New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-04

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10 think Of eating and drinking They fed on their
memories,7airy food but enough When the soul is
req, the body may go starving They whose heads are
the emptest call for the fullest stomach People have
lived many day on faith Jesus one time, was very
hungry and thirsty aid faint with travel lie sat by
well, and begged woman for water; he sent his follow
crs 70 the village hard BY TO get food The woman In
stead Of giving him the water began to talk with him
about religion and 80 interested did he become in the
talk that he forgot the water enrey his freAs came
from the village with bread and meat; he did not care
for the bread and meat he was dining heartily on his
thoughts.
Now, il the raelites were SO full Of joy and faith
say these doubters about the celestial quais and the
miraculous mama, that they did not feel hnngry or II
they grateful that sour grass seemed decacy
or they wanted little that what they found IN the
desert than enough or il they were 80 hungry
that they did not care what they ate you Will perhaps
understand how they were able to live In the desert
without any miraculous supply OF food. And you VIII
perhaps understand how their imagination made foeks
Of quas out Of few peeps and heaps OF mama out OIL
the sap OF juicy bush.
For uy part my dear children. have but little pa
ticnce with $40 dreary people who faten out good
stories, and think they have done good thing when
they have turned diamond into load Of charcoal.
would rather have the diamond. and buy my coal.
Ike Thousand times better the other sort Of people
who Instead o. trying to change poetry into Prose try
10 change prose into poetry. Ike thousand tunes
better the people say that this story Of the Mamma
is great deal ,rucr than If it was word for word true
who enjoy il the more because il Is hard 70 bceyo who
say that the story is not 20 be road as common story
that il is not story at all of certain worthless ages ago
who went into desert and there had then stoInAchs
filed by miracle but that il Is the story OF the human
soul In the desert Of soTrow or temptation minlsteied
10 by angels; who say the qnals were not real DlrGs
but sweet. noursbDg TRUTHS the mama was no soma
substance thai could be gathered cooked. end put int
the mouth but rich hopes and beliefs which sustained
the heart. The bitter water was disappointment whose
harsh taste taken away by patience ana trust the
rock was hardship, trial. aud suffering; the rod Win
which Moses snote II was the brave resolve OF strong
confident will and the fountain which dubbed out at
the shifting fresh purpose, new NE, u gushing
spirit Of gladncss and power.
II read the story in this way is one OF the truest
stories that was written 1t is as true as Truth
Itself IL for every body; and II is true OF ever!
body and everybody knows 1t is true.
Mr.. Frothingham gives an original version OF the
sonewha, perplexing history OF BALKAN and Lis ass.
The fugitive slaves became in time great aud ter:
riblc ariny Wandering in the mighty desert beyond
the Red Sea. under the fierce sHn, hungry and thirsty
they becais used To every kind Of hardship fIghtng
with the wild bcnsiswith Hons ana serponts and TIE
wilder tribes Of the wilderness-Raye them corrare
Long marches made them patient in their camp NE
Toy learned the soldiers drill and discipline Ihes
had no horses nor charos and all the stronger on
their feet In the midst Of their host was carried
wherever they went beautiful po1 Of costly wood ID
which were Kept the stone TABLETS Of Their holy Law
At nighf the Stiffness bruScn by theIf camp song
a nd from ten; 10 tent ran the bcnedction:
"The Lord ble.. aid keep thee:
The Lord riaho biz flco 70 .iinr.upon thee
The Lord III; his coau,cnsnee upon thee,
And give thee peace"
They swept onward with force which nothing could
stand against Cities fell before them armies were
scattered kinrs were conquered They made thelI
WAY seady toward the.dehcous land that was 1ow!ng
with milk and honey. There was dreadful panic among
the chiefs and princes OF the country for great walled
towns with towers and battlemcnts only waited TO
hear c blast % their ;rgmpets 20 open their gates and
Jet the army Of the Lord come in.
What WINS Ia BE- donef Balk, the King OF the
Moabtes a mighty people rich and cultivated. sent out
messengers to all the Bcdouin chiefs in the neigIbor
hood asking tkem 90 gather together ana help MN pea"
back this host that licked up all around them hes
said the hcketh up the grass OF the held lhey
came the wild savage men, bringing with them fright.
fa stories Of the numbers the Pover the ferocity OF
would Dc Of the least They must Make sacrlices
and pray. they mus, get the holy men together and
nsk them TO huTl curses sharper thnh spears NJ tner
enemies.
Now. II happened. that awey of beyond the desert.
away Oh BY Tie River Euphraes, 10 the East near the
rising sun there lived famous prophet, who was
known far and wide Hn over tho Eastern land; iis
name was Bahaam Suppose send for BALKAN.
said the princes, and ast him TO come and curse for US
.nse slaves frIn Egypt. lie is agreat prophet hat
ever he declares v N come true II get him 81
our side we shall prevail" 80 the shciks with long
caraynn, -, of for Baaarn carving men presents 20
lriho him 10 say what they wanted. Balaain hearu
their message their gltls and wanied much 70 go
back 18th them. But somethng told Inn not 70 eoi II
would be- wrong He Knew who TIE Hebrews wefri be
had heard Of their sorrows and their strange deliver.
anoc fr slavery be felt that they were coming TO root
on; idolatry from the land and 20 prns tne wosp OF
| 49, 'e rosse,oers NV pnt there wcp the gifts
80 - IN ,t, cId and silver II would be best moi
- -, -; - tc,, no tfs mind lie would ,,eep ON
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va - ~ is, pIe, onsbuce avroke and troubled
In the isi' b-in i h ,en 7, ,d I'm 81
-, - ,T,i,iy a. A. II snot. ia words that n he went
mos ~ pAIy ~ ~ Nh, ,Lev wanted HIM 10 10
ld be e,r,,t- ~ n ,rcat ain which MI the hor ors
re- QUIZ Se SUM- '" D., - @ G 81 sure y,as he of
~ ths, ,n The r.oruing he told the messengers be
conld mo, 90 n WIS impossible: he had prusSing es
gsgements AZ home Back again. across the desert