Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-19

sumed to ashes.
"Cannibalism Murderl'' says some
one. "Not so, said Abraham. hear
him soliloquize: Here is the boy on
whom 1 have depended Oh, how I
loved him he was given in answer to
prayer, and now must surrender him?
o Isaac, my son Isaac, how shall l part
with you? But then it is always safer
to do as God asks lne to. I have been
in dark places before, and God got me
ont. will implicitly do as God has
told me, although it is very dark. 1
can't see my way, but l know God
makes no mistakes, and to him COM
nit myself ard my darling SOD. Z"
Early in the morning there is stir
around Abraham S tent. A beast of bur-
den is fed and saddled. Abraham makes
no disclosure of the awful secret. At
the break Of day he says: "Come, come,
Isaac, got up! We are going off on two
OR three days journey" hear the AK
hewing and splitting amid the wood
until the sticks are made the right
length and the right thickness, and then
they are fastened Oh the beast of burden.
They pass OIL. There are four of them
Abraham, the father; Isaac, the son,
and two servants. Going along the road
l see Isaac looking up into his father 8
face and saying: Father, what is the
matter? Are sou not well? Has anything
happened? Are you tired? Lean on my
arm Then, turning around to the
servants, the son says, "Ah, father is
getting old, and he has had trouble
enough in other days to kill him ~
Looking For the Lamb.
The third morning has come, and it
is the day of the tragedy. The two serv-
ants arc left with the beast of burden,
while Abraham and his son Isaac, as
was the custom of good people in those
times, went up on the hill to sacrifice
to the Lord The wood is taken CT the
beasts back and put on Isaac's back.
Abraham has in one hand a pan of Goals
or lamp and in the other sharp,
keen knife. Here are all the appliances
for sacrifice, you say. No, there is one
thing wanting. There is no victim-no
pigeon or heifer or lamb. Isaac, not
knowing that lie is to be the victim,
looks up into his fathers face and asks
question which must have cut the old
man to the bone, my father! !" The IA
Their said, MY son, Isaac, here l am.
The son said, "Behold the fire and the
wood, but where is the lamb?" The fn-
theirs lip quivered, and his heart faint
ed, and his knees knocked together, and
his entire body, mind and soul shiver
in sickening anguish as he struggles 10
gain equipo;se, for he does not want to
break down. And then he looks into his
son S face with thousand rushing ten
dernesses and says. MY son. God will
provide himself lamb. -
The twain arc now at the foot of the
hill, the place which is to be famous for
most trauscendent occurrence. They
gather some stores out of the field and
build an altar of three or four feet high.
Then they take this wood off Isaac's
back and sprinkle it over the stones, go
as to help and invite the flame. The
altar is done-it is all done. Isaac has
helped to build it. With his father be
has discussed whether the top of the
table is even and whether the wood is
properly prepared. Then there is a
pause. The son looks around to see If
there is not some living animal that can
be caught and butchered for the offer
ing Abraham tries to choke down his
fatherly feelings and suppress his grief
in order that he may break to his son
the terrific news that he is to be the
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