The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-23

4Nfs4Gl N0OA hHAS 6AtSht hE-l
luke ~ 4 reelection upon himself.
ind sought 70 make. his peace with1
lis father.
II did hut rebuke him for his Iazi-
,ess, my father. and he hurled an In
suit into my very beard" he cried.
,reriiy. 'sDidst thou but know one-
half OF .Icthcr's doinsr. my father
'rontinue. good brother jecred
Jether. Thou hast ne'er before lost
any chance to speak Ill of me. My
father llssens--speaki"
Jesse raised his hands for silence.
"peace, both OF yet" he cried. II am
the master here. GAAl, thou art the |
elder. Thou shuuldst be the wiser.
Thou knnwest Jetter has tho high q
pride to let thee tell him what TO do
Besides, that Ii my duty, not thine.
Go, get thee ready for the evening
meal"
The old man looked with loving
eyes upon the lad.
I'm many ways thou are child. and
yet the fault Ia not all thine. Thy
mother hath INDUCED thee overrnuch.
and +. mvseif. perhaps, Jether. thou
doest net know how dear thou art TO
US, thou child OF our old age. and
such child vert thou 50 BEAUTIFUL
CtFt HleEt JFtHCE EhCtSsh~A sA~% 49,
with anger and resentment
"A chiid--again always child"
he protested. "Canst thou not under
stand child becomes rnsn7 Thou.
too, dost treat me as Gaai does-~when
am no longer a child, but man
fun grown
Jesse nodded his head In approval.
Aye, man thou art, ~ I would
No. 40 ru3fA nhftANAA ~ thtna
own. It la thy mothers dearest wish
and mine that when age shall claim
its due from us. we may sit IA peace
beneath that very fig tree. and behold
thy little ones. ave. thine And Gaafs
also. play in the shade before uA"
The ewes of the young boy again
flashed FIRE.
mot nv children with GMArs:" he
cried That shall never bel"
Thine with Gaafs as I have aid. v
responded Jesse. raising his voice and
sneakinr with the authority OF = mas
ter. my fathers father built this
house. and l. shall shelter both nv
SONS Caal is thine older brother. and
to him. OF course. the firpt born's
right belong Here shall We Abide in
peace together"
Give under Caals roof---eat ut hts
table?" cried Jether. Nay sooner
than that. I would share a crust OF
any berrar on the road. Father. I
would not hurt thee, hut thou cAr1st
rot see beyond these hills: thou cAnst
~ u,,a .far..,
ra.se g.tne-ea b,s rohas about bfrn.
~ t.rraa 10 ro into the hou-e
..r ,.r,,, vo+ .ro.. ths ho1y aav Nth
arrrv haart., sa,a rA~se soy,lv ,.rhou
dnst trv rrv nstience soreiy Jefher.
:, Z. ,sts co 10 INV room ana hathe
-. asatha thvse,, a. do,h hent the
calehr. Ito, Ana II IL NV wish that
,hn,, .hsn MT st,rt thy hind words
. tn.s n.h.-,, wy
1,n,r1v "a. .ererah,. and arrd Jesse
| c,snrA,sd ma half-dosen stone eteps
M. ia ,ntn the house q, his fathrrr.
Iathar rt,h = .,,r,,jt rarinr n MI
sc,,I .ra aesr resentment IN His heart
ham,aa. ~ ,cnr e,ght ~ steps
nn..,a. ~. nous. vh;cn lea na.t the
ansrtn,ent. an Inc second story Of IN.
toward wtndox IN which could bs
-, ,;~nt h. wh;.r.r.d .offlv.
SEE. acknowledgements 49,. m
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| IN al Juoea .hers nos nu,
aevoted WIRE ana mo.ne1 'n =, ..u nua. J. =
she WAC naa oeen uni'en IN n' y. ~ :,
20 tne patriarch jesse LOT MoTe ua~'
forr yeA 49, ,..s. ~,
nuIda iovea Her uoy. .e.nsI ~
mosner Ior nor yuunk snn -
ereeser AnscIon w. 49, sre',n ~
weep. unoy.ns~usvO.On " r..m. -
tnis ocy. InSrlo .n , nc ~,
clueu 10 ~ ~" ~
mother. instsad or 20 uns 1e ~. ~. n,
aged Jes 1ne ooS Hnew a u.a.,. az r'e'
tWould not DC passed over HAay
From WithM ,ne wInuUw . =
no paueH., so"IS Hou
tne notneI, ~ sne s,.
WnAt y. ny Wy
I Jetner ahsweIeu impa .'snus 49,
Motner. ! "ou'u spo@A " 'no
alone, quickiy
Down tne stone seeps ne ran "1 1l
rlooIy. Ano paceu anAo1y W An1 AZ
upon tne tuI. ~ x ~
.aiI ana s.a.eH mo.ne 90 $50 ~
ooy. sna DeseWeo upon nas
sacreu
wuusu 49, 49, 50 ny ,. -.
rom my iatnsr' Thee ne "oo'd nv
xr.,1.,
!. WIN nsH mUan' III u'a -
sank upon the edKe OF .ne "e4' -"
caasned her nsnos pNeousy =.
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