Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-09-05

..St llrvtsts TINT this country or any
other collsltrys sIsaped " the grain
gamblers dogiio sollielioW:w wreck fllcse
i-lin,wesiEwe ire about 10 enter upon
;tilts gplndest scene of prosperity that
Anlericn llas ever witnessed Bnt-whilc
this il SO in our OWL country. on the
other side of tile Atlantic there are MI
tiuns threatened will, famine. and the
most dismal cry that is ever beard will
] fear be uttered. the cry for bread.
pray God that the contrast between
ouI prosperity and their want Inry not
bo as sharp as in fine lands referred TO
by my text. There was nothing to eat.
Plenty OF corn in Egypt, but gllnstly
fnmile in C;llnl;ln Tie cattle lnoan.
ing in the stall G!en. women and
children awfully white with hunger.
Not the failing of one crop for one
summer. bnt the failing of all the crops
for seven years. A nation dying for
luck of that Which is so common on
your table, and so little appreciated;
the product OF harvest field and grist
mill and oven; the price of sweat and
anxiety and struggle .Jnrob
the father has the last report from the
-four bin and lie finds that everything
is ont. and lie says to his SONS, Boys.
hook up the wagons and start for Egypt
and get something to eat.
The fact was, there WIS great corn
crib in Egypt. The people of Egypt
have been largely taxed in all ages at
tile present time paying between 7oand
81 per cent. OF their products to tile
government. No wonder in that time
they had large corlicrib and it wns
full. 10 that crib they came from tho
regions round about-tl those who were
fanished-solne paying for corn in
money; when the money was exhaust
cd. paying for the corn in sheep and
cattle, and horses and caniels; and
when they were exhausted. then sell
ing their own bodies and their fam
ilics into slavery.
THE JOURNEY TO EGYPT.
The morning for starting out on the
crusade for bread has arrived. Jacob
gets his family up very early. But be-
fore tie elder sons start they say some
thing that makes him treinble with
emotion from head to foot and burst
into tears. The fact wus that these
elder SONS had oDce before been in
Egypt to get corn, and they Ind been
treated somewhat roughly, the lord Of
the corncrib supplying tlleln with corn,
but saying at the close of the inter
view. Nov. you need not come back
here for any more corn unless you
bring something better than money
even your younger brother Benjamin.
ALI Benjamin-that very name was
suggestive of all tenderness. The
mother had died at the birth Of that
SOFA spirit coming and another spirit
going-and the very thought of part
ing with Benjamin must have been
heart break. The keeper of this corn
crib. nevertheless, says to these older
Sons, There is no need Of your COM
ing here any more for corn unless you
bring Benjamin, your fathers darling. "
Now Jacob and Ills family very much
needed bread; but what Il struggle it
would be to give up this son.
The orientals are very delnonstrative
in their grief, and hear the outwailing
of the father as these older sons keep
reiterating in his ears the announce
ment of the Egyptian lord, "Ye shall
not see my face unless your brother be
with you" why did you tell them
you had brother?" said the old man,
complaining and chiding them. why,
father" they said, "he asked US all
about our family, and we had no idea
he would make any such demand upon
us as he has made" No use of ask
ing Inc, said the father, II cannot. !
will not give up Benjamin
The fact was that the old man had
lost children; and when there las been
bereavement in household. and
child taken, it makes tile other children
in the household more precious. So
the day for departure was adjourned
and adjourned and adjourned. Still
the horrors OF the famine increased. and
louder lnonned the cattle, and wider
open cracked the earth. and more pal
lid became the cheeks. until .Incob. in
despair, cried out to his sons, Take
Benjamin and be Off" The older sons
tried to cheer up their father. They
said: I'VE have strong arms and
stout heart, and no harm will come to
Benjamin. Well see that he gets back
again" FAREWELL" s;,id the young
men to the father. in IL tone OF assumed
good cheer. FAREWELL" said the
Old man; for that word has more quav-
PRS in it when pronounced by the aged
liam by the young.
THE DEMAND FOR BENJAMIN.
We'll. the bread party-tlle bread ell
.bassy drives up in front of the corn
crib of Egypt These corncribs are
filled with wheat, barley and corn in
the ll,lsk, for those WHO have Travelled
in Canaan and Egypt know that there
IS corn there corresponding with our
Indian maize Unzzal the journey Is
ended. Tue lord OF the corncrib, who
is also tile prime minister, comes down
TO tliese arrived travellers and says
..Dine with me today. How is your
father? Is this Benjamin. tile younger
brother Whose presence ! delnandedT
Tie travellers are introduced into the
palace They are worn and bedustcc
of tile way; and servants come in with
q basin of Knter in one hand and