Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-12-16


raculous magician which can change
the deserts of trouble into oases or
Joy and make even "the dying bed feel
soft as downy pillows are" The story
is told that during our civil war
soldier boy was dying He was only
boy of fifteen. "Oh," said the lad,
Il am going to die, and there is no one
here to love me! If l only had my
dear ones here" The nurse said: My
boy. | love you. Let me take your
loved ones place" Then she stopped
over and kissed him, "Ah," said the
boy. that feels like love! Kiss me
again" Then he looked at another
nurse as he said: Wont you kiss me
too? | do not think it would be so
hard TO die if could feel that you both
love me" No. it is not very hard to
bear the burdens Of life if we feel that
those who are near at hand love us
and are sympathizing with us. DO you
not read between the lines how Jo-
seph's loved ones clung to him because
| he was always true to them.
A Sad story.
It is only by loving others that oth-
ers learn to love us. Some years ago
n steamer was wrecked on Lake Pont-
chartrain. Among the passengers was
a family of six children, besides the
father and mother. The father was
nowerful swimmer. First he took his
wife in his arms and swan toward
shore. Then he came back five dlifer-
ent times and took off a child each
time But now his strength was al
most gone. Only one child remained.
Only one and yet the question was,
Could he save him? The father swan
ont TO the ship and called to his young
est boy: Jimmie, jump! 1t is papa,
Jump The boy jumped into the sea.
All that the father then could do was
to clasp his last child in his arms, and
both sank together into watery grave.
You say "a sad story" Yes, but to
me n beautiful story. 1t is the story
of family devotion. 1t is the story or
q father loving his way into the hearts
Of his children and Of children giving
hack their love to the father. Such IS
Joseph's life to me- Wherever l turn
he seems to be loving his way into the
hearts Of his associates. His heart
seems to be 80 big that it can forgive
every enemy and love every one, ana
almost every one was compelled 10
love him. My friends, are you like Jo-
semi. rich in the worlds affections
DO YOU love people? DO people love
you?
Rut Joseph was rich also in his op-
portunities of doing good to others
When a child he dreamed strange
dreams. He had his brothers sheaves
bowing down to worship his sheaf ana
his brothers stars doing obeisance 10
! his star. When he became man those
dreams were literally fulfilled. What
bappened when he became prosperous
Did he strut around the room and say
.Tbink of what have accomplished
Think Of how men are cringing the
,, knee to mer Nay. He practically
made the same prayer of thanksgiving
which Jenny Lind, the Swedish nighC
ingale. made when she first found ou'
! she had n throat filled with golden
notes of perfect musical harmonles. lie
|, said: "Oh, God, l thank thee for the
prosperity with which thou hast bless
ed me. With my talents may honor
, thee by serving my fellow men," Anc
did he not honor God by noble, sell
= sacrificing service?
Picture him down in Egypt as the
prime minister of Pharaoh. He couIC
have made millions upon millions o.
dollars for himself during the sever
;, years of plenty. Did he do itE Nay
lie gathered together the corn. li'
stacked il Up in granar.cs. Then Whei
the seven years Of want came ana til
= starving people began to cry Bread
:, breadl Give us bread'' Joseph Opene'
|" the granaries and said: Here friends
I come and buy corn Here is enoug
= bread for all and to spare" Out o
vour seven years Of plenty are yol
!, helping to care for any who are strue
RlllE Ill lllc StNt tll y NtAAo VI N'HN'
: told me only the other day that yo
= made more money last year than an
', three years of your previous lie. AL
u swer me now this question: During a
the months of last year how many hur
CRY mouths did you feed which al
not belong to your own family! Ell
/ teen? Ten? Five? Two? Not one
1, not one! My God Can it be that W
q are the selfish Dives, caring not 10
u the poor Lazaruses starving upon ou
- very doorsteps
Joseph's SRcrIfce.
= Then picture the great prime mlnlstC
y, of Pharaoh taking his old father an
- brothers into the royal court and intr'
-, ducins them there as his relatives. J'
=, cob. the father and Reuben and ,
- neon and Judah and the other brother
81 were nothing but shepherds. VIII
- their flocks they were nomads. Or a
~ classes in Egypt the shepherd life VIZ