Show from the model american courier THE unfruitful TREE A PARABLE FROM THE GERMAN OF krummacher A countryman had a brother who lived near the city and was a gardener and his orchard was full fall of the most moat beautiful trees upon which he greatly ped prided himself and his skill in rearing them no now the countryman went to visit his brother and admired the trees which stood in beautiful rows tall tail and even like wax candles then the gardener to him I 1 here my brother I 1 will give thee a tree the best in my nurse thou baft enjoy the fruits of it thy children and thy childrens children then he called his husbandmen and dug up a choice tree and the brother rejoiced greatly and carried it straightway to his own field the next morning great trouble filled his minu mind where he should plant the tree tor for he thought if I 1 plant it there on the hill the wind will shake off the pr precious e i ous fruit before it is ripe and it if I 1 plant it here i ne near r t the he road by will see it and be tempee to rob me of the beautiful apples and it if I 1 plant it near the door of my house it is not sate safe against the depredations of my children and servants then lie he considered and at last planted the tree at the north side of the barn here said he to himself the spying thief will never think of looking and he rejoiced at his own cunning but lo 10 the tree bore no do fruit the first year nor the second then he be hastened to his brother the gardener e angrily and taid aid thou hast bast deceived me and oven eiven me mea a miserable barren stick instead of a fruitful tree for lo 10 this is the third year and yet it has produced nothing but leaves then the gardener smiled and abid answered this gives me no sn prise thou hast bast planted the tree where it has only the cold wind and neither licht nor heat how should it then produce blossoms and fruit it was and still is a noble tree but thou bast planted it with an evil and suspicious heart why dost thou then expect to gather from it anything noble and beautiful W F |