The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-08

.My brethren. and my fathers house.
which were in the land Of Canaan,
are come unto me-" Joseph takes
hts father and five Of his brothers
to Pharaoh. Here they are entering
the palace. Is Joseph a big man in
Egypt, May? "He is governor" Yes,
Joseph Is next to the king. and is
ers, James? Shepherds" We like
shepherds In u country, but the
Egyptians do not. The Egyptians
think shepherds are beneath them.
And Joseph knows this. Then. too,
Joseph and the Egyptians are cultured
and refined, while Joseph's brothers
are rough and coarse They break
every rule Of good
You would think Joseph would be
ashamed to own them as his broth
ers. ALI the Egyptians are standing
around watching as Joseph leads his
brothers into the place to introduce
them to the king. and some OF the
Egyptians laugh at the great Joseph
with his poorly dressed rough BROTH
ers. Joseph must be vary brave, don't
you think, Francis? But he shows him
self all the more noble and grand for
not being ashamed of his brothers.
He leads them right up to Pharoah,
who asks, What is your occupation"
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and our father" They ask Pharoah II
they might dwell in the land OF Cos
hen. Pharoah, who loves Joseph,
turns to him and says, I'm the best
of the land make thy father and
brethren to dwell; and II thou know
est any men of activity among them,
then make them rulers over my cat
tie" SO Joseph's brothers are given
high positions in the land.
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his father Jacob to the king. Jacob
is very plain and lame, and does not
know society manners. He Is a
strange looking old man, dressed in a
long loose tunic of broad stripes OF
different colors, and bound at the
waist with a girdle Of red leather. On
his head he has a dark kerchief which
hangs down owe his shoulders. His
hair and beard are snowy white. With
one hand Jacob leans on his shep-
herds staff, and with the other on
Joseph, who is dressed in a shining
white robe and a jeweled collar. The
king is sitting on a high gilt throne
as Joseph enters with his father.
Many boys are ashamed OF their
fathers and mothers when they do
not dress and act as other people.
But Joseph is not. Strange though his
father looks, and SO out of place in
THIS grand JoScpH ioFCS AtaiAi
so much, he Is proud to introduce him.
The difference between his father and
himself never enters his mind. The
proper thing Is to bow when intro
duced to a king. But Jacob does not.
king. Pharaoh does not resent it He
accepts it as the right thing, and asks
Jacob. How old art thou?" This Is
the way Pharaoh shows respect for
the old man. How much better this
king is than those boys who fired
stones at the old man picking rags.
the. old man. he is given a blessing.
Joseph places his father and
brothers and all their families over
here is Goshen, in the best OF the land.
and takes care of them. One day,
seventeen years later. a messenger
comes to Joseph. Behold, thy father
is sick" Joseph hurries to his father
with his two sons, M~anasseh and
Instead of bowling, he blesses the
all his sons, and begs hat when he
is dead they will carry him back to
his old home in Canaan where Abra-
ham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah,
and Leah are buried.
Joseph promises n Jacob dies.
fathers wish, Pharaoh says. G up.
made thee swear" Not only Joseph
and all his brothers go. but many
wants great company - follow
Jacobs body back to Canaan.
Children. II a mighty king like
Pharaoh could be respectful to an old
man so far below him in position, and
If a great ruler like Joseph could be
proud of his strange old father, don't
you think hat you boys and girls
could act toward old people with love
and reverence, too: Only those with
mean evil hearts are ashamed of their
people. The boy and girl who honors
the aged, no matter how poor
and lowly. like Joseph. has the heart
of a prince.
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