeam road and before long the
road had to make little turn to go
around the trunk of 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 air
and hardly ever touches the ground.
There is no time to lose If we are
to see all OF the factory and get back
to Mother Dearie before sleepy time"
called the Sandman, as he slid down
one OF the branches toward the big
trunk, The Twins slid down after
him and expect they wore holes in
their stockings doing 1t. Down at the
place where the branch Joined the
trunk OF the tree there was a little
bell knob and the Sandman gave this
a great pull. In moment the Twins
heard tiny little creaking noise. Just
like door swinging In the wind. and
there stood little man much smaller |
than the Sandman, all dressed In a |
pretty suit of green. and all wet with |
apple juice.
"Hullo Sandy, how are We" he |
called. and opened the door wide.
I'm pretty well. Jackie" said the
Il thought that would
bring Johnnie and Jessie over and
lake them through the factory"
"All right, come on in" squeaked
Jackie, or course the inside OF the
apple tree was very dark and you and
could not have seen anything after
The door was shut, but the Twins
Gould see as well as'if II had been out
II doors because OF their magic caps.
They found the inside Of the tree all /
hollow and there was a tiny little
rooden ladder running clear from the