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KING SOLOMON'S BLACKSMITH

KING SOLOM0N'S BLACKSMITH.
And Il came TO pass when solomon, the son
oil David, had finished the temple Of Jerusa-
lam, that he called unto him the chief archi-
tecis, the head artifcers and cunning workers.
m silver and guild, and in wood and in iyorv
and IN stone-yea. all who had aided In rear.
ing the temple Of the Lord, and lie said unit
them, Sit ye down at my Table; I have pre-
pared feast for all my chief workers and
cunning artucers. Stretch forth your hands,
therefore, aod eat and drink aud be merry.
j. not the labotcr worthy of his hire. NOT
the skilful artihoer deserving Of honor, Muz-
SIe not the OK that tresdcth out the corn
And when solomon and the chief work
men were seated, and the fatness Of the land
and the wine and the oil thereof were set I'M
on the table, there came one Who knocked
loudly at the door, and forced himself even
into the festal chamber. Then Solomon. the
Ming, was wrath, and said, who and what
manner OF man art thou;' aud the man an
severed and said, When men wish TO honor
ME-, they call me Son Of the Forge but when
they desire to mock me, they call me black
smith-aod seeing that the toll Of working In
hre covers me with sweat and smut, the lat
Ter name, D King Is not inapt, and. in tr,,tb.
my servant desires no better But said
solomon, why come you thus rudely and
nno'dden TO the feast, where none but the
chief workmen Of the Temple are invited J,
Please ye my Lord, came rudely,' replied
the man, because thy servants Obliged me 10
force my way; but I came not unbidden.-I
Was II not proclaimed that the chief work
rsen OF the Temple were invited to dine with
the King Of Israeli Then he who carved the
cherubim, said, This fellow is no sculptor
And he who inlaid the roof with pure gold.
seid, Neither IS hea workman in fine metals
he k<xr .sss a al
cutter Of stone And he who made the
roof, cried out, Nc is not cunning In c.dar.
wood, neither knoweth he the mystery or
uniting pieces OF strange timber together. -
Then, said Solomon, 'What hast thou 10 saw
Son OF the Forge, why should not order thee
10 be piucked by the beard, scourged with n
seouFge, and stoned 10 death with stones -
And when the Son Of the Forge heard this.
he was In no sort dismayed, but. advancing
10 the table, snatched up and swallowed Gun
OF wine, and, said, o King, live forever -
The chief men Of the workers in wood and
gold and stone have said that 4 am not of
snem, and they have said truly. am their
superior; before they lived was created
am their master, and they are all my ser
wants. And he turned him round, and said
20 the chief Of the carver. in stone. . who
Issade the tools with which you carye' And'
he said, The blacksmith And he said 10
the chief Of the mssons, who made the CHI
seis with which the stones OF the TempIe
were squared" And he said, The black
smith And he said 70 the chief OF the work
ers IN wood, Who made the tools with which
you hewed the trees on lebanon. and form
cd them into the pillars and roof of the Ten.
PIE" And he answered, The blacksmith.
Then said he to the artifcer in gold and ivory
WIG make your instruments, by which you
work beautiful s,ngs for my Lord the King !,
Ana no sa'd, Ehe biacksmi,h.' Enough. !
enough, good fellow said solomon, Thou
hest proved that invited thee. and ,hou a.
all mems father in art 60, wa.h IN. 49,,
Of the forge from thy face, and com. and .,i
Aemy right hand. The chiefs of nv work.
men are but men, thou at MORE So il han
pened at the feast o. Solomon, and blaot.
smiths have been honored ever since.
Jsicish Tra.ti0a.--"W When Moses was sfill
child, Pharaoh played with him. Moses
took hold OF Pbsraoh's beard, and drew ou:
the jewels with which il was covered. Pha-
Taoh said to Jethro, BALKAN, and Job. who
were ViZsers At the time, Il am afraid tina,
that Jew boy will one day overturn nv EN-
pre-. What is TO be done with him y BaIaam
advised Pharaoh 10 kill Moses. Jethro said
NO, but try whether he has understanding
by putting before him gold and Ere II he take
hold OF the gold. then kill him but IL he
'"aeh tne IRE, then II Is proof that he will
not be clever Job was silent. b,,t I.,hr,,s.
advice was followed. Mo.e, wanted ~ 49,
bold OF the gold, but the snxsI OF The Io,S
turned his hand towards the Gre. which he
put 10 his tongue; on which account Moses
SAD o'meulty Of speech. q AN slow of
speech, and slow Of tongue Job. on ar
count OF having followed the sys,em Of az
Peaiency, was punished a. described IN the
BOOK OF job. BalaAm was killed. Til. 49,
y Is current among the Jews Of MeshId"
lIGeTAiAg Wsash
IN the gardens Of ChapuItsree. 49, Mi,
20, the hTst object that strikes the eve /, A..
masnihoeDt cypress, call thu Cypress Of Non
leIuma u lad s'.a'ned iis full grou a., Sbeo
monarch was on the throne. I59O1 a. 81,
Il must now be at least 400 years old w., !,
still retains all tho VigUnr Of youthful vsge,s-
Son. The trunk Il forty one feet IN eireum-
terence, Jet the height is 90 majestic AZ 10
make even this enormous mass appear slen-
Ger. 40 santa Maria do Tula, In 6a1sea. i
cypress gJt English feet Ia oireunfsreoee.
sn'eh YET does not show the Slightesl SWAP
Whs" 'Hsa end sri6 o., naf s.,-A A.
bossNiok and bis wife we're coma tims 80,
w1oWn from sstaEs N ne upper part ~ a
"rE, end received considerable ipiyrv ~,
instituted saa against the propvistor. -
ne Hne' and recovered $500 AZ dln,,,..' g.,
INJURY sustained N hrs head and 49, Il ~ ].
sum vas duly Pad. Thew nr. and a., ~
Nes essed further damages for iniurv -.
TO Mrs. , ard the jury t,ought 4 49,, 80.
given fof . nah's broken head. no -. /, -.
would compensate for his injured -.
seV0 were given 10 Mrs. Bs vound,.