This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...except when duty called him out. A graduate of Davidson College, North Carolina, and a graduate in medicine, he was more anxious to conceal his learning than most men are to parade theirs. But the luster of such a jewel could not be hid, and that popular instinct which recognizes true souls had given Stewart his proper ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...except when duty called him out. A graduate of Davidson College, North Carolina, and a graduate in medicine, he was more anxious to conceal his learning than most men are to parade theirs. But the luster of such a jewel could not be hid, and that popular instinct which recognizes true souls had given Stewart his proper rank before his fellow-preachers knew his full value. A single product of his brain is in my possession. Bigots and exclusivists in the Churches may miss the meaning. Men are bigots, and do n't know it. THE PARABLE OF THE FISHERMEN. A certain great king ordered two companies of fishermen to go out and fish in a large stream that flowed through his dominions, and in the evening bring in the fruits of their day's toil, to supply the tables of the Koyal Palace. The companies went out early in the morning, and began to fish. Soon, however, Company A claimed the whole stream, and tried to drive away Company B. Every effort, fair and unfair, was put forth to this end. Whenever, especially, Company B succeeded in taking any fish, then a cruel and relentless war was waged against them; a part of Company A was at once sent to muddy the water, to break their nets, and to make such dreadful noises as to frighten away the fish. Under these disadvantages, if Company B were able to take any fish, a great effort was made to rob their basket, and put them in the basket of Company A. If Company A could not get them out of the basket of Company B, the next effort was to so damage them as to render them utterly unfit for use. Now all this was done when there was plenty of room for both companies, and more fish than both of them could possibly take. Indeed, multitudes of fish were frightened away by the noise, and swam out into shallows, and bogs, and quagmires....
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Add this copy of California Sketches, Volume 1... to cart. $46.69, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by Nabu Press.
