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Chit Chat.
T . ALMUDIC ALLEGORIES . —The Trees of Paradise . —When the Deity led man into his Paradise , all the trees of the garden of Eden saluted the favoured of the Lord ; with waving branches they offered him their fruits for his food , the fragrant shade of their boughs for his refreshment . " O that he would prefer me ! " saiil the palm tree , ' * ' I will feed him with my golden dates , and the wine of my juice shall be his beverage .
My leaves shall form his tranquil hut , and my branches spread their shadow above him . " " I will shower my odoriferous blossoms upon thee , " exclaimed the apple tree , " and my choicest fruit shall be thy nourishment , " Thus all the trees of Paradise greeted their new-created lord ; ancl his Supreme Benefactor permitted him to enjoy their rich offerings . Of all He gave him liberty to partake . One fruit onlhe was forbidden to
y taste—that which grew on the TREE OF KNOWLEDGE . "A tree of knowledge ! " said man within himself . "All other trees yield me but terrestrial , corporeal nourishment ; but this tree , which would elevate my spirit , and strengthen the powers of my mind , this tree alone I am forbidden to enjoy . " Yet he silenced the voice of desire , and suppressed the rebellious thoughts which arose in his bosom . But when the voice and example of temptation assailed him , he tasted the
pernicious fruit , the juice of which still ferments in our hearts . " Hard is the prohibition which is laid upon man , " said the angelic spirits of heaven ; " for what can be more tempting to a being who is gifted with reason , than the acquisition of knowledge ? And shall he , who will soon transgress the command , therefore be punished with death ? " " AVait ancl behold his punishment , " replied the dulcet voice of celestial love , " even on the path of his errors , amidst the pangs of repentance , ancl the stings of remorse—even there will I be his guide , ancl conduct him to another tree , that grows in his heavenly home . "—Hebrew Review .
JEWISH GRATITUDE . —Esther Levi engaged herself as a servant in the house of Mr . Goldsmith , an Israelite merchant , residing in Cheapside , London ; and as she was mild , complaisant , and desirous of pleasing , she obtained the good feeling of all the family . Mr . Goldsmith had always forbade his children being harsh to servants . " That which we have a right to expect from our servants , " he observed , " is that they fulfil their duties with regularity . Humanity then exacts thatfar from aggravating their positionwe shouldbtreating them
, , , y kindly , lessen their sense of servitude . " This principle was faithfully observed , ancl , at the end of some years , Esther was considered as one of the family . Misfortunes accumulated on the house of Goldsmith . Two of the children died : war with France interfered with the commerce of
England , and ruined Mr . Goldsmith , who died of grief , after a lingering illness , which exhausted his last resources . His poor wife , left without parents , fortune , or defender , was maddened by despair , and her health became seriously affected by continued watchings and grief . One morning , the afflicted widow called her servant , and , witb tears in her eyes , said , " My good Esther , we must separate . Your devotion merits a rich reward , but , alas ! I am ruined , and it is with difficulty I pay the wages 1 owe you . Take this money , the last I have left , and accept as a token of my friendship this ring , the only one of my jewels I have not parted with . " " What are you proposing to me ? " rejoined
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Chit Chat.
T . ALMUDIC ALLEGORIES . —The Trees of Paradise . —When the Deity led man into his Paradise , all the trees of the garden of Eden saluted the favoured of the Lord ; with waving branches they offered him their fruits for his food , the fragrant shade of their boughs for his refreshment . " O that he would prefer me ! " saiil the palm tree , ' * ' I will feed him with my golden dates , and the wine of my juice shall be his beverage .
My leaves shall form his tranquil hut , and my branches spread their shadow above him . " " I will shower my odoriferous blossoms upon thee , " exclaimed the apple tree , " and my choicest fruit shall be thy nourishment , " Thus all the trees of Paradise greeted their new-created lord ; ancl his Supreme Benefactor permitted him to enjoy their rich offerings . Of all He gave him liberty to partake . One fruit onlhe was forbidden to
y taste—that which grew on the TREE OF KNOWLEDGE . "A tree of knowledge ! " said man within himself . "All other trees yield me but terrestrial , corporeal nourishment ; but this tree , which would elevate my spirit , and strengthen the powers of my mind , this tree alone I am forbidden to enjoy . " Yet he silenced the voice of desire , and suppressed the rebellious thoughts which arose in his bosom . But when the voice and example of temptation assailed him , he tasted the
pernicious fruit , the juice of which still ferments in our hearts . " Hard is the prohibition which is laid upon man , " said the angelic spirits of heaven ; " for what can be more tempting to a being who is gifted with reason , than the acquisition of knowledge ? And shall he , who will soon transgress the command , therefore be punished with death ? " " AVait ancl behold his punishment , " replied the dulcet voice of celestial love , " even on the path of his errors , amidst the pangs of repentance , ancl the stings of remorse—even there will I be his guide , ancl conduct him to another tree , that grows in his heavenly home . "—Hebrew Review .
JEWISH GRATITUDE . —Esther Levi engaged herself as a servant in the house of Mr . Goldsmith , an Israelite merchant , residing in Cheapside , London ; and as she was mild , complaisant , and desirous of pleasing , she obtained the good feeling of all the family . Mr . Goldsmith had always forbade his children being harsh to servants . " That which we have a right to expect from our servants , " he observed , " is that they fulfil their duties with regularity . Humanity then exacts thatfar from aggravating their positionwe shouldbtreating them
, , , y kindly , lessen their sense of servitude . " This principle was faithfully observed , ancl , at the end of some years , Esther was considered as one of the family . Misfortunes accumulated on the house of Goldsmith . Two of the children died : war with France interfered with the commerce of
England , and ruined Mr . Goldsmith , who died of grief , after a lingering illness , which exhausted his last resources . His poor wife , left without parents , fortune , or defender , was maddened by despair , and her health became seriously affected by continued watchings and grief . One morning , the afflicted widow called her servant , and , witb tears in her eyes , said , " My good Esther , we must separate . Your devotion merits a rich reward , but , alas ! I am ruined , and it is with difficulty I pay the wages 1 owe you . Take this money , the last I have left , and accept as a token of my friendship this ring , the only one of my jewels I have not parted with . " " What are you proposing to me ? " rejoined