Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-11-19
The Orchards.

The Orchards.
Why was the orchard created two
DAYS before the fish and birds and three
days before the cattle? Among other
things. to impress the world with les
son 1t is too stupid to learn-thst fruit
diet is healthier than meat diet, and
that the former must precede the latter
The reason there are IN the world so
many of the imbruted and sensual is
that they have not improved by the
mighty. unnoticed fact that the or
chards of paradise preceded the herds
and ayiarles and fish ponds Oh, those
fruit bearing trees on the banks OF the
Euphrates and the Gihon and the Hid
dekell | wonder not that the ancient
Romans. ignorant Of our God, adored
Pomona, the goddess of fruits, and that
all the sylvan deities were said to wor'
ship her. and that groves were set apart
as her temples. You have thanked God
for bread a thousand times. Have you
thanked him for the fruits which he
made the first course Of food in the menu
of the world table? The acids OF those
fruits 10 keep the worlds table from be-
ing insipid, and their sweets to keep IL
from being too sour!
At this autumnal season how the or
chards breathe and glow. the leaves re-
moved, that the crimson, or pink OF
saffron, or the yellow, or brown may
the better appear, while the aromatlcS
fiji the air with invitation and reminls-
ceuce. AS you pass through the orchard
on these autumnal days and look uI
through the arms Of the trees laden witf
fruit YOU hear humping on the grouno
that which is fully ripe, and, throwing
your arms around the trunk, you give
shake that sends down shower Oh goie
and fire on all sides Of you. Pile up II
baskets and barrels and bins and OF
shelves and tables the divine supply
But these orchards have been under tn
assault OF at least 90 centuries-tn
storm. the droughts, the winters tn
insectivora What must the first orcnar'
have beeng And yet it is the explorer
evidence that on the site OF that orchar'
there is not an apricot, or an apple
an olive-nothing but desert and desc
lation. There is not enough to torag
the explorer s horse, much less to Zee
his own hunger In other words tina
first orchard is a lost orchard How oil
the proprietor and the proprietress G
all that intercolumniation OF fruitag
let the rich splendor slip their posses
sionY IL was as now most OF the OF
/ chards are lost-namely, BY wantin
more. Access they had to all the d
trees, apricots, walnuts. almonds al
ples-bushels Oh bushels-and were to-
hidden the use Of only one tree III tn
orchard. Not satisfied with all but ont
they reached for that and lost the who
3 orchard.
Go right down through the busine
marts of the great cities and find anon
I the weighers and clerks and subord
mates men who once commanoeo u
o. commercial world They had who
orchard of successes, but they want'
u inst one more thing-one more house
oue more country seat or one more sto
or one more railroad or one more mllllo
They clutched for that and lost all thu
. had gained. For one more tree they 10
/. a whole orchard There are ousine
men all around US worried nearly
death. The doctor tells them they oug
e. 10 stop Insomnia or indigestion OF &C
ing at the base Of the brain or UNCOVER
able nerves tell them they ought to sto
They really have enough for themseiv
and their families Talk with the
about their overwork and urge mo
prudence and longer rest, and they 50
"Yes, you are right After have
complished one more thing that ha
ON nv mind will hand over my bu
ness to my sons and go to Europe a
omit the kind Of exhausting life na
been living for the last 30 years " Soi
morning you open your paper, and ioc
'" ing at the death column. you nno
suddenly departed this life. In uyi
h 70 win lust one more tree. he lost
whole orchard
Forbidden Fruit
Wonder is a man with many styles
innocent entertainment and amuseme
He walks, he rides he plays tenpins
ss nriyate alleys, he has books on his
10 HE. pictures on his wall aud occasio
=, outinos, concerts, lectures, baseball u
, cts and the innumerable deiisnts
~ friendship. but he wants key 70
Mace of dissolutc convocation- de wa
asuociation with some member OF D