. Peter Parley's kaleidoscope : or, Parlor pleasure book : consisting of gleanings from many fields of the curious, the beautiful, and the wonderful . ed,By every thundergust twas shattered ;Through many a rent the rain did filter,And, fair or foul, t was out of kilter ;And thus the saying came at last — Smiths mill is made for folks that fast. [294] THE TWO WINDMILLS. 295 Now, who can read this riddle right ?Two mills are standing on a height —One whirling brisk, whateer the weather,The other, idle weeks together! Come, gentle reader, lend thine ear,And thou the simple truth shalt hear ;And m
. Peter Parley's kaleidoscope : or, Parlor pleasure book : consisting of gleanings from many fields of the curious, the beautiful, and the wonderful . ed,By every thundergust twas shattered ;Through many a rent the rain did filter,And, fair or foul, t was out of kilter ;And thus the saying came at last — Smiths mill is made for folks that fast. [294] THE TWO WINDMILLS. 295 Now, who can read this riddle right ?Two mills are standing on a height —One whirling brisk, whateer the weather,The other, idle weeks together! Come, gentle reader, lend thine ear,And thou the simple truth shalt hear ;And mark — for here the moral lurks —Smith held to faith, but not to works ;While Jones believed in both, and so,By faith and practice, made it go. Smith prayed, and straight sent in his bill,Expecting Heaven to tend his mill,And grumbled sore wheneer he foundThat wheels ungreased would not go so with Jones — for, though as prayerful,To grease his wheels he eer was careful —And healed with ready stitch, each rentThat ruthless time or tempest sent;And thus, by works, his faith expressed,Good neighbor Jones by heaven was
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