amends to his brothers for his sins against them
in former years.

True, he had lost to another a grand and noble woman whom he had
hoped to make his own; but this did not in the least sadden the joyous
enthusiasm of his soul; for he had long ceased to desire her as his
wife, high as her image still stood in his mind. He now thought of her
with quiet gratitude only; for he willingly admitted that his new life
had begun on the decisive night when Miriam set him the example of
sacrificing everything, even the dearest object of love, to God and the
people.

Miriam's sins against him were effaced from his memory; for he was wont
to forget what he had forgiven. Now he felt only the grandeur of what he
owed her. Like a magnificent tree, towering skyward on the frontier of
two hostile countries, she stood between his past and his present life.
Though love was buried, he and Miriam could never cease to walk hand in
hand over the same road toward the same destination.

As he again surveyed the events of the past, he could truly say that
under his leadership pitiful bondmen had speedily become brave warriors
In the field they had been willing and obedient and, after the victory,
behaved with manliness. And they could not fail to improve with each
fresh success. To-day it seemed to him not only desirable, but quite
possible, to win in battle at their head a land which they could love
and where, in freedom and prosperity, they could become the able men he
desired to make them.

Amid the horrors of the battle-field in the moonless night joy as bright
as day entered his heart and with the low exclamation: "God and my
people!" and a grateful glance upward to the starry firmament he left
the corpse-strewn valley of death like a conqueror walking over palms
and flowers scattered by a grateful people on the path of victory.

CONCLUSION.

There was an active stir in the camp.

Fires surrounded by groups of happy human beings were burning in front
of the tents, and many a beast was slain, here as a thank-offering,
yonder for the festal supper.

Wherever Joshua appeared glad cheers greeted him; but he did not find
his father, for the latter had accepted an invitation from Hur, so it
was before the prince of Judah's tent that the son embraced the old man,
who was radiant with grateful joy.

Ere Joshua sat down Hur beckoned him aside, ordered a slave who had just
killed a calf to divide it into two pieces and pointing to it,