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the rear; among the ornamental and the fruit trees, 

 that intelligent host is at work for yon yielding tribute 

 as much as the horse does his strength or the cow her 

 milk. How much a man loses who does not have these 

 intelligent servants at work for him. 



All around us in air and earth, in shower and sun- 

 beam, are the unseen treasures — thousands of bushels 

 of luscious fruits held in solution waiting for you to 

 give mediums for their crystallization so they can* ma- 

 terialize for you. Oh, the beauty of it and the pathos 

 of this noble army waiting to come as faithful toilers 

 to work for you, or to stand as faithful sentinels to 

 guard your home. And did you ever think that all the 

 rays of light in the air about you, all the gorgeous col- 

 orings woven into the rainbow, are just waiting to fash- 

 ion themselves in forms of radiant loveliness in the 

 tulip and columbine, the phlox and the paeony, and 

 that lovely army God created to cheer our homes ? 



Just give the good Father a chance to see what He 

 can do for you. 



But remember this, that the most stupid of these si- 

 lent servants knows enough to die if you don't take 

 good care of it. 



