Crumbs swept up . ips or corn, he had better nottake a farm. It will be cheaper to let some-body elses,hen lay the eggs, and to buy yourtomatoes by the peck. But he who would liketo look out of his window and see rain onthe new-mown grass, and at five oclock wouldlove to walk out and see the day-spring fromon high, or in the garden hear Christ preach-ing from the text, Consider the lilies, orwatch God feeding the ravens, or see himclothing the grass of the field, or In hegush of full moonlight learn the sweetnriss CLERICAL FARMING. 175 of the promise, At evening tide it shall belight, — let su
Crumbs swept up . ips or corn, he had better nottake a farm. It will be cheaper to let some-body elses,hen lay the eggs, and to buy yourtomatoes by the peck. But he who would liketo look out of his window and see rain onthe new-mown grass, and at five oclock wouldlove to walk out and see the day-spring fromon high, or in the garden hear Christ preach-ing from the text, Consider the lilies, orwatch God feeding the ravens, or see himclothing the grass of the field, or In hegush of full moonlight learn the sweetnriss CLERICAL FARMING. 175 of the promise, At evening tide it shall belight, — let such a minister get a place inthe country, and spend the weeks that he hasusually passed among the bright shawls ofstarched watering-places, with his coat off, incheck shirt, and coarse boots, listening while mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and allcedars, beasts and all cattle, creeping things,and flying fowl at matins and vespers praisethe Lord; geranium and branch of apple-blossom swinging their
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