LOOKING AHEAD
' Johnny,' said the new minister to the six-year-old youngster seated upon his knee, ' if I give you two nice big peaches, what will you do with them?' ' Eat 'em,' said Johnny. ' Brit how about your little brother, Tommy? Are you willing to give him some of them?' ' Oh, yes, I will give him the stones,' replied the generous Johnny. 'What will he do with the stones? He can't eat them.' 'No,' said Johnny; 'but he can plant 'em, and they will grow into a tree, and when he gets a big man he will have lots of peaches.' 'Yes, but why not give him the other part and keep the stones yourself, and then you would be the one to have the nice big trees full of peaches, some time.' ' Yes, I would like to do that way,' said Johnny, 'only, you see, I am two years older than Johnny, and I might not be alive when the trees begin to bear.'
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New Zealand Tablet, 25 May 1911, Page 982
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164LOOKING AHEAD New Zealand Tablet, 25 May 1911, Page 982
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