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Tames Goats
Butthiswasnotall,fornowInotonlyhadgoat’sfleshtofeedonwhenIpleased,butmilk,too,athingwhich,indeed,inmybeginning,Ididnotsomuchasthinkof,andwhich,whenitcameintomythoughts,wasreallyanagreeablesurprise. FornowIsetupmydairy,andhadsometimesagallonortwoofmilkinaday; andasNature,whogivessuppliesoffoodtoeverycreature,dictatesevennaturallyhowtomakeuseofit, soI,thathadnevermilkedacow,muchlessagoat,orseenbutterorcheesemade,veryreadilyandhandily,thoughafteragreatmanyessaysandmiscarriages,mademebothbutterandcheeselast,andneverwanteditafterwards.
HowmercifullycanourgreatCreatortreatHiscreatures,eveninthoseconditionsinwhichtheyseemedtobeoverwhelmedindestruction! HowcanHesweetenthebitterestprovidences,andgiveuscausetopraiseHimfordungeonsandprisons! Whatatablewasherespreadformeinawilderness,whereIsawnothingatfirstbuttoperishforhunger!
