Year: 1879

Ia that besutifdl psfs of Germany
which bosrders on the Rhine, there
is noble castle, which, as you trav-
ell on the western beak of the river,
you may see lifting it's ancient tower
on the opposite side above the
groves of trees which are as old as
itself About fifty years ago there
lived in that castle s noble gentle
man, whom we shall simply call Bar
on The Baron had an only son,
who was not only comfort to his
father, but was q blessing to oil who
lived on his fathers land


II happened on certain occasion,
that this youog man being absent
from home, there came French
gentleman to see the old Baron. As
soon as this gentleman came into the
castle, be began to talk Of his hesv-
ly Father in terms that chilled the
old nau's blood, on which the Baron
reproved him, saying "Are you not
afraid of offending God, who reigus
above, by speaking in such a man-
ner gn


TIE gentleman said be knew moth
ing about God, for be mad never seen
him


"The Baren did not notice at this
time what the gentlemen said, but
the next morning took occasion first
to show a beautiful picture which
hung on the wall -


my son drew that picture said
the Baron.


"Then your son is a very clever
man. replied the gentleman.


Then the Baron went with the Wis.,
itor into the garden and showed
him many beautiful flowers and
plants.


"Who has the ordering Of the gar
den ?n said the gentleman.


my son." replied the Baron; he
knows every plant, may say, from
the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop
on the wall.


Indeed w said the gentleman.
II shall think very highly Of him
soon "A-l 9FRei ~ H


The Baron took him into the vii
lage, and showed him q small neat
cottage, where his son had establish
ed school, and where he caused all
the poor people who had lost their
parents, to be received aud nourish-
ed at his own expense.


The children in tbs house looked
SO happy and innocent, that the
French gentleman was very much
pleased, and when he returned to
she castle, be said to the Baron:


What happy man you are, to
have such good son !"


How do you know that I have
good son ~


Because I have seen his WORKS,
end know that be must be both clever
aud good if be has done all you have
shown me-"


"But you have never seen him"


No; but l know him very well,
because Judge from his works"


"Yeu do ? and please now draw
near this window, and tell me what
you observe from thence


why, l see the sun travelling
through the sky and shedding It's glo.
ries over one of the greatest coun-
tries in the world and behold q
mighty river at my feet and vast
range of woods and see pasture
grounds, and orchards, and vine
yards, and cattle aud sheep feeding
in green fields; and many thatehed
cottages here and there


and do you ace anything to be
admired in ell this ?r


'Do you think that | want com.
mon sense {? or that | have lost the
use of my eyes, my friend ?" said the
gentleman augrily, that | should
not be able to relish the charms Of
such scene Ike this ~


"Well, then, said the Baron, "if
you are able to judge Of my sons
good character, by seeing bis good
works, how does it happen that you
form no Judgment of the goodness Of
God, by witnessing such wonders of
His hsndiwork as are now before
you? Let me never hear you. my
good friend, again say that you know
not God, unless you would have
me suppose that you have not the
use Of your sensesr nl
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