Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-11-28
THE TWO APPLE TREES.

THE TWO APPLE TREES.
A rich husbandman had two sons, the ere
exactly q wear older than the otner. me
verv dnv the second was BORA he had sci "a
The Entrance of orchard. two young anP.s
Noes s6h6l In size, which he had since cuhi,
waited %itl mo saiDSf care, and which naa
fhriven 50 equally, that nobody could give we;
IheprefsFence % one 0ftnem befors tne OLE: OLnS9
!, when lischildEsn were capable 'oL naso-
ling garden tools be took them ose s.ns
spring day ITO see these two tsees N.s.Cn ~
had nianieil for ahein, and called atlef Ahelr
,,s.nss When they had sufficiently admir-
"a theIr f;ne growth; and ahe number 0f bios
eor,s7 that covered them. he said, You see.
chiIdreT..I give yoh these trees id good cum
diiion. They will khriveas much by your
care, as fheyaWill lose by yoursneEt igemee,
andtheir fruit willlEeaRard you 10 proportion
10 yonr labor - 81 .sEstfssa tsi9 sIset, ~
The Youngest named EahHnds was inde-
fafigable iTli his attention. He was ali @tna =.
day busy, imcieaging his tree Of insects tisat
would have hurt Il, and he propped Up i.s Stem
To hinder AZ from taking an ugly Dena: ne
looeened the earth all around u, that the
svarnth Of the sun and the moisture OF the
dervr might cherish its roots. His Enoener
had not tended him more carefully 10 ms M
fancy, than he did his young apple tree.
His brother Moses did none Of ali tbs. ne
spent his timeion mount that ewas haid 6y'
throwing stohbs from itlat passengers 70 .ne
road rs went among eli the idle country
boys iii the neigh orh0od. to box with them !;
IS that he was always with broken shins
and black eyes, from the blows ami kicks ne
receivetlsitl his quarrels. He neglected his
free 70 Ear. nsh0rt he never once thought OF
n. till one dayin autumn he by chance saw
Ednnund's tree so full Of apples. streaked with
Durrle and gold, that we're it not rthe props
which supported its branches, the weight of
IL fruif must have bent il to theground.
Struck with the sight ESQ fine d growth,
he ran TO his own, hoping 10 find as large q
crop on il but what was his surprise, when
he sawnothing but branches covered with
moss, and afew yellow leayesl Quite angry
and jealous, heaRent TO his father. aud sald,
.sFaIhesg what s0rtofa tree Is this that you
have gixensme u dry rs q broom stick,
and1I shall not have ten apples on q. But
nybfothef Oh. you have used him bet1
tel. Bid him, ut least to share hisnpples
with u,e..''. r 3ggksIs5 lsysts ftal 81 81 ~
& Share with YOU said his father, = 80 the
Industrious would ioso his labor 10 feed the
idles Make what you get; it is the reward
Ofvouf negligence, and do not think 70 acs
ciase mesof ininsfice when you see pour bro
; ~ ~ J good orSier - Ms II bore as MANY
ioss,,s,,s ana IA s. me soil|. onIV Il
49, -. a. II "a has eDf
his tree clear even0f hesfnallest insects -:
you have suffered them 10 eatsup yours la its
blossom. asaA tsI lss s''. q. 81.
las i do not choose 10 lei any thing God
has given me, and tor which 1 hold myself
accountable to him. 60 70 ruin, take this tree
.Io ~. sss.,. ,s,.,,
= .s. 49,. 4; frnr fis
$3.50 ~. a. cs;s IN ,naE n
l ~ Il. NJ tv 'sra IN
y, - M ,rl
shssf $500, =, o,,
~. ~, 49, y; -, ~ s.-s -, IA
NC Meses IN fse ;..ss;ca " his fasher.ssens