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From inside the book:The popularity of the Parables of Safed the Sage has grown steadily since the appearance of the first of them in the summer of 1915. The Mississippi Mate, whose language was most unlike to that of the pulpit, but whose essential message was not wholly different, introduced this series in that year, and provoked so much of mirth and wholesome reflection that other articles in the same vein followed. The series on the Hollyhocks fairly launched the author upon his career as a grower of those beautiful flowers, bringing him seed from many readers, and requests for seed from the Hollyhocks of Safed.In some respects this is a unique form of instruction; in others it is very ancient. The things of ordinary life are taken as suggestions for practical lessons. This is a form of instruction not only time-honored, but inevitable. We are continually advancing from the known to the unknown, and interpreting spiritual things in the light of things tangible. But Safed's method is wholly his own. His combination of things new and old is unlike that of any other writer of his generation.Two volumes of his Parables have already appeared in book form. The third is presented herewith. The publishers are confident that wherever it goes, home life will be more wholesome, childhood will appear more lovable, and common things will be seen to be full of valuable lessons.The publishers appreciate the interest with which the previous volumes have been welcomed, and are confident that this one will increase the number of those who loved Safed and Keturah.Contents:1 The Cherry Pie 2 The Shoes Under the Bed 3 The System of Keturah 4 The Sunny Side of the Street 5 The Spliced String 6 Of Knowing Too Little and Too Much7 The Stone Half Way Up 8 The Millionaire and the Scrublady 9 The Long Walk 10 The Pet Aversions 11 Things that are Small12 Asking and Receiving 13 The Late Arrival 14 The Iron Fetters 15 The Great Game 16 The Ship that Did Not Sail 17 Something Different 18 The Moving Vehicles 19 Perhaps 20 The Courage of the Captain 21 Rising Above the Clouds22 The Oyster Shell 23 The Gravity Trolley 24 The Frog and the Hornet 25 The Barometer 26 The Private Car 27 Reformers 28 The Man Who Saw New York 29 The Cocoanut Cakes 30 The Viol that was Almost in Tune 31 The ROADRUNNER 32 The Guest-room Towels 33 Pens 34 Consistency 35 Profanity 36 The Evil and Good of Gossip 37 The Kind of People in Our Town 38 The Ethiopian Maiden and the Alarm Clock 39 The Contented Conductor 40 The Strawberry Sundae41 The Traffic Cop and the Blind Man 42 The Screens and the Shoes 43 Things Not to be Forgotten 44 The Car Wheels 45 Things Ancient and Modern 46 The Shoestrings 47 The Lost Tooth 48 The Transformed Tooth 49 The Minister and the Saw 50 The Transplanted Pine 51 The Value of Things Despised 52 The Flesh and the Spirit 53 The Hornets' Nest 54 Heroes and Heroines 55 Good Health and Veraoty 56 Failure and Success 57 The Bed and the Mattress 58 Proteids and Calories 59 The Doughboy and the Kitten 60 The Pianola 61 The Unidentified Taste 62 The Keeper of the Inn 63 Being Put Off at Oconomowoc 64 The Man Who Ran Over a Rattlesnake65 The Worm in the Concrete Gutter 66 Philosophy and Money 67 The Convention of the Lumbermen 68 The Autumn Hollyhocks 69 The Golden Hair 70 The Little Girl in the Blue Dress 71 Seeing the Fire Engine 72 The Wives of the Prophet This book published in 1921 has been reformatted for the Kindle and may contain an occasional defect from the original publication or from the reformatting.

Excerpt from Safed and Keturah: The Third Series of the Parables of Safed the SageThe popularity oi the Parables of Safed the Sage has grown steadily since the appearance of the first of them in the summer of 1915. The Mississippi Mate, whose language was most unlike to that of the pulpit, but whose essential message was not wholly different, introduced this series in that year, and provoked so much of mirth and wholesome reflection that other articles in the same vein followed. The series on the Hollyhocks fairly launched the author upon his career as a grower of those beautiful flowers, bringing him seed from many readers, and requests for seed from the Hollyhocks of Safed.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The eloquent short stories and parables of Safed the sage – a character created by author William Barton – offer moral teachings and thought-provoking vignettes of humanity.Dozens of short yet memorable stories comprise this volume, which seeks to promote the virtues and good deeds that make a life worth living. Sometimes the tales are simple observations of life, of chance encounters and choices made that goes on to make a positive difference. Other times the stories highlight the worthiness of qualities such as kindness, reassurance, listening, and rendering assistance to those in crisis or need.Many of the parables in this text, while inspired by examples found in the Bible, are unique – not least for their setting in a time where railways and electricity were already a fact of life. In all, Safed the sage is a wise and eloquent guide, using his parabolic skills to demonstrate what constitutes the eternal attributes of human decency.Sadly, in the years following the death of the author, the Safed the Sage series of books went out-of-print and became rare. Today, a modest readership is claimed thanks to both chance discovery and the memories of the elder generation who, as youngsters, recall reading and benefitting from the values placed into these little stories. It is thus with a measure of pride that the publisher commissioned these tales for reprinting anew.

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