Autobiography in an orange
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Newspapers: Browse The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947) Sat 5 Jun 1926 Page 10 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN ORANGE.
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN ORANGE.
(By MA11EL BOUND, 32 years.)
I am a large yellow orange, banging
on one of tho trees In Farmer Skin
ner's orchard. Olio day, ns I wns
thinking of my llfo there, I observed
Charlie, the farm boy. approaching mo
with a basket. I began to feel curious
ns to what was going to happen, I
soon know, though, for slash went a
knife, and I found myself hurtling
Into the basket.
I was then carried, among others, to
a large barn. Farmer Skinner packed ;
us all in a case, and then nailed the
lid on. Tho next morning wo wero
taken in a bumpy old cart to a large
building; half a mile from the orchard, i
A man unnalled the ltd of our case
and placed us in a slanting position
on a shelf. I was one of tho top ones
In the case, so I can tell you what went |
on "there. I could sea 'largo bunches of
bananas, cases of apples, pineapples,
and large poars.
My friend told mo that U.is was a
show called the Exhibition, and that
people come and admire you. 1 got so'
excited when I heard this tliatT nearly
fell out of the case.
Before the ' doors, of. the exhibition
were opened a man caled a judge put
a piece of blue ribbon on our case, and
also a card with "first prize'-' written
on it. .
Then tlio doors of the exhibition
were opened, and peoplo began to
stream into tho building. Towards the
end of tho show a man, whose name
I heard was Sir Oliver. West, came and
bought the case I was in.
I was taken to his home, and his
little daughter admired me very much.
"Very well." said her father, "you
shall eat him for breakfast to-mororw."
I - wonder - what that means. At ell, I
shall soon know I suppose. I am tiied
of talking now. ; .
Good night, everybody.