St. Tammany farmer., 1905-08-26

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| still burning for revenge, he said:
Let us restore the well. as Abraham
| our father, left it."
| My master" interposed the chief
steward. pardon, pray thee my bold
ness; but of what use will it be to redig
the we'll. seeing that the Philistines viii
surely come and rob thee of thy re.
ward?'
1--WE must leave that with God Out
| duty is to restore the we'll to its refresh.
ing ministry" Isaac replied with firm
but gentle voice.
The chief steward accepted the sitI-
alton with as good grace as possible.
and soon had the men busy removing
the dirt and rock with which the well
was choked. And while the work went
on Isaac turned back to meet the main
company of his people.
stDidst thou find ,water?" was the first
anxious inquiry of Rebekah
I'VE have found the well which my
father dug, but it has been filled up and
we could get no water. But the men are
busy cleaning out the dirt and rock,
and there will be an abundance of water
when the work is finished"
A relieved look came into the woman's
face, and she said, with sigh:
Il wish we might remain here IN
peace. I am weary Of this wandering
ut is as God wills
Nay. rather, it seems as the Philis.
tines will, was the impatient response
Some of them have this day been spy.
ing out our movements y
An anxious lock came into the face
of Isaac, but his only reply was:
.iGod has promised us the land, and
will make a place for us somewhere,
where we may live at peace
Further conversation was inter
rupted by arrival at the well, and the
work of pitching the tents and prepar-
ing for the night. Before dark enough
OF the dirt and rock had been removed
to obtain scant supply of water,
and with the promise of an abundance
as soon as the work was completed in
the morning, the camp settled down.
for the night, while the focks and
browsed under the watchful eyes of
the herdmen. Thus the night passed
uneventfully and the next day the
work en- the well was completed and
focks and herds and people settled
down contentedly in the spot, hoping
to be left in peaceful possession.
On the morning of the third day
Isaac was aroused by angry voices
and The sound of violent conflict. He
caught the words: $
THE water is ours. .
Rushing from the tent he found his
herdmen engaged in fierce conflict !
with some Philistine herdmen who
had come thither with their focks |
and had taken possession of the well. |
The struggle was sharp but short, the
Philistines being worsted in the fight, |
and when Isaac came up he found his
men preparing to drive the strangers |
and their focks away.
1Nay, my sons,' spoke up Isaac.
treat not thine enemies So Draw
water that their focks may drink.
None shall come to well Of Abraham |
and turn thirsty away"
Well, it's our water" doggedly |
muttered the Philistines as they |
watched their thirsty ftocks drink.
We will not suffer strife over It's
possession" spoke up Isaac. Take it,
and the Lord reward thee according
to thy deserts. :
:, n :, ~, ;,,% %l,c< .7or frN,,~I
ing down the valley, where he again
digged well and found water. And
there he rested in peace and content.
ment until the Philistines, jealous OF
his prosperity, again disputed with
his herdmen for the possession Of the
splendid well. And SO he removed
from thence and digged still another
well, and as the days came and went +
and no troublesome Philistine appear.
ed to claim the new found water sup
ply, Isaac called his people together
and after the feasting and merry-mak-
ing, he said
We shall call the new well Reho-
both, for the Lord hath made room for
u.s. as we declared He would, and we
shall be fruitful in the land
And that night Rebekah exclaimed,
as she placed her arm about his
shoulder:
1T was indeed better to come hith-
er than to dwell in the midst OF strife.
God hath rewarded thee for thy pa
Yea, the Lord gives wells Of water
in abundance to them that trust Him."
Wine Importations.
Friends Of temperance will be glad to
read that America has not increased the
of wines substantially dur
ing the last Is years. In 1890 wines
showed a total Importation of $4,000
900, and this figure is but slightly ex-
ceeded by the total for 1904, when the
value of the imports was $10,324, ,432.
But on the other hand. it is to be re-
gretted that the production OF wine in
the United States has increased mean
time from 24,000.00O gallons in 1890 to
3S, 100000 in 1904 Surely this country
is far enough along in the scale OF civil
ization to dispense with it's wine list
N. Y. Observer.
Submarines Tiny Guardians.
Three white mice are in each subma-
rine boat and are entered on the pay
roll of the feet. These little creatures
detect an escape Of gasoline more quick
y than human beings do; and by their
squeals and efforts to escape draw at
tention to the fact that something is /,
amiss. These tiny but important mem
bers Of the crew Of AS went down with
that unfortunate vessel. - London /,
Granhic