Milford chronicle., 1891-09-04

who were famished-some paying for corn
in money; when the money was exhausted,
having for the corn in sheep and cattle and
horses and camels, and when they were
exhausted, then selling their own bodies
and their families into slavery
THE SORROW OF JACOB,
The morning for starting out on the
crusade for bread has arrived Jacob gets
his family up very early But before the
elder sons start they say something that
makes him tremble with emotion from
head to foot and burst into tears. Ihe
fact was that these elder sons had once
before been in Egypt to get corn ana
they had been treated somewhat roughly,
the lord of the corncrib supplying them
with corn, but saying at the close OF the
interview, Nov, you need not come DacK
here for any more corn unless you bring
something better than money-eYen your
Younger brother Benjamin"
Ali Beniamin-that very name was sug-
gestive of all tenderness. The mother had
| died at the birth of that soma spirit com
| inc and another spirit going-and the very
| thought of parting with Benjamin must
/ have beep a heart break. The keeper OF
i this corncrib, nevertheless, says to these
! older sons. '"There is no need of your COM
inq here any more for corn unless you
bring BENJAMIN, your fathers darling"
Now Jacob and his family very much
needed bread, but what struggle it would
he TO give IN this son. The Orientals are
very demonstrative in their grief, and l
hear the outwailing of the father as these
older sons keep reiterating in his ears the
announcement of the Egyptian lord, Ie
shall not see my face unless your brother
he with YOU" "Why did you tell them
vou had brother?" said the old man
complaining and ending them. Nv ny,
father" they said, The asked us all about
our family, and we had no idea he would
make any such demand upon us as he mas
made" mo use of asking me-" said the
father. II cannot will not, give up ben
iamin." -.
The fact was that the old man han los'
, children. and when there has been bereaye
ment in household, and child taken' !.
makes the other children in the household
rnore nrecious. So the day for departure
vas adjourned and adjourned and al
ionrned Still the horrors Of the famine
Increased. and louder moaned the eattl'
and wider open cracked the earth ant
more nallid became the cheeks, untl
Jacob. in despair, cried out to his sons
,.Take BENJAMIN and be off" The olde
sons tried 10 cheer up their father. Inc
said; I'VE have strong arms and stou
heart. and no harm will come to Benjamin
We'll see that he gets back again." "FarC
wellp' said the young men to the father Il
a tone of assumed good cheer. Fare
wall % said the old man, for that wor
has more ouavers in it when pronounce
bv the aged than by the young.
Well the bread party-the bread em0ass
-,lrives nm in front of the corncrIb OF Egyp
Tbese corncribs are filled with wheat an
harley and corn in the husk, for those wn
have travelled in Canaan and Egypt kno'
y thar there is corn there corresponding VII
- orr Indian maize. Huzzal the Journey
.e ended. The lord of the corncrlb, VINO IS ans
Ie the prime minister, comes down 10 the'
y arrived travellers, and says; Dine with II
o TODAY How is your tatheTf Is TINS bel
iamin, the younger brother whose pre-
ence | demandedf" The travellers are II
20 troduced into the palace. They are wor
ID and bedusted OF the way, and servan
l. come in with a basin Of water IN one har
and a towel in the other, and kneel dow
a before these newly arrived travellers, was
ing off the dust of the way. The bubcne
and poulterers and caterers OF the prln
minister prepare the repast
The guests are seated in small group
Nv two or three at a table, the food on IRA
ali the luxuries from imperial gardens al
BY orchards and acQuariums and aVlarles
nd brought there, and are filling chalice al
nlatter Now is the time for this prlr
minister if he has a grudge against BEN
min Ia show it, Will he kill him, nc
tbat he has him in his hands2 Oh, I
3 Tbis lord of the corncrib is seated at
own table, and he looks over to the tat
of his guests, and he sends portion
each of them, but sends larger portion
BENJAMIN. or, as the Bible quantity pt
il dBeuiamin's mess was five times
mneh rs any of theirs" Be quick a
send word back with the swiftest camel
Canaan to old Jacob that Benjamin
we'll. all is we'll; he is faring sumptuous
the Egyptian lord did not mean mur'
and death; but he meant deliverance q
ife when he announced to US on that q
we shall not see my face unless your bro
S er be with you
Well. my friends, this world Is fam
istruck Of sin. It does not yield sin
crop OF solid satisfaction. It IS dying
Mt is hunger bitten. The fact that 1t q
not. can not feed mans heart was
illustrated in the life Of the Englsn col
dian. All the world honored MIN
everything for him that the world co
do He was applauded in Engiana ana
nlauded in the United States. He ron
on nm nations into laughter He had
Ul e6ual. And yet although many pee
snpposed him entirely happy, and that
world was completely satiating bis 81
he sits down and writes; 81 never
die - life mt on a new hat that 1t