| Show THE GRAIN CROP 11 II chronicles CHAP cliar 3 once upon a certain time machada man had a large field of grain and he took great care of it insomuch that it was beautiful beautia al to behold for the grain was sound and plump and of goodly quality yea it stood so fair that it became the envy of all the fields of grain for fon fori pure and free from cockle and cheat therefore said paid this finans mans enemies let us go to and make this field of grain like unto the other fields for if we let it continue in its growing behold when the day cometh to market it the owner thereof will receive a greater price for his than we receive f for or ours and it came to pass that they were agreed as touching this matter and they forthwith proceeded to sow seeds of cockle and cheat and sun flowers and all manner of noxious weeds and the seeds that were sown did take rostand roo tand began tb ta grow even until they became rank insomuch that they did threaten to choke out this beautiful grain nevertheless the grain continued to grow and waxed stronger and stronger even unto the ripening thereof and also the noxious weeds continued to grow unto their ri ripening penin therefore the husban husbandman ainan dinan saw that when the time of harvest was a approaching pro aching it was n necessary that re he prepare machinery anvill wherewith herewith to harvest ve st his grain for though the weeds were rank and there was some smut yet he saw that the grain that was grain gram was of goodly quality therefore when the summer was co comet methe be harvest time approached and he had bad a goodly number of servants who were wele ready to care for the grain and his enemies also had bad a goodly number of servants who watched this thing and were determined they would have a hand band in the harvesting for eor they were desirous to have havet the he full control of the harvesting machinery yea say they we cant se see e the tares plucked out and not resist we prefer therefore to pluck all the sound grain for lor that is the kind that will bring us the best price in the market arket rh and it will be shekels to us to secure all that we can for know ye not we are fulla prepared to cut and bind and haul and thrash and earner tho th gra grain in into the pen until the whole crop is fully harvested forve for we so much desire this goodly piece of land that we may secure it for ourselves in order that all the noxious seeds and grain of our liking may grow thereon therefore there ethere was commotion in the land and ahe he servants of the husbandman strove with the se servants of his enemies and it came to pass that the servants of his enemies began to gather the grain and some that they thought was fully ripe they began to thrash now be it known that this choice grain yea choice above all other because of the seeds sown that were noxious and permitted to grow in the same field held because somewhat affected yea some of it was smutted and dirty and had bad partaken partaker par taken more or less of the elements of the grosser kinds for know yc yo not thit where bitter and sweet are arc put into the same cup that they will mingle even so will a scabby sheep infect a whole flock or a drop of ink stain a whole glass of water nevertheless the grain that is sound can be cleaned by going through the cleansing process and will have its brightness enhanced for all its good qualities will remain therefore a good husbandman all these things for in the threshing I 1 pi pt icess after passing the fans it must needs go through the screens and the small grain will drop through and the more the shakes the more will drop through for these thin things s arc so ordered in the nature nature of threshing machines the grain that pas w th the spouts is placed in the bushel ready to be garnered yet to prepare it for the great grinding mill it hath to pass the yea this is s done in order that all the du dust stand and whatsoever is not full weight and whatsoever is unclean may be separated yea ea though it all must pass through this process yet it only makes the good grain tue the th e more fit for the miller therefore the good husbandman hecth that they are only helping him and though they think they are working him an injury a ry behold the gr grain aln ain I 1 is S only purged and the good remal neth therefore though the good grain may not like to come in contact with the other kinds vet it after it basseth through that its value is only enhanced and it came to pass that some were harvested and threshed and though it was dirty work standing at the tae tar tail tall of the machine yet the feeders did continue to poke in the grain and though there was much dust and smut sant made manifest and it did cover them all over yet say they vye wc vve must not let up in our f feeding for the motive power is in good running trim yea it is well oiled epand up and tha th belts are true to the pulleys and every part doth work in its appointed sphere and the field Is great and the laborers are arc many therefore so long as the grain doth hoid holdout hold out we will continue to pluck and thrash and prepare for the grind ing behold we have got the whip row and we are determined to harvest all that should be harve harvested for thou though gh we know not where we shall put all the grain when we have measured it yet we will continue our works for our master must needs prepare places for it so in the course of time they began to redouble their diligence for say they the night cometh soon and we are only commenced and it came to pass that they were seeking to hurry burry up matters and there was much hurrying to and fro and alid though the sun shone and the wind blew and the showers descended yet the grain greland grew and waxed strong for it knew the tares must grow with it until the time was fully come for the separation and that they should find their place the wise will know of these things and dlud govern themselves accordingly yea they know three and six make nine yea remorse may not gnaw their conscience I 1 much at this time lime yet it shall gnaw some more nevertheless the darkest hour in the history of the crusade has not come but to know there is a god in heaven makes the trials acceptable to saints yet how will wilmithe the crusaders feel w when hen they meet him chronicler |
