The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-01-27
THE SIEGE OF JERICHO.
Young Muikittle Again the Cause oi a
 Serious Disaster.

The Rev. Dr. Nslroasle's visit ,o the house of hIuiSi,,le has terminated. and although the grea; dor,or en,ertains a lofty regard for MulNlitle and hts gentle wife and enjoyed their society probably because the minister lsseneti wlgA sgeh rapt ate: ton to h, discou'ses CT probably because Ms. Mulki,tie looked upon the demands of his appetite. winch he dia no, hesitate to make known. with fcs- creme Ike that alth winch NC receive .t heaet.ietiea bur the great man lei, >aa- dealx. la1ila..l4sa. -lf-.ei,vSer.. ,'.c g.e. ''l can't stand th., basnes, any laa. ger "
 Tie house WIS ;hfanscd with con- paay ,asias ,he reverend dostor,s stay. and ,hc poor. oyef-W pfaed and. .,s ,he tanners sty. over-5rapped. Nf,. Auikit- tle drew | breath 9i feie' when hc lei,, and ;Aen fepeauns ai her nfcsefeaze, blew back ;hc breath n ! ,i U.
 The other day when t3e saa was s.ak- ii. lnto the golden ;lasa ef e senins's SC rerity. when the lsh; n the paii9r iel! with the melioaness of Il hafvest app.e the great doctor >tt as aa inspired efa- cie. sHfraandel by aamifas Gs.eaef, who ne..r ,ire,i oi hcaaas the sacred old s.ories, he hum olene.7 oi whose eh.srac- ters. kings and emperors have Admired.
 "Will,e go out and aGuse ye'lr sls'et.' sail Mir Malkatlc. noticing ,ira, the boy ~as preparing hiinselfior an inqaisttige break.
 The eald looked appealngly d, tic doctor IS though that great per,aaase were ,'.e keeper of the records and scais of pr.vIlcsc. and repl!ei
 "sae den, wan, me @ muse her She's n tie kitchen Vi, h.n' 'e'a srini sausage
 Then. Brother Ma!k.,:Ie. sad lie doctor. let hlln rcm,ln and watch u, J,F3.Y :i-rcr. s-,sr-,,--e,i ffe-'-.,.i-as. boy furnishes the sus estian of al ap, illustration. The Usrl1 ,, ba, a saus. ..f.a a..sf tA5ou usa vi aaea from ssii ..s-. from Ad.ua down. h..e .,ed and .lc l---.as.
 Abraham me4ls.ef na 'e sa-sas u.dn'. Ae asked the hoy
 Why any more ,f.n #a4 one as,,cd ,he doctor.
 Cause he VA, ,. ham. Hao @as is Il made the ~siis ta'. doea z
 joshua
 "-Te.! me about hia.
 Well, the ely oi jericho. ti,Y w h.ea joshua WAS commanded to take, a.,, s4f- rounded by high walls, so that Il @s,s ita- possible to climb them. Under nsirue- tons from the Lord, Joshua commanded seven priests 10 go around the city with the ark of the covenaa, and blow rams horns.
 ~Wha, is rams horns 7: The horn of a male sheep.
 "A boy sheep:''
 Yes, Q male sheep. This was kept P for seven days. The people were told no, to shou, until bidden. and they re- named perfectly q1le:. Well, on the seventh day the pF.esss wea: ar8snd She eal.s seven umes, and tacn sa>la4a eoH- handed Inc people to shout \ great saou, went up and the walls r.. ia 3nd gac children of israel, lc4 5, I5saaa rasheI epoa ine people aad k.lie5s Al .4, d woman named kahab, he f.' .'.er, mother ard her brethren. ~ho ue.e spared.
 ] Ma Rshab good 1 The doctor reie ted for moaen,. L. justice to she ohasa,y of pure woman ;ha, virtue which al true men adore. he could no, cxtol R2aab. a woman of iaf4- nous reputation. No. she ~as uo. good. he haally replied
 Why didn't Joshua lall her
 '-Becarse she had rendered se-,iee ts him by harb .ring his spies -tha; is. he continued, feeling the mpossioility of an e!acidation so simple th2, q -~ayiArins man. though fool, may no, err there n, though not feeling ;ha, the boy Va. by any means fooi-~he did TO; uan' 10 kill her
 Did Ioshca xii little boys
 '.Nes.-
 If little sssfer had been there he would have killed her. wouldn't he.' T don't know, my little man.
 ''Was Joshua goodg'
 '.Yes, he was a good man.