I got down on niy<ill fours to see if I could
tell what was the matter. Not tosay anything
of myself, who lias a special liking for high
flavoring, Simmons got up wish the blind
Staggers, or something else, and some of the
boys had to show him the way home.
When things got straight with us, which
Was next day, we called in some of the neigh
bors and made a thorough examination of the
pool, which was found to be pure peach brandy
of finest quality. And upon further investi
gation the other springs about in thm orchard
proved the same. Tiie mystery had at last ex
plained itself, and we can only account for it
in this way: Just as the fruit sap was rising
the cold spell forced it back into the roots,
where it camo forth in the form of underground
peaches. They must have been very thick all
over the roots, and after maturing they rotted
and by some chemical action of the earth, or
tho clay soil, the juice was changed into a clear
and delicious brandy, which is now running
out in several bold streams in the or
chard. I have had large cisterns built at each
spring, so that it may not be lost, and I am
putting it up as fast as I can obtain barrels.
