I thought that I stood in a large and beautiful meadow, which lay a short distance from the house in which we lived, and that everything around me or an aspect of peculiar pleasantness.

The first thing that attracted my special attention in this

magnificent meadow was a very pure and clear stream of water which ran through

the midst of it and as I traced this stream I discovered two trees standing upon

its margin both of which were on the same side of the stream.

These trees were very beautiful. They were well proportioned and towered with majestic beauty

to a great height. Their branches, which added to their symmetry and glory, commenced near

the top and spread themselves in luxurious grandeur around.

I gazed upon them with wonder and admiration, and after beholding them a short time,

I saw one of them was surrounded with a bright belt that shone like burnished gold, but far more

brilliantly.

Presently, a gentle breeze passed by, and the tree encircled with this golden zone bent gracefully

before the wind, and waved its beautiful branches in the light air.

As the wind increased, the tree assumed the most lively and animated appearance and seemed to express

in his motions the utmost joy and happiness.

If it had been an intelligent creature, it could not be conveyed by the power of language,

the idea of joy and gratitude so perfectly as it did, and even the stream that rolled

beneath it shared apparently every sensation felt by the

tree.

For as the branches danced over the stream, it would gently swell and then recede again,

with a motion as soft as the breathing of an infant, but as lively as the dancing of a sunbeam.

The belt also partook of the same influence, and as it moved in unison with the motion of the stream and of the tree, it increased continually in refulgence and magnitude until it became

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