Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-09-05

Well, the Tread party, the bread cmbas-
sy, drives up in front nf 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. Huzza, The journey is ended. The
lord of the corncrib who is also the prime
minister, comes down TO these newly ar
rived travellers and says: "Dinc with me
today. How Is your father? Is this Ben
iamin, the younger brother whose pres
cncc | demanded The travellers are in
troduccd into the palace They are worn
and bedusted of the way, and servants
come in with basin of water in one hand
and a towel in the other and kneel down
before these newly arrived travellers, wash
ing of the dust Of the way. The butchers
and poultercrs and caterers of the prime
minister prepare the rcpast. The guests
are seated in small groups two or three at
table, the food on tray. All the luxu-
ries from imperial gardens and orchards
and aquariums and aviaries are brought
there ard are filling chalice and platter.
Now Is the time for this prime minister,
II he has "a grudge against Benjamin, to
show il. Will he kill him now that he
has him I'm lis hands: Oh, no! This lord
of the corrcrib l. seated ut his own table,
and he looks over 10 tho tables of his
guests, and lac Sends a portion to each Of
them, but sends a larger portion to Bcnja-
min, or. as the Bible quantity puts it,
enjamin's mess was five times as much
as any of theirs. = BE quick and send word
back with the sy.iftcst camel to Canaan TO
old Jacob that Benjamin is we'll all is
well; he Is faring sumptuously; the Egyp-
tian lord die not mean murder and death,
but he meant dcliycrance and life when he
announced to us ON that day, We shall not
see my face unless your brother he with
you. ~
Well, my friends, this world is famine
struck of sin. IL does not yield "a single
crop of solid satisfaction IL is dying. 1t
is hunger bitten. The fact that IL does
not, cannot, feed mans heart was well
illustrated In the life of the English com
edian. All the world honorcd 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-
tircly happy and that this world was COM
pletely satisfying his soul, he sits down and
writes: Il never in my life put on new
hat that IL did not rain and ruin IT, never
went out In shabby coat because it was
raining and thought all who had the choice
would keep indoors that the sun did not
come out In its strength and bring out
with IL all the butterflies of fashion whom
| knew and who knew me | never con
sentcd 90 accept part hated out Of kind
ness 10 another that did not get Missed
10y the public and cut hy 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. could not make
covenant with Arnold, which thought
was Ia make my fortune without making
his instead. than In IN incredibly short
space of timc-l think l3 months earn.
cd for him 90. G1O and for myself II.
am persuade that IL | were To set up rs a
aahcr, every one in my ncighborhood
would leave uff cating bread. A"
The Meaning Of the Message.
That was the lament of the worlds COM
etian and joker. All unhappy The world
did everything for Lord Byron that IL
could do, and yet in his last moment lac
asked - friend 10 come and sit down 10y
hiih ana hssn, as most appropriate 10 ms
case, the story of The Bleeding Heart. .
Torrigiann, the sculptor. executed, after
months Of care and carving, Madonna
and the Child" The royal family came
In and admired H. Everybody that looked
Mt IL was in ecstasy. but one day, after all
that toll and all that admiration. because
he did not get rs much compensation for
his work as he had expected, he took "a
mallct and dashed the exquisite sculpture
into atoms. The world is poor compcnsa-
ton. poor satisfaction, poor solace. Fam.
Inc, famine in all the earth; not for Z
years, but for 5000
But, blessed lie God there is great
corncrib. The Lord built it, IL Is In an
other land. II is a large place. An angel
once measured IT., and ms far ms can cal
cmlnia IL In ono nhrltsl fhnf cnrncriL L..