Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-08

the old clo' man of the Evening STAR The book
tells great many curious stories of Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob, but the richest are those about Joseph
and Moses.
Ii seems that, according to this history, Moses
left the court OF Pharaoh, King ofEgypt, when he
was about Is years of age. He was then young and
handsome, and well acquainted with all the mystic
ries and magic of Egypt. He took with him par
eel Of old clothes and cid silver and went into the
land Of Cush to make his fortune Here he remain
ed several years, and in conjunction with the king
of the Cushtes, laid siege to city. BY and by the
king died mysterionsly, and Moses married his
beautiful widow and became the king in his stead.
He reigned over forty years, but had no children
with his wife. He then abandoned her-and went
down to Egypt, old clothes and all, and there met
with BALKAN and his two sons, James and Jambres,
where they had curious tilt in magic.
One of the most curious stories is the following
account of Joseph and Potiphar's wife =
And Joseph was eighteen years old, a youth with
beautiful eyes and Of comcly appearance, and like
unite him was not in the whole land of Egypt. At
that time whilst he was in his masters house, going
in and out ofthe house and attending his master Ze
licah his masters wife red up her eyes toward Jo
seph and she looked at him, and behold he was
youth comedy and well favored; and she coveted his
beauty in her heart, and her soul fixed upon Jo-
seph, and she enticed him day after day, and Zel.
up his eyes to behold his masters wife. And Zeli-
cah said unto him, how goodly thy appearance
and form; truly have looked at all the slaves and
have not beautiful slave thou art and Jo
mothers womb created all mankind And she said
unto him. how beautiful are thine eyes, with which
thou hast dazzled all the inhabitants of Egypt,
and women; and he said unto her, how beautiful
they are whilst we alive but shouldst thou be-
hold them in the grave, surely thou wouldst move
away from them and she said unto him, how beauti-
full and pleasing are all thy words; take now pray
thee, the harp which is in the house, and play with
thy hands and let us hear thy words. And he said
unto her, how beautiful and pleasing are my words
when speak the praise of nay God and his glory;
of thy head behold the golden comb which is in the
house, take il pray thee and curl the hair Of thy
head And he said unto her, how long wilt thou
speak these words! cease to utter these words to
me- and rise and attend to thy dome site affairs and
she said unto him, there is one in my house, and
there is nothing attend to but thy words aud to
thy wish; yet notwithstanding all this she cOald not
bring Joseph unto her, neither did he place his eye
upon her. but directed his eyes below to the ground
And Zelicah desired Joseph in her heart, that he
should lie with her. and at the time that Joseph
sitting in the house doing his work, Zelicah came
and sat before him. and she cnticed him daily with
her discourse to lie with her, look at her,
but Joseph would not hearken to her. And she said
unto him, If thou wilt not do according to my words
l will chastiss thee with the punishment Of death,
and put an iron yoke upon thee. And Joseph said
unto her, surely God who created man looseth the
letters of prisoners and il is he who will deliver me
from thy prison and from thy judgment. And when
her soul being still fixed upon him, her desire threw
her into a grevious sickness. And all the W omen
Of Egypt came to visit her, and they said unto her,
why art thou in this declining state! thou that lack
est nothing; surely thy husband is great and es-
eemed prince in the sight ofthe king, shouldst thou
lack any thing Of what thy heart desireth! And Ze-
icah answered them, saying, this day it shall be
made known to you, whence this disorder springs
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servants to prepare food for all the women, and she
made banquet for them, and all the women ate in
the house of Zclicah; and she gave them knives TO
peel the ctrons to them and she commanded that
they should dress Joseph in costly garments, and
that he should appear before them, and Joseph
before their eyes and all the women looked on Jo-
eph and could not take their eyes from off him. and
and they all cut their hands with the knives that
they had in their hands, and all the citrons that
in their hands were filled with blood. And they
knew not what they had done but they continued TO
look at the beauty OF JOSEPH and did not turn their
syelids from him. And Zelicah saw what they had
done and she said unto them what is this work that
you have dcne1 behold gave you ctrons to eat and
you have all cut your hands. And all the women
saw their hands and behold they full Of blood
and their blood flowed down upon their garments,
and they said unto her. this slave in your house has
overcome us, and we could not turn eyelids
from him on account of his beauty. And she said
unto them, surely this happened TO you in the
ent that looked at him, and you could not
tain Yourselves from him; how then can refrain
when he is constantly in my house, and sec him day
after day going in aud out Of my housed how then
c an keep from declining even from perishng
account of this And they said unto her, the words
are true for who this beautiful form in the
hosse and refrain from him, and he not thy slave
and attendant in thy house, and why dost thou not
tell him that which is in thy heart, and suerest thy
soul to perish through this matterf And she said
unto them, am daily endeavoring to persuade him,
aud he will not consent to my Wishes and promis-
cd him every thing that is good, and yet could
meet with no return from him; am therefore in
declining state as you see. And Iclicah became
very III account Of her desire toward Joseph, and
she was de lovesck account of him, and
all the people Of the house Of Zelcah and her hus-
band new nothing OF this matter, that Zelicah was
i'll on account Of her love to Joseph. And all the
people of her house asked her. saying why art thou
III and declining and lackest nothngl and she said
unto them, know not this thing which is daily in
creasing upon me. And all the women and her
friends came daily to see her, and they spoke with
her, and she said unto them this can only be through
the love Of Joseph; and they said unto her, entce
en- TO thee, and put of this death from thee. And
Zelicah became worse frem her love TO Joseph, and
she continued decline till she had scarce strength
TO stand. And on certain day Joseph was doing his
masters work in the house, and Zeicah came Sc
cretly and fell suddenly upon him, and Joseph rose
up against her, and he was powerful than she,
and he brought her down to the ground. And Zcli-
ali wept ccount Of the desire Ut her heart to-
ward him, and she supplicated him with weeping,
aud her tears flowed down her checks and she spoke
unto him in voice Of supplcation and in bite rness
Of SOUL saying, hast thou ever heard, seen or known
Of so beautiful woman as ] am, or better than my
self who speak daily unto thee, fall into decline
al rough love for thee, confer all this honor upon
thee and still thou wilt not hearkcn to my voicet
and IL IL be through fear ofthy master lest he punish
thee as the king lveth no harm shall come TO thee
from Inv master through this thing; now therefore
pray listen to me- and consent for the sake Of the hon