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

me faithfully many years and hast always been patient
and obedient. Thou hast been little stubborn some
times and sometimes little slow but thou mast never
before gone of into the brabes or the mire 70 svoid
the straight road and before ddst thou ne down
ana refuse to 60 step farther. bat aus tne now.
Ihat thou dost stop on this journey OF al othsf WEN
am gong " tell the Lords viii ~ King BaiaKi ny
uost thou refuse to carry mo the Lords errana a.
lese words the twired his long ears and prayed
iouuiy as much as to say. BALKAN. youaro not gong
on the LORDS GRAND; you know you are not You are
long on your own errand; You are going afterf goa
p snyer iou had better cudgel yourself tMn me-
put Balaam did not take the hint and went on; g
uonkey OF mine. hast thou been long with me, and
~ ms none OF my sanctity passed into thcef hast
nou carried the great prophet many years and yet
arr thou no more than common donkeys Canst thou
pt see On inch before thy nose Another groan more
IKE below, from the beast which seemed TO say: II
am not the donkey you are II is Won who cannot see
an inch before your for YOU do not see the angel
wao stands IN the way with flaming sword. At that
bsaans eyes mere opened and lie seemed to
See straight before him. filing all the passage tall and
OF awful aspect figure terrible TO behold Who made
wd gesture, waving him back. Tho prophet in fear
Steps only when, looking round the figure had vanished
re, he said TO himself rubbing mis- ewes. "wby
should 60 homer am doing nothing wrong: what.
ever te Lord bids me say shall say. whether it be
bless OF 10 curse. This was only specter sort OF
dream or vision; l will push on" And on he went,
riding his poor lame donkey
They, reached the kings court Everything was
ready for his arrival. The MOBILES and chiefs were
gathered together and very glad to see the
prophet. The prophet was not 30 glad to sec them
To say The truth, he felt little awkward for he he'd
made mp his mind to bless the kings enemies II he
told 10 do SO, but net unless be could not help it, and ht
was afraid he could not help IT,
What shall do" said the King 10 the prophet "ts
beat back tbcse people who invading my landf
must have the aid Of the strongest God Tell me how
may get il. Shall build high Gltars and kill calves
Ia year o,df Shall bring thousands Of rams Shall
pour out oil in rversf Or will 1t be necessary FOR me
sacrifice my oldest boy before j can appease h<n y
And Balaan answered: MAN, voa know what yo
gu Int to do to please the Lord All he asks OF you
that you will do Justly and love mercy and walk hum
bly, before him"
All Baaam That nobic answer. II only yo
bad acted a. II you believed In il Why after sayiD
such fine words did you go 20 work with the king. am
try please the Lord with those very caiN OF hsy
# you did not know ut the very tt that II could be
DO use As II you did not know ~ tie 0uset that 20
could not do what the king wished
The conclusion of this wonderful - little llebre'
episode, In a moral point of Wow, according 20 M
rockingham is as follows:
We have al in US something u the ass and sonethin
OF the angel. Sometimes The rss l. Inspired whei w
angel Is not Conscience u not very nimDe or br'nt
i; has dumb and stupid ook. II stands scck sth wtD
-out giving IA for IT, gets down on its baunchef
and Lies fiat in the dirt when wit and ambition a
pride are riding most grandy with their noses in III
sir. But cunhcseuce SAFE creature. and they VII
10 Us instinct Viii come safest 10 ther journey
end.
A brilliant Imagination, it must be conceded
sheds its purple light over these delightful religion
poems in prose. but they e:e always inspired by
high moral purpose and are utterly free from IN
fantastic ingenuity and forced typical construction
which generally distinguish the allegorica ex
Founders of the Old Testament.