Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-09-11


Well, the bread party, the bread embas-
81, drives up in front of the corncrib Of
Egypt Those corncribs are filed with
wheat and barley and corn in the husk
for modern travellers in those lands, both
in Canaan and in Egypt, tell us there is
corn there corresponding with our Indian
maize Huzzal The journey is ended. The
ford of the corncrib who is also the prime
minister, comes down to these newly as
rived travellers and says; Dine with me
today How is your father Is this Ben
iamin, tho younger brother whose pres
ence demanded?' The travellers are in
troduced into the palace They are worn
and bedusted of the way, and servants
come in with basin of water in one hand
and towel in the other and kneel down
before these newly arrived travellers, wash
ing off tho dust Of the way. The butchers
and pOulterers and caterers of the prime
minister prepare the repast The guests
are seated in small groups two or three at
q table the food on a tray. All the luXu-
ries from imperial gardens and orchards
and aquariums and aViaries are brought
there and are filling chalice and platter.
Now Is the time for this prime minister,
If he has Il gFudge against Benjamin, to
show it. Will he kill him now that no
has him in his hands? Oh, mol This lord
of the corncrib is seated at his own table,
and he looks over to the tables Of his
guests, and he sends portion to each Of
them, but sends a larger portion to Benja-
min, or, as the Bible quantity puts it,
q Benjamiu's mess was five times as much
as any Of theirs" Be quick and send word
back with the sNiftest camel to Canaan to
old Jacob Sat BenjamiI. is Weil; all is
we'll; lie is faring sumptuously; the Egyp-
tian lord did not mean murder and death,
but he meant deliverance and life when he
announced to US on that day, Ye shall not
see my face unless your brother be with
you.
Well, my friends, this world is famine
struck Of sin. It does not yield single
crop of solid satisfaction 1t is dying 1t
is hunger bitten. The fact that it does
not cannOt, feed mans heart was well
illustrated In the life of the English com
edian. All the world honored him--did
everything for him that the world could
do He was applauded in England and in
the United States. He reused up nations
into laughter He had no equal. And yet,
although many people SUPPOSED him en-
tirely happy and that this world was com.
pletely satisfying his soul. he sits down ana
writes II never in my Life put on new
hat that 1t did not rain and ruin it. lneyeF
went out IN shabby coat because 1t was
raining and thoughta all who had the choice
would keep indoors that the sun did not
come out in its strength and bring out
with it all the butterflies Of fashion whom
l know and who knew me. never con-
sented TO accept pan t | hated out Of kind.
ness to another that / did not get Missed
by the public and cut by the writer
could not take drive for few minutes
with Terry without being overturned and
having my elbow broken, though my
friend got off unframed Icould not make
a covenant with Arnold, which thought
was to make my fortune without making
his instead. than in an incredibly short
sps.ce Of tinae-I think - months earn