The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-10-04

Ii. p"Iace, and the
objection he had was ~ IN 'ne Der
on his couch with his Io sms b.
up and pains so intense tb,, =
ed as though ne must die
that day he had Wondered Ant
not died, ana had often u,i ~!
considered his hcIpIcsspess (.
j had. la
As we have said. he was a.. II
Il, tensely Interested in news
Land OF his birth, and had ny, ..S
with special interest the ri.t o.''
=: tunes Of King David Tho o l,Slas
. who had carried him and ~ SEM
: MIN tenderly in his youth be
I, MIN OF the great friendyhip r. 10y
!, existed between King David as
!; rather and much Of the geptls aI
! spirit which had charactari,,,,aa s,'
7 lather was possessed by hinsss
. felt warm glow in his heart -
mention Of King Dayid's NAN.
ne had longing desire to bsT.
for his friend, too. Il
; When it was suggested to him
mat the kingdom Of Israel haI L va
to him by right OF Inheritance ~!
than to David, and that had - aug
been that he was a cripple bo 80
by force Of arms have asser,, I-sa
rights, he had replied with sni, ~ : .
II his father Jonathan had recog,,
the divine will and was wiIIis
yield the kingdom to the man NJ.
God had chosen for king spreIr
was nat going to be less a man ~
leIt he could honor the memo,v =
his noble father in no better w.r = "
TO cherish the friendship which =
mad held for David
And SO it was when the maSOo,.
came from David seeking him
did not share the evil forabo5,. -
which troubled his friends They r.
certain that King David plotted n,
hurt, and that for him to placa b,-
SELF entirely in David's power wss !.
court disaster of the most distreSsi,.
kind. 00S'As
BE it good or bad which shall !,
fall me- he had replied, quietly "nov
ertheless will go. | wouId 500 =,
face Of him who was so great a frioni
OF my father" And quickly gatbs,
Ing his household together. he pren.,
ed to leave with the messenger on n.
following day.
How came King David to know q,
me and my whereabouts" he oro,
TONED the messenger as they mad.
their journey.
one Ziba, a servant of the hons.
of Saul. thy grandfather. told him a,
NEE and he would not rest conte,,
until he had sent for thee" the mes,
;enger replied.
But why should the king takA
hought for one like me. who am Ieas,
u all my fathers house-and a erin.
lie, he added. sadly.
All, but thou knowest not the sooa
less OF the kings heart. His though,
S toward the least of his peopIe in
O 81 ~
Sraet Surely thou knowest the great
OF 'STr2-he had for thy father Jons,
ian' and would he nos dsstre to do
lhdnesS unto his SON."
but DO not the great burdens a,
iling SO vast a kingdom press heavy
pom him and give him no time n
'iiow the dictates of his own beartpD
Again thou dost not understand or
10" the king, for more precious in
sight is loyalty TO the friend a,
lnler days than all the prestige and
NOR and glory which the making =,
;" and powerful friends can bring"
as the earnest response.
ana SO as they journeyed the hear.
Mephibosheth was cheered by the
ouiy account which the messenger
We OF all the righteous acts Of tba
ag' until at last he exclaimed:
surely, God hath chosen a man
g unto himself to rule over his peo.
III 'nis spirit of alteration for King
'la' Mephibosheth entered Tarrso,
and was shown into the rovaI
,Sence' And Mephibosheth fell mon
81 ms MS lace to the ground and did
Atns reverence. But the latter
ne forward quickly and placing bis
IA upon the bowed head, said, At.
''-u' d.
Mephibosheth,"
Behold thy servant" resnondoa
phibosheth, earnestly
ear not Mephibosheth, for will
ely shew thee kindness for Iona.
n thy fathers sake, and will 70.
e thee all the land of SanI INV
le err and thou shalt eat bread At
'"0ie continually" said David,
: possessions of the house Of
! !, and a place at the royal tabIsi
listened as one in .
' aa could 1t be true? Again he
ca :. himself before the king, and
,,a aa' Is thy servant, that thou
D sn look upon such a dead dog as
n W. II.