Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06

| authority. There is States prison.
| The king has establishments Of serv-
| ants, with chief buffers and chief bals-
ers over them and reyally celebrates
his birthday by giving feast to his
household. Pharaoh has his wrathful
turns and imprisons and releases
| offenders as he pleases He upholds the
priestly hierarchy and patronizes the
colleges of magicians and wise men.
| Joseph must be shaved like the Egyp-
| tians and decently dressed to come be-
| fore the king, who receives him in
state, attended by his councillors and
| chief officers. He occupies q throne,
which involves a palace and throne
| room, with many attendants. ordered
after royal etiquette. Joseph, like
| young Daniel before Nebuchadnezzar,
| moves with reverence. as il in an
august presence. Pharaoh, whilst he
consults his servants, himself deter
mines matters. He is absolute master,
ruling the whole land of Egypt. He
sees the superiority Of this godly young
man OF 30 years and proclaims it to his
court who willingly submit ''Can We
ia the spirit of Gods SO discreet and
wise. . So, wisely, he puts nobility
and people under the young Hebrews
| authority. He almost subjects himself
to Joseph's fidelity and prudence; 'in-
asmuch az he transfers his signet ring
from his own finger TO Joseph's hand
and reserves to himself nothing but
the title and oflice-place of monarch,
saying: "Only in the throne will be
greater than thoun' In accordance
with his elevation the new prime min
lister is clothed in fine linen adorned
with gold chain and furnished with
chariot out of the royal stables, and
wherever he appears, on the palace
streets and sphinx.lined avenues
the cry is heard: Bow the kneer'
Bow the knee!" And, to crown
his work of friendship and honor, the
king graces him with wife, Asenath,
the daughter of Potihhera, the priest of
On. On ia the city called by the Greeks
leliopolis, the City of the Sun, and
this priest may have ranked the first
man of Egypt after Pharaoh. The
personal esteem Of the king for Joseph
may account for his receiving old Jacob
and his household in such royal way,
but some writers hold it as an addi-
tional indication that he is one of the
shepherd kings. of the same Semetic
blood, and &c is NOT afraid TO let such
a family enter and settle in the land.
Prof. Sayce, p. 1879, says that Zoan,
the classic Tanis, was the capital Of
the Hyksos or shepherds during their
domination. Tanis stood in the north.
eastern part of Egypt and there we
must look to find the theatre of these
wonderful events. How long, how
ever this race was on the throne 1T
seems as yet, impossible for us to de-
termine for the various estimates Of
different authorities run from one to
two, three, five, nine hundred and fifty
years. But none of these high figures
lit in with the full story. The name
of Jo5eph's Pharaoh is said to he
Apophis and some writer's declare him
TO bn the last Of the invaders, who
We're driven out by the uprising of the
old line of kings. But, adhering to
Moses narrative, that is disproved.
Tho Pharaoh who received Jospeh is
said to have reigned 81 years. Thirty.
nine of these years are accounted for,
from the coming of Joseph to the death
and burial Of his father; and Joseph
was still in power, for he assures his
brethren of his protection. He lived
54 years longer, and every thing is 30
tranquil you may see him fondling his
grandchildren and their children to the
fourth generation. At the age of 40
he departs in faith with the words of
prophecy upon his lips, enjoining the
lsraeites with an oath, to carry his
bones with them into the Promised
Land. He was emhalmed and cotfined
like mummy in Egypt, brought up
and buried in Shechem. Joseph's
brother Levi, five years (Jos. 2l, 32)
Older, lived on for II years and all the
sons of Jacob aud all Of that generation
died in Egypt and as yet there is no in
timation of disturbance or revolution.
ha l1.t et.a ir..
Apophis it need not be Josepha
patron, for, from very late discoveries
at Tanis, we learn that three of these
kings bore that name. Prof. Sayce
writes: 1t WAS during the reign of
Apophis IL that the war of indepen-
dence began, This war, however,
lasted for very many years and We know
not how long time passed between
the first and second APophs.
The manners, which arc neglected as
small things, are often those which de-
eide men for or against you. ~ Bruyere.
AMoSG tine LEAVEs.
The near sky, the under sky,
The low sky that love
l lie where fallen leaves lie,
With leafy sky above;
And draw the colored leaves nigh,
And push the withered leaves by,
Aud feel the woodland heart upon me
brooding like dove.
The bright sky, the shifting sky,
The SKY that autumn weaves.
| see where scarlet leaves Hv,
The sky the wind nereaves
see the lingering leaves die,
hear the dying leaves sigh
And breath the woodland breath made
sweet by all her wthered leaves,
Youths Companion.