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"Alas," cried the vine, "they have come to destroy the tree, the pride and glory of the forest!" ALAS CRIED THE VINE THEY HAVE COME TO DESTROY THE TREE THE PRIDE AND GLORY OF THE FOREST
 healed the sick and raised the dead and bestowed inestimable blessings wherever He walked. And the tree loved the Master for His beauty and His goodness; and when He came to the forest it was full of joy, but when He came not it was sad. And the other trees of the forest joined in its happiness and its sorrow, for they, too, loved the Master. And the angel always hovered near. The Master came one night alone into the forest, and His face was pale with anguish and wet with tears, and He fell upon His knees and prayed. The tree heard Him, and all the forest was still, as if it were standing in the presence of death. And when the morning came, lo! the angel had gone. [Illustration: "They are killing me!" cried the tree.] Then there was a great confusion in the forest. There was a sound of rude voices, and a clashing of swords and staves. Strange men appeared, uttering loud oaths and cruel threats, and the tree was filled with terror. It called aloud for the angel, but the angel came not.  BY THE OTHERS IT HEARD THEM TELL OF THE MASTER'S GOODNESS AND HUMILITY HOW HE HAD HEALED THE SICK AND RAISED THE DEAD AND BESTOWED INESTIMABLE BLESSINGS WHEREVER HE WALKED AND THE TREE LOVED THE MASTER FOR HIS BEAUTY AND HIS GOODNESS AND WHEN HE CAME TO THE FOREST IT WAS FULL OF JOY BUT WHEN HE CAME NOT IT WAS SAD AND THE OTHER TREES OF THE FOREST JOINED IN ITS HAPPINESS AND ITS SORROW FOR THEY TOO LOVED THE MASTER AND THE ANGEL ALWAYS HOVERED NEAR THE MASTER CAME OUT ONE NIGHT ALONE INTO THE FOREST AND HIS FACE WAS PALE WITH ANGUISH AND WET WITH TEARS AND HE FELL UPON HIS KNEES AND PRAYED THE TREE HEARD HIM AND THE FOREST WAS ALL STILL AS IF IT WERE STANDING IN THE PRESENCE OF DEATH AND WHEN THE MORNING CAME LO THE ANGEL HAD GONE THERE WAS A GREAT CONFUSION IN THE FOREST THERE WAS A SOUND OF RUDE VOICES AND A CLASHING OF SWORDS AND STAVES STRANGE MEN APPEARED UTTERING LOUD OATHS AND CRUEL THREATS AND THE TREE WAS FILLED WITH TERROR IT CALLED ALOUD FOR THE ANGEL BUT THE ANGEL CAME NOT
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