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PROMISES
“Oh, grandpa,” said Charlie, “see how white the apple-trees are with blossoms.”
“Yes,” replied grandpa; “if the tree keeps its promises, there will be plenty of apples; but if it is like some boys I know there may not be any.”
“What do you mean by keeping its promises?” Charley inquired.
“Why,” returned grandpa, “blossoms are only the tree’s promises, just as the promises little boys make sometimes are blossoms. Sometimes the frost nips these blossoms, both on the tree and in the boy.”
“I see,” Charlie remarked; “then you think when I promise to be a better boy, I am only in blossom. But I’ll show you that the frost can’t nip my blossoms.”—The Young Evangelist.
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Dr. Alexander MacLaren writes as follows about following the promises: