Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-03-04 | Page 9 | Adventures of a Red Apple

ADVENTURES OF A RED APPLE ' The first I can remember of my early lire was that I was a tiny pink and whlto bud, hut as tho sweet spring das advanced my petals opened and became a hxmillful apple blossom. Summer drew near, nnd I, by then, became be-came an apple. ' One September morning a firmer nnd three other men came into the orchaid and began to take the apples from the trees. 'What will become of us?' willed come of the apples 'Where shall we be taken to7" "A man picked me off tho tree 'Oh, Jlr. llrown, seo this beauty!' 'Yes,' said the old farmer, 'It is a beauty, but now work, don't stop at eery beauty.' ' I soon found mi self being packed Into a bind among many other apples. ap-ples. 'Where are we going now ? asked a large but not beautiful apple. 'Oh, I heird thit nun over there say we were to bo shipped,' answered a very liomelj apple 'Tho next thins I knew we were on our way to New York When I arrived ar-rived in New York it wis new, Indeed, all was hustle and bustle after the quiet country life. 'Oh' Is this New York?' asked several small apples 'Wo were soon moving again, and Bomeone said wi vero going to u store Hy and by top ot a burel was taken off, nnd i Vere again in the open nlr that those who were near the top, nmn,. thoio I was I was put outside of the store next, but oh. such a different place from what I hid expected' On all sides of me were houses und stores, and by and by something came buzzing along ond I heard someone say It was a trolley ci " A llttlo fclrl came lions Just then and grabbed him up He could so no faither, for tho little girl began to eat him.