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be cultivated here at some future time, for it 

 is thought a great deal of in England and 

 France." 



" Oh, I hope not, Uncle Philip ; I hope we 

 shall never go to other countries for trees, 

 when we have so many, and such fine ones, 

 of our own." 



" Now, my dear, that is a very foolish notion 

 of yours ; why should we not seek for good 

 things wherever they are to be found ? Sup- 

 pose the people of other countries should 

 think the same way, and refuse to come to us 

 for our cotton, and wheat, and our oak staves, 

 and all the other things that are cultivated or 

 made in this country on purpose to be sold to 

 other countries ; would not that be a great 

 loss to our farmers ? Now I am always glad 

 to see the blessings which God has sent into 

 the world distributed among all countries, 

 and enjoyed by all people : we have given to 

 Europe one of the most valuable trees in the 

 world, and it is but right that we should 

 get from it any that may be wanting here." 



" What tree is that, Uncle Philip, that we 

 have given to Europe ?" 



" The locust ; as I have already said, one 

 of the most valuable of all the trees." 



