The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-07-22

Esau to follow.
But the latter fingered, his eyes hav-
Ing fallen on some OF the merchandise
which lay about. Jacob walked ON
some distance, and then noting that
Esau was not behind him, he turned
and looked back to see what had be-
come OF him. Just as he was about
to feturn and find out why he tarried,
he saw him leave the camp leading his
lamb, and waited where he stood FOR
him to come up AS he drew near he
Asaw that the lamb he was leading was
not the fine sleek one which he had
brought from the herd. and said:
why, Esau, what have you done
with your lamb, and why have you this
one instead?"
well, it's lamb, aln't It? and .
good one, too" he calculated, testify.
II traded my lamb for this, and the
merchants gave me this hunting knife
to boot"
"But you know how particular father
Is about the lambs for the Offering. ald
you can see for yourself that 1t is poor
and imperfect beside the other one."
We'll, don't know why 1t is not as
good to kill and burn up as the other
one would have been.' he stubbornly
contended. "And I have the knife,
too" he added. fondling 1t with a sat
isfied air
And thus 1t was that on their return
home Isaac had sharply reprimanded
Esau, but the lad apparently did not
realize why one lamb was not as good
as another to offer to the Lord. 1t
| troubled Grandfather Abraham, and
that afternoon as he saw the two boys
coming towards him this other story
of Cain and Abel came to his mind,
and he resolved to tell 1t, and now that
he had quieted them down and had
their attention, he began:
Cain and Abel were twin brothers,
Just as you boys are, and they were
about your ages, or perhaps little
older, at the time of our story. Little
did they realize then that they were
to become the centers~of the tragedy
of that first home. They were bright,
active, happy boys, and their parents
loved them dearly and sought in every
| way to Lave them grow up into ways
of usefulness and honor.
+ [Notc.-Cain and Abel were probably
| twins and 1t is thought that. at this early
period. children were born in pairs (Cai-
vin).l
"You boys know how particular yonr
father is in regard to the Sabbath day.
not willing that any work shall be per-
formed therein. for the Lord after His
six days of creative work rested on the
seventh day, blessing and sanctifying
It. Well, Adam and Eve were as par
ticular. and sought to impress Their
boys with the sacredness of the day.
The customary toll and activities of the
other days OF the week ceased and the
day was given over to rest. and when
the occasional sacrifice was offered, /,
.. was offered on the seventh day.
Now Cain early manifested liking
for the fruitful fields. while Abel's de-
sires turned in the direction of the
fiocks and herds. And in the course
of time, as the boys grew into sturdy
, stripplings. the father gave to each the
sesire of his heart. To Cain he gave 9
small plot of ground and instructed
! him in the cultivation thereof. Abe
, he took from his hocks some of the
q finest OF his sheep and showed hin
= how to tend them. Thus the days
4 passed and Cain and Abel seemed con
r tented and happy. The family enjoyed
life together and, as we have said, tho;
!, Sabbath days were carefully observed
| c. 40
e Cain had been given his plot of groun'
a he started for his field, anxious to Tin
0 ish an arbor which he was builiili
n as shelter. In spite of the entreatie
Y of his parents he persisted in going
d impatiently declaring 1t was no wors
for him to do that than for Abel &
4 watch his sheep and keep them fror
! straying. You see he was letting th
s mere desire of the present warp an
: twist his ideas of right. and made hir
a deaf to the advice and entreaties q
v his mother and father. He was willfu
n and wanted his own way, right Q
q wrong.
a We'll he finished his arbor, and
m very pretty place 1t was, but he di
N not find the pleasure and comfort in
,r that he had expected, for his conscient
al troubled him. II he had only take
le warning then and instead OF sitting tt
1t better nature within him had yields
to to his better promptings and repents
of his willfulness and wrong doin
ir perhaps it would never have been sal
pf of him that he slew his brother. b.
T. he wanted his own way Too much, or
st that pleasant arbor became the sna'
rk which led his feet farther and farth,
to away from the right way, for instes
i'd of staying at home on the Sabba'
nd days and listening to his father as
he talked about God. and sharing in 9
;" worship and sacrifice, he would 81
,r off to his arbor and spend the .di
NJ there. Somehow. you see, he did n
enjoy the worship of the Sabbath da
r. because his heart was not right. /
~ did not want to hear about God.
j.. 1910. A. :