"I gathered these from the apple trees," I said, holding out the verses.

A country of orchards and gold-dust sunshine falling through the quaint tapestry trees, falling dreamily on heaped-up gold, and the grave backs of little pigs joyously at large in the apple twilight.

In a word, both the season and the place were charming, though most of the flowers had already faded; and the apple, and the pear, and the peach, were taking the places of the inviting cherry.

Where was Murray throughout that long and painful day, when his father lay dyinghe, the idolised son, the apple of the old man's eye?

"Why, it's the Apple Orchard chariot!"

Tyrants are not in the midst of you to throw the apple of discord and raise hatred in this national family, hatred of races, that curse of humanity, that venomous ally of despotism.

It was the first child Buck had seen for three years; it was his child and hers; and, in the apple-tree, Buck watched fixedly.

So they tied their horses near-by in a cool and shady place and straightway sat them down under the apple-tree in the soft tall grass, which was yet fresh with the coolness of the morning.

[Illustration: W] Winter comes, as winter will, Bringing dark days, frost and rime; But the apple is in vogue At the Christmas-time; At the merry Christmas-time Folks are full of glee; Then they bring out apples prime, Of the primest tree; Then you the roast apple see, While they toast the apple-tree, Singing, with a jolly chime, Of the brave old apple-tree!

Measure the apple chips also, and add when the liquid boils.

The story of Tell's refusal, and of the apple placed on the head of his son to be shot at, the world knows far and wide.

If he had had a little more time, he would have hit upon a plan which would have removed all the difficulty at once, by dividing both the apple and the pear, and giving to Lucy half of each.

So Mary lost his second garden complete, even unto the box of spring onions which were the apple of his gardening eye.

The cider country is still far off, however; for Dorset, though the soil and climate are well suited to it, has not yet looked upon the culture of the apple as an important item in farming, and orchards of any sort are few and small in size.

As the book says, 'it has the same tender and mucilaginous core; the seeds are not enclosed in a dry hull, like those of the apple; and the pulp of the quince, like that of the pear, is granulated, while that of the apple displays in its texture a firmer and finer organization.'

Eve In the apple orchard, Ninon de Leuelos.

The princess and the apple tree, and other stories.

There is a beautiful example, and apt for illustration, in the picture by Francia, in our National Gallery, where St. Anna and the Virgin are seated together on the same throne, and the former presents the apple to her divine Grandson.

APPLES.The origin and first home of the apple, is unknown.

In Homer's time the apple was regarded as one of the precious fruits.

Heat a cup of milk to boiling, and stir into it a tablespoonful of cornstarch rubbed smooth in a little cold milk, and one fourth cup of sugar; cook until thickened, then add the yolk of one egg, and pour the whole over the apple.

A witness brought in a short section of one of the apple trees, which had twenty-nine rings showing its age, which made a sensation.

" "And Adam have had eyes only for the serpent, not even coveting the apple.

Then grate all the apple from the pulp.

The apple is especially an American .