The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18


greatly depressed his spirits, he re-
membered how In bitterness he had ex-
claimed: "Of what profit shall this
place be to me? Every hope and every
ambition Is stifed here"
Tut, tut" one OF the prisoners had
responded. who CHANGED to overhear
the remark. 1.-THE wise man macs Of
circumstances his teacher, and gathers
nuggets OF experience out of the I'M
promising present which the alchemy
Of the future will transmute into pure
gold"
The man who had thus spoken had
long since been recalled to his place
under the chamberlain to the king, but
he had never forgotten the thought.
Like q flash he had realized that in
that untoward place-the prison-God
was training him for he knew not
what. A new interest was found In
his duties, and he set himself earnest
ly to learning all that he could. 1t
was the kings prison, the place where
those who had incurred the royal dis
pleasure were held, and during the
long years which Joseph bad served in
the prison he came In contact with
very many Of the wisest and most In
fiuential men of the kingdom, and thus
had become versed In the affairs of
state as he could not In any other
way.
And while the Hebrew slave shut in
the inner prison is busy with the men,
DRY of the past and is waiting in sub
missive obedience upon God, the king
In the palace is beside himself with
rage and disappointment. Even the
learned men from the great temple at
Thebes cannot tell the king the mean
ing of his dream. The attendants and
courtiers of the palace move about in
CONSERVATION and fear.
The king sits sullen and alone. The
wise men and the magicians have gone
from his presence in disgrace, and
none dare approach him. The hour
has arrived when the cup bearer
should appear before his lord with the
customary draught of wine, but he
fingers tremblingly on the outer por-
tails OF the royal apartments. He is
filled with fear. and Is perple.ed to
know what to do. His mind goes back
to the time before when he had in
Cured the kings displeasure, and he
fears 1t will not fare as well with him
again as 1t did then. He THINKS of the
days of anxiety spent in prison, and of
the young man there VINO had told him
his dream. He starts up, almost dash
ing the golden goblet to the hard pave
ment at his feet. Fool that he had
been, why had he so completely forgot
ten? Could not the young man who
told the meaning of his dream and that
Of the chief baker, also tell Pharaoh
the Interpretation of his dream?
Boldly entering the royal presence,
and undaunted by the ungracious man
ner of Pharaoh he eagerly told him
his story. And while the palace
was beginning to pulsate with the new
hope, the prison was thrown into
fever Of excitement. The thunderous
knock of the impatient messenger
awoke every echo in the bare place.
Joseph, aroused by the imperious sum-
mons, appeared before the keeper of
the prison at the same moment that
he opened the outer door and admit
ted the. messenger.
SIS there young Hebrew here
named Joseph" he exclaimed, breath
lessly, and then without pausing for
answer, he continued: Pharaoh
would see him."
The keeper, whose establishment at
the strange summons rendered him
speechless. could only point to Joseph,
who now stepped forward and quietly
said:
II am he."
Come, then. The king waits"
Deft attendants were awaiting their
arrival at the palace to prepare Joseph
for his presentation before Pharaoh,
and after the priests had shaved and
bathed him and anointed him and
dressed him in fresh linen robes, he
was led into the royal audience room.
1t was plain to see that the king was
pleased with the appearance of Joseph.
He noted the noble face, the frank,
deep eye. the calm dignity, and felt in
stinctively that he would not be dis
appointed in him. Plunging at once
into the matter that was uppermost
upon his heart, he said:
II have dreamed dream. and there
is none that can interpret It; and I
have heard say Of thee, that thou canst
understand a dream to interpret it."
"Nay." spoke up Joseph. modestly,
not willing that the king should
ascribe to him powers which belonged
only to God, sit is not in me-
A look of disappointment flashed
across the face of Pharaoh, and he was
about to speak when Joseph continued
earnestly, while he pointed towards
Heaven:
God shall give Pharaoh an answer
Of peace"
And then he listened thoughtfully
while the king related his dream of
the seven good kline and the seven i'll
favored kline, and of the seven good
ears, and the seven blasted ears, and
having given the Interpretation there
of, the countenance of Pharaoh was
made to break forth into gladness
again, and, rising enthusiastically, he
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