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dolight when with the bright brig lit they the Y looked so BO pretty nod and so 10 tol tempting opting that wo onedas ono day ventured to bito bite a piece from Q D of thorn them the bahto was waa so BO v doiy a t range and that the ale picc alow from our mouth much sooner booner then it entered and wo we ran in grant terror to our motle root bor r who was nearly as much ad alarmed armed fearing g the pretty balls vi were ere poisonous Y ears alter after that wo we first r aw tw the bov loyc or tomato aad M banco for inesta no 0 o do not yet find it mention d in the wok mok books earlier thin than 3 but but that it ame AM tor for a long tune time been largely c cultivated altiva lod in portugal and astory I 1 lo 10 0 portugal it received tho the memo of tam toronto toi onto n to b but 4 t a ft a native of soil south th america anil it runo came to no n under the name of it Is told that mae many yen a from a in an arn a tho the do bo muda lw york aud and ire MO tea t to new 1 ere wondered into penn feon ua a ahe waco 0 he was wrested for some borne ac E acts act found guilty boil soot to taft il in boik conaty pa had ith him some seeds which lio a had bad penni j ROD frow from the keeper to plant in fit the jilt jail 1 yard ito ho found the soil oil there rich neb and tho the seeds sent up largo plants planta of rout roua growth but before they time of of imprisonment as expired teed and he bo was waa discharged no one end bad thought to inquire tho the namo name or nature of the plants planta these plants after a wonderfully rapid grov croath itil blossomed pod u wore ore soon fail of fealt largo in size BIZO brilliant in color but entirely unknown to any acy ono one aa abo troit matured aured the color changed from a light etca to a rich red and was waa a santee of joy joy ard admiration admira tiou to 0 tho the prisoners abo ko lepers safo ifo cautioned them cat in apt any of it fearing farl ng however tempting it on liht ab t oak look that it was wa poisonous polso nour bile bho b had also the man chobad ho bad planted the seed that she he would bo be careful said and presena rrth a some bo be return in in meal arm M mien ben this strange fruit was fully ripe tb abo bermuda 1 I prisoner did pays falm that way to eo his plants funding the bealles hanging full of ho be asked toi foi salt alt pepper and vinegar and nil all to akere okere on by eating that strange fruit rait bad been thought so poisonous with gart caw enjoyment nn fix a excellent salad after bid him repos ended tended he be informed those dicso curiosity lie had bud excited that this frdd woi was tho the love opple or tomato and waa wr I 1 thought bought a grant creat luxury was waa wed used in elg cooling lit in nu no infinite numb dumber LT 0 of t mhd 4 considered noat local healthy and autri riols after fter hii bid explanation the lady carefully preserved the seed brodt diAti bilLing them autong her ito in a this thin may boy this thia now enot popular esculent it la is said aalde naj a as aito one country dut tor year after that it vim vi as chiefly cultivated as am an aa 1 in the garcev and seldom ad for tile tal table in a after a long lon time I 1 taloo by lutlo its il bablo menta bonamo odera tood and duly appreciated anil and I 1 hen it became 4 groat broat favorite md and its ita merits spread far and ad wide doubtless wo we haro bare around us many things grotto gron as ad aa ornamental shrub ahnin or dag U zip P aji a noxious vt eede ced that did we be but a I 1 army examine and seek belc proper nid aid for would bo be found not dot only beautiful but A great to table luxuries ries i not it n weed but capable of being mado made valuable no doubt many tiro tire carefully rooting out Nari ariona oras kinds of fungi that spring up in A night and tire thought v bile their next bore enjoy daily dady |