Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-11-30

ance than they had ever known before
What S0aid they zct k.ve given "
they could have Rnsoue the evil whicn
they had xruuEht. they thought. Ia. n
the days to follow they were 70 learn
that marvellous truth that Cod over
rules the Affairs q nen and tia. even
the wrath of man and the evil which
he works may Be made to praise Him
and to work out His purposes in the
world
In accordance with his Instructions
the chief steward AZ once notified 10
seph Of the arrival Of a company %
men from the east. and the governor.
dressed IN his robes OF state. hzstsnef
from hts home 20 the great warehouse.
where people cane TO buy grain
With defersutizi air. and furtive. IN
easy glance they enter the private
audience ruozn. and rs they cone op-
posite to where the governor Is seated
they cast themselves down with their
faces to the ground. and wait foe hin
the first glance n those ten prustrafs
forms the governor sees them no more.
but before his eyes there comes the
vision Of the hozx epce years when a.
a boy he slept In the wheat aeld with
his brothers about hin he SEES a<aia
as wildly as On that night TIRE shsaves
Of his brothers fall down before his
own shsaf. which remains uprf<ks.
and cry escapes his Hps as ~ a<7ia
looks upon the men before him ant -
realizes that Col has established their
tieutity- His 1rs- i1pulse Is % throw
aside his ruhe and raise Its hrushsrs
TO their feet aa1 fall upoa their n@cks
and kiss them but something Wis
perS In his heart Nay. that Is rot
Gods way Uulsss yoa can win hark
the hearts Of your brothers throu-h
true repentance thy Kindness wflf Be-
TO their hurt a-f thy snrrnv- 50. ~
str7infnx the ysz-uf-< - hfs heart. b.
sterrly bad@ then rise and inquired.
Whence cone We
From the land Of Canaan 70 nzy
food
Nay sharply replied the governor.
We are spies To see the zakeszsss
Of the land are re come
Not -. nv inrs.~ they cried. trsra-
bling ant a<zin flIlin< down before
him. we speak truly rhsr Ne tel thes
that TO bug food are thy s@rwzr.s
cone We are ]. hrsthren- the soas
Of one ua1 in he Iant cf Ca-aar:
and behold TIRE youngest - tbs day
with our father. nad one Is rot
Joseph's heart leaped within hin az
he heart them speak q himself whon
they thought dead Thsy re~ku-.t
hin 11on< their az-hsr. exsz tkoz<h
IL brought the cuavicr5on e sin to their
hearts. but he zzss 81 God prohe ssII
deeper. ard 50 ~ erriaiz~i-
We are SPIES. isse~d- Hereby y.
shall - proved Rs the II. q PHar-
aoh - sail not 20 forth hence. sx-
cert roar yo1u<-ss brother co-.
hlthsr- send u1@ e yoG. azd l@t hiu
fetch yozr brother. aad ye xAaII -
kers IN prison- that ycur words nav
- proved whether there D. azy truth
n yuR. o. else BY the LIFE cf Phz-zoa
sErvly re are SPIES
Az1 Jesspa ordered them eouna n-4
cast into Frison. wher. for the space
q three DAYS they we're EFT TO the
ozryiea - heir gxa thoughts and
thsir <uiltx co1Srisnres- Three DAYS
- EEfEf tzrknsSS azd anguish Three
days IN xhsrh Cod pruhed DEEPER and
ds~p~r ITO their hearts and mai.
thsz Bitterly repeat AID 90 the third
eay Joseph cane EaGo them and said:
If - - true z@a. let ore q yoz-
ersthrsn - hoznf in the prison while
the others 20 ant carry corn for the
famine q your houses But bring
Tpsr yuzzgsst brother unto Ne; 90
shaIi your wor-s Be verified. and -
sAaII not lie
And having thus spoken. the gov
ernor signi1ed thar the interview vas
a. al sEt By aixniS<inS the inter-
prefer. ant waited while they shouIi
ehoese one q their number in Accord
anc~ With his word TAen did they
begin 70 oonfess 20 one another their
faults. not knowing that Joseph IN
dsrsfood then. saying
We are verify guilty concerning our
brother. IN that ne saw the anguish
q his soul. when he oesousht us. and
ne would nos hear. therefore Is this
distress come Erca us
Reuben broke the silence which FOL
iowed By the bitter complaint
sake 10; | unto you. saying DO
not sin against the child and We
rDuit rot hear Therefore. behold,
also his blood i required Of Us"
And II was I Who persuaded the
others rot to yield 70 your enrrsary.-
Simeon cried. struggling To his feet.
and Il Is | WHO viii lie bound in
Egypt while re return home And
1ay God have mercy upon ne for my
SIN and deliver me And as he in
ishes4 speaking he siSni1ed TO the gor-
srror that be vas the one to remain.
and the following day the others With
heavy hearts took their departure
Thea followed days Of anxi0zs wait
l1g and longing for Joseph. and they
xsre 10 less days Of discipline for him
n for his brothers. for IL they must
Reeds learn the lesson Of true repent
a1ce. he must come TO realize more
fully c<< Of his own experience the in
anirs mercy Of God and the certainty
Of Gods purposes During those DAYS
there came to his heart a revelation
from God Of His purposes for the chill
drsn Of Abraham. and Isaac and Jacob.
And 50. when his brethren at last re-
turned bringing his own brother Benz
j1uin- and be had made himself known
unto them. he could say out Of a fun
heart
Be not grievet- nor angry with
yourselves. that re Sod ne hfther: for
God did send me before you 10 pre-
serve life He hath sent ne before you
20 preserve YOU 4 posterity in the
earth and to save your lives BY
great deiivsrznee- So. IL Was not you
that sent ne hither. but God: and He
hath made ne lord over all OF Phar-