The young minister turned pale as the dead , and implored Mrs. Crawford to hid him . But she could n't get him out of the room , and all she could do was to hide him in the china closet . The young minister slipped into the china closet , and old Mr. Scott came into the room . He talked very nicely , and read , and prayed . They made very long prayers in those days , you know ; and at the end of his prayer he said , ` Oh Lord , bless the poor young man hiding in the closet . Give him courage not to fear the face of man . Make him a burning and a shining light to this sadly abused congregation . ' Just imagine the feelings of the young minister in the china closet ! But he came right out like a man , though his face was very red , as soon as Mr. Scott had done praying . And Mr. Scott was lovely to him , and shook hands , and never mentioned the china closet . And they were the best of friends ever afterwards . '' `` How did old Mr. Scott find out the young minister was in the closet ? '' asked Felix . `` Nobody ever knew . They supposed he had seen him through the window before he came into the house , and guessed he must be in the closet -- because there was no way for him to get out of the room . '' `` Mr. Scott planted the yellow plum tree in Grandfather 's time , '' said Cecily , peeling one of the plums , `` and when he did it he said it was as Christian an act as he ever did . I wonder what he meant . I do n't see anything very Christian about planting a tree . '' `` I do , '' said the Story Girl sagely . When next we assembled ourselves together , it was after milking , and the cares of the day were done with .
We foregathered in the balsam-fragrant aisles of the fir wood , and ate early August apples XXXXX such an extent that the Story Girl said we made her think of the Irishman 's pig .
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