Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-19
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West. | haye TO report the rnightiest hal.-
vests that tins country or any other
country ever Tcaped. n the grain gam
blers do not somehow wreck these har-
vests. Ne are about 10 enter upon the grand
e=c scene of prosperity tEat America has
ever witnessed. RHt while this Is 50 III our
own country, On the other side Of the At
lantic there are nations threatened with
famine. and the most dismal cry that j.
ever heard will / fear be uttered, the cry
for bread. pray God that the contrast
between our prosperity and their want may
not be a. sharp as in the lands referred u
ty my text. There was nothing 10 eat.
Plenty Of corn in Egypt, tut ghastly fam
inc IN Canaan. The cattle moaning IN the
stall. Men. women and children avfutiv
white with hunger. Not the failing of one
crop for one summer, but the failing Of all
tbs crops for seven yrar-. A nation dying
for lack Of that which IS 80 commo on your
table, AMI 80 little appreciated; the proiact
Of harvest field, and grist-mlll. and oven, the
price Of sweat. and anxiety, aud struggle
Bread Jacob the father has the last
report from the hour-bin. AMI he finds
that everything A. out: and liz
say ; 10 his sons; Boys, hook w the wag-
ons and start for EgYyt, and get us some
thing 70 eat The tact was. there was d
great corn crio in Egypt. The people Of
Egypt have been largely taxed IN all ages,
at the present time paving between sew
entv and eighty per cent Of their products
- the government. 10 wonder in that
time rhey had a large corn crib. and
il was full. To that crib they came from
the regions round about those who were
femisked-some paying for corn IN money:
when the money was exhausted. paying TO:
tie corn III sheep and cattle, and horses and
cameis; and when they were exhausted. then
selling their own bodie, and their families
into slavery.
The morning for starting out on the cru
G9ie for broad had arrival jarOh oats HI.
family up very early. But before the elder
SOFAS start they say something that make,
linn tremble with emotion from head to
foot, and burst into tears. The fact was,
that these elder sons had once before been
III Egypt to get corn. aud they hal been
treated somewhat roughly. the lord OF the
corn-crib supplying them with corn, but say
ing at the close Of the interview Now,
You need not come back here fol- any
more cOru unless You bring something
better than mOney-eren your Younger
brother Benjamin. All benjanin-that
very name was suggestive Of all tenderness.
The mother had died at the birth or tht I son
"a spirit coming aud another spirit going
and the very thought Of parting with
Ben jamin must have been a heart break.
Tie keeper Of this c0rn-crlb, nevertheless,
says to these older SONS: There Is no need
Of your coming here any more for corn I'm
less YOU bring Benjamin, your fathers dar-
ling Now Jacob aud his family very
much needed bread: but what ii struggle
1t would be to give np this son. The
Orientals are very demonstratlve in their
grief. and I hear the outwailing Of the father
as these older ones keep reiterating i'll his
ears the announcement OF the Egyptian
lord, "Ye shall not see my fl &c unless your
brother be with YOU. why did you tell
them you had II BROTHER said the oil
man, complaining and Gliding them.
why. father. they said, The asked IL,
.l about op1r family ami wa had M i1aa
he would make any such demand upon US
rs he hes made No use Of asking me
said the father. Il cannot, will not, give
up Ben amin The fact was that the old
man had lost children; aud when there has
been bereavement III a household, and a
child taken. it makes the other children III
the Household more precious. So the day
for departure adjourned.. and ali journed,
and adjourned Still the horrors of the
famine increased, and louder moaued the
cattle, and wider open cracked the earth,
and more pnllid became the checks. until
jacob, in despair, cried out 10 his SONS,
Take Benjamin and be Off The Older
sons tried to cheer up their father They
SAID. I'VE have strong arms and a stout
heart, and no harm will come to BENJAMIN.
Wen see that he gets back again Fare
we'll ~ said the Young man To the father, III
u tone of assumed good cheer. Fare
w-e-l-l"' said the old man; for that word has
more quavers in it when pronounced by the
aged than by the young.
Well, the bread party-the bread embassy
drives up III front OF, the corn-crlb or
Egypt. These corn-cribs are filled with
wheat. and barley. and corn in the husk.
for those who have travelled i'll Canaan and
Egypt know that there is corn there CORE
spending with our Indian maize. Huzza
the journey is ended. The lord OF
the corn-crib, who is also the prime minis
ter, comes down to these arrived travellers,
,,l SaxS HIN wifi, me fa-dpt- HnN Il
your father? Is this Benjamin., the younger
brother whose presence demau1eiE The
travellers are introduced into the palace
They are worn and heiusted Of the way
and servants come IN witAAa basin
of water III one hand and Ia towe
In the other, and kneel down betor
these newly-arrived travellers. washing OF
the DUST of the way. The bat hers. an,
poultererS, and caterers OF the prime min
lister prepare the repa-t, The guests ar
seated III small groups, two OF three at
table, the fool on a tray: all the luxurie
from imperial gardens. anl orchards. anC
acquariuIs, and aviaries are brough,
there, and are filling chaliee AMI platter
Now IS the time FOR this prime minister, ]
he has q grulge asain~r Benjamin, 70 sloy
II. VIII be ktll hjn now that he has him il
his hands Oh. no This lord Of the corn
crib IS seete1 ~ ms own table, and be look
over ~ the ta5ie 81 h}> guests: and he send
a portion - each Of them. bat sends
large portion - Benjamin. or d
RE Blbie quantity puts in "Benja
INNS mess WAS five times a, mae as an,
OF their Be qulcG ami send word bac
with thu >wifre>t camel 10 Canaan to Oh
Jacob, that /" Beniami4 l. well: all is well
he : iaring sumptuouslv the Egyptian Tor
nd not mean murder aui death but h
meant delivera1c- and life when he al
nounced - u>ou that ca, We shall not Sc
my face unless Your irother be with YOU"
Well. my frlent>, TINS world Is famine
strnca of SIN. II doe, not Weld a singh,
crop of solid satisfaction. Il j. OWN. /
i Lun-er-bitter. ine fact that IT doe
not. caurot. feel IA mans heart was wei
illustrated III the lie o.. I-e English com
e3lau. All the world honorei him-ii
everything for h!m thar tue world couI
dc. s4e was applauiel in England an
app!auded III TAe United STATES. He roase
10 nations INTO aughter. tie had N
el0a' And. Yet although many pe0pl
supposed him entirely happy. ami tha
tins. world was completely satiatin. h
>oai. he sits down AID writes. Il. neve
n my lie pat on a new hat tnat X did no
tam ani rum II | never went out III
shabby coat becan>e Z was Raining an