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

terror and apprehension OF the man
] would so work upon Joseph's nerves
as to make the latter break down
when he, too. should stand in the
shadow Of the gallows. Late at night
the keeper anxious to know how his
| plan was succeeding, softly entered
the inner prison, and hearing voices
he paused to listen.
Thou hast naught to fear IL thy
heart Is guiltless," Joseph was say
ing. "Only he whose wickedness has
beea his undoing needs to tremble at
| DEATH"
Yea, but would live"
"But IL 1t hath been decreed diff.
| ferently 1t were well for thee to die
like man upon whom no stain Of
crime rests"
But fearest thou not thy fate?"
may, | fear rather to do wrong.
| I, like thee. am accused wrongfully.
1t is through no wickedness on my
part that l am here. The God of
Heaven. from Whom nothing is hid,
knows the innocency of my hands and
will not forget me in my trouble. He
is able to deliver IL He so wills. !
can trust Him. He Who has kept me
since l was brought into Egypt Will
continue to care for me.Y \
"Ah, wish / could feel as thou
dost. None of the gods of the Egyp-
tians Is able to SO do. But thou hast
helped me. Thy sweet confidence has
cheered my heart. l shall sleep now.
The terrors of the morrow shall not
rob me of my rest"
And the keeper. standing there in
the darkness, waited until the deep
regular breathing told that sleep had
| come and then, wondering and trou.
bled, he quietly stole away. Never
| before had he had such a prisoner
| as was this servant of Potiphar. Never
before had he found an accused and
| Imprisoned man who was not willing
to do most anything to escape punish.
ment. He felt uneasy and anxious,
and troubled dreams broke his rest
The next morning, as he was prepar.
| ing to carry out the decree of Pharaoh,
| he received message from the palace,
on which the seal of the king was yet
fresh, ordering that the condemned
servant be restored to his place and
the sentence of death rescnded.
The conversation of the night before
| flashed across his mind, and as he
turned towards the dungeon he NUT.
tered:
by the gods OF all the Egyptians, It
beats even the great god Osiris.
What would the priests think to hear
Joseph speak of his 49,. fear to
trouble the man further. Surely he
is more righteous than his accusers. y
He drew the bar back with thud.
The great door creaked on its
hinges as he pushed 1t open and
stepped within. In the dim light he
could see the two prisoners seated
side by side talking together, and as
he became accustomed to the gloom
of the place he could see that the look
of abject terror which had distorted
the face of the kings servant the
night before was gone and in its
place there rested an expression of
resignation mingled with hope. AS
soon as he had been released and re-
turned to his place in the palace the
keeper had Joseph brought to him,
determined to learn more fully con-
corning him.
"Tell me Of myself" he demanded,
bluntly, when Joseph appeared. Up
to the present time he had not given
the man an opportunity to speak for
himself, having demanded only that
he confess his guilt and plead for
mercy.
but of what avail Is it that
should speak? Have not already
told thee that / am not guilty of the
crime charged against me?"
But l would hefE thy story-thy
side of the case" persisted the keeper.
II may only declare my innocence.
may not speak against the wife of
my master"
Joseph searched the face Of the man
who up to the present moment had
done his utmost to break him down.
He saw that 1t was no idle curiosity
which had prompted his questions.
HE only needs to fear who does
wickedly Why should not hope fill
the heart and cheerfulness rest on the
countenance of him whose God Is the
Lord OF Heaven? The God of my
fathers Who has been with me in
prosperity will not leave me now that
the clouds of adversely have settled
about me. God can make even the
darkness to bring blessing to the day
which follows, for Is 1t not in the
night that the refreshing dew falls,
and is 1t not then that nature gathers
strength and inspiration for the
growth of another day."
"But thou art in prison, and in the
shadow OF the hangman's moose. Can
thy God be with thee still to give thee
help?" asked the keeper, more thar
ever mystified by the confidence o,
Joseph.
"Yea, the true and living God is not
kept back by prison bars, and even
the plots of the wicked come to naught
when He puts forth His hand to save"
"And is your God greater than the
gods of the Egyptians, the gods who
have their dwelling place in our
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