The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-07-22

tongues of all men, and every
where women whispered to
gether of the youth and beauty am
the valor Of David the son of Jesse
Y who had slain the Philistine giant, Go.
Hath.
"Ah" they said one to another
"the r~uddiness of his cheeks a woman
|, well might envy, and his clear eyes
are like stars, and his mouth the ten
derest that was ever seen. Blessed is
the wife of Jesse that is the mother
Of such a man child"
And Saul the king, whose kingdom
had been threatened by the Philistines
until their champion fell, took David
into his house and set him over his
men of war; and David went up and
down in the land on the business of
war and forays, and his fame waXed
great.
Now, Saul the king, who lowered
head and shoulders above the men Of
Israel, had a son, whose lame was
| Jonathan, a quick, generous, friendly
lad, who from the first loved David.
The shepherd boy from the hills fas-
cinated him; his modest stories of adj
~venturing with wild beasts that came
down to kill his iocks thrilled Jona-
than. There was something wholly
winsome about rudy David. He play
ed on the harp and sang songs of his
own making, and the clean winds of
God seemed to be singing in the rooms
of the kings house.
Very soon David and Jonathan
loved one another more than brothers,
and the kings son took off his robe
and put it upon David and girded his
own sword about him in token of
friendship. And the lads walked to-
gether at morning and in the evening
and they told one another all the
dreams of youth, and their hopes too
high for ordinary speaking, which
they were accustomed to keep locked
in their hearts lest men hearing and
not understanding should laugh.
From the first Jonathan seemed to
ems the high destiny that lowered
over David and wondered and was
glad. For himself, could he ask more
than to be the chosen friend and COM
rade of the hero of Israel.
But these things did not please Saul
the king after a little while. Too of
ten in the streets he heard the women,
coming with Jars of water on their
shoulders from the public well, sing
ing the praises of the son of Jesse.
There was a chant which ram:
"Saul hath slain his thousands and
David his ten thousands"
He heard it first when David was s
returning from a little victory, and
the people went out, singing and play '
to the city gates, and the women
with flowers in their hair. And 1t =
seemed to him that after that ne was
forever hearing the accursed strain.
rang in his ears: l
"And David his ten thousands"
an a little while" thought the dark
king, 1--WE shall have another ruler on G
the throne of Israel"
And he hated David exceedingly. a
There was a black spirit upon Saul q
hose days. Moody and silent he would v
for Ions periods in his great chair,
MS chin in his hand and his eyes smol- b
lerinp, and those about him feared for q
Tim. And yet it was a curious thing v
hat the shepherd boys music seemed S
.ble to drive away the black clouds t
better than all else, and when he play
ID the clean winds from the hills
anne waiting through the room, and r.
he odor of grass and earth and of a
ield flowers carried him out of his
roodings.
1t was at such a time, though, that b
is evil spirit laid hold on him one day fc
nd he threw the j~avelin that was in re
is hand at the harpist and it stuck hi
uivering in the wall where David had dl
cen. Anu thereafter llS MIX oSiN 81
i'm oftener into battle, for he said al
his heart: at may be that in much he
yhting the Philistines will slay him." OF
Yet ever he came back safe, and
,er Saul hated him the more. And fig
,ul talked of killing him and told Nj
nathan. Then Jonathan went to tn
avid and told him how the king med ne
tied evil against him. Thu
sand do thou wait in the fields out sla
lie the city this night" he said, "and the
will go to the king, my father, and we
for thee" be
Then he went to the king and spoke yo1
David, and how he had done only vid
cd toward Saul, and besought him Sar
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