Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-08-03


If they were white, Kish would like to find
them the more"
"Why, auntie 2"
"Because, Lily, the rich and noble peo-
pie who rode on white asses could pay great
prices for them. Perhaps Saul knew that
when his father came home from his farm
each night he would worry about them and
the asses, on finding they had not returned
for after he and the servant had travelled
many miles and searched three days for the
asses without finding them, Saul said,
{ Come, and let us return, lest my father
leave caring for the asses and take thought
of u.s. Now said the servant, let us 60
and see the man of God who lives in this
city. lie is honorable, and all that he says
surely comes to pass perhaps he can show
us our way"
"But il we go, what present can we carry
him ?" asked Saul.
al have the fourth part of a shekel of sill
yer here that will give to the man Of Cod"
his servant replied.
allow much money was that p asked
Lily.
"In our money" replied auntie, "the sill
yer was worth about thirteen cents, and
seems small present to us, but may not
have seemed so to them"
"Was Saul willing to go then, auntie ?"
ayes, he was pleased with the plan and
went into the city with his servant to find
the man of God, who was no other than
Samuel, who lived so long with Eli, and
whom God made his prophet. Now, Samuel
had house in Ramah, the very place where
his parents lived when he was child; and
here he came every year, after visiting
three other places, to right the mistakes
and troubles which the people found and
made, just as our lawyers do now. When
Samuel grew old and found there were too
many troubles for him to settle he made his
sons judges to help him; but instead Of
telling the truth in judging, as lawyers
ought, they could be hired to lie. So one
day all the leading men of Israel went to
Samuels house in Rsmah to tell him that,
as he was an old man, and his sons were
wicked, they wanted him to find king for
them so that their nation could be like others.
Samuel was angry when he heard their re-
quest, because he thought the people were
sighting him; but after praying for wis
dom the Lord told him that it was not he
but their God whom the people had put
aside in asking for king yet he must find
one for the people, while he solemnly spoke
against it and told them that the king
would do many things unpleasant to them.
Aud God helped Samuel; for only the day
before Saul went TO Ramah, the Lord told
Samuel that he would send him man the
next day whom he should anoint to be king
"But how did Saul know where to find
Samuel 7" asked Lily.
"Well," said auntie, leaving her pansies
for shady seat beside Lily, "as he and his
servant were climbing hill near Ramab
they met some young girls, who were going
out Of the city to draw water from the wells
and asked them if the seer was in the city
He is the girls replied, and told Sau
and his servant that Samuel had come Il
the city that day to offer God sacrifice OF
the high place where the altar stood, and il
they hurried they would find him before h,
joined the people who were waiting Their
for him to pray that God would bless then
and accept their offering. Then Saul ant
his servant went on; and as they entere,
the city met Samuel on his way to the higl
place. For some reason-perhaps it wa
that Samuel was the first man they had me
since they inquired of the girls-Saul wake,
up TO him and asked where the seer's hous
was.
Before Saul spoke, Samuel had seen hin
and the Lord had said "This is the ma
whom spake TO thee of, the one who sha
reign over my people," So Samuel al
swered / am the seer go up before me unit
the high place.
While inviting Saul to eat with him tina
day and to stay until the next, Samuel toll
him that the lost asses were found, aud tn
people Of Israel were wishing for hin
with sur,r;sa Saul asked Samuel wbv h
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known and 80 small and found, on reacl
ing the building where the people WEI
waiting that be and his servant ware show
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vited guests.
Nor was this all the honor he received
for AZ thew sat down 10 eat. the cook WAS To-
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kept Tor him since the Invitations we
given. After the feast Saul and his serva
I went down TO the city with Samuel al
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!" Saul 10 which he probably told him that