God planted the seeds of
all these trees - "
"Ay that did he - that did he -" muttered Deerslayer; "and a goodly
harvest has followed."
"God planted the seeds of all these trees," continued Hetty, after
a moment's pause, "and you see to what a height and shade they have
grown! So it is with the Bible. You may read a verse this year,
and forget it, and it will come back to you a year hence, when you
least expect to remember it."
"And did you find any thing of this among the savages, poor Hetty?"
"Yes, Judith, and sooner and more fully than I had even hoped. I
did not stay long with father and Hurry, but went to get my breakfast
with Hist. As soon as we had done the chiefs came to us, and then
we found the fruits of the seed that had been planted. They said
what I had read from the good book was right - it must be right -
it sounded right; like a sweet bird singing in their ears; and they
told me to come back and say as much to the great warrior who had
slain one of their braves; and to tell it to you, and to say how
happy they should be to come to church here, in the castle, or to
come out in the sun, and hear me read more of the sacred volume -
and to tell you that they wish you would lend them some canoes that
they can bring father and Hurry and their women to the castle, that
we might all sit on the platform there and listen to the singing
of the Pale-face Manitou.
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