. Delightful stories; or, Home talks out of the Wonderful . a great company. Laban was shearing his sheep at somedistant place when they started, and did not know of their departuretill they had been gone three days. Well, that was not right. They certainly should have biddenhim good-bye, said Mary, warmly. So Laban thought, especially when he missed some of his house-hold idols, for he was an idolater; so he gathered a company of menand started in pursuit. But God warned him in a dream that heshould do Jacob no harm. He hurried on, however, and overtookthe party, but, impressed by the
. Delightful stories; or, Home talks out of the Wonderful . a great company. Laban was shearing his sheep at somedistant place when they started, and did not know of their departuretill they had been gone three days. Well, that was not right. They certainly should have biddenhim good-bye, said Mary, warmly. So Laban thought, especially when he missed some of his house-hold idols, for he was an idolater; so he gathered a company of menand started in pursuit. But God warned him in a dream that heshould do Jacob no harm. He hurried on, however, and overtookthe party, but, impressed by the warning, he contented himself withsome good, fatherly advice. He then spoke of his missing idols, andJacob bade him search everywhere for them. He did search, butRachel, who had taken them, deceived him so they were not found. WHICH HE LOVED BEST. 143 Then Jacob scolded and stormed at Laban for making these falsecharges, and Laban begged pardon and asked Jacob to make up. And did they? asked Charley, adding, I wouldnt have madeup with such an old crank as Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels; and hecarried away all his cattle^and all his goods which he had gotten.—Genesis xxxi, 17, 18. In that Jacob showed a better spirit than Charleys, answeredGrandpa. Jacob did make up with him, and they set up a big stoneas a reminder of the good understanding and good-will to which theythere and then came. They had a religious service together and agreat farewell feast, then they said good-bye and parted. 144 GRANDPA GOODWINS STORIES. A FAMOUS WRESTLING MATCH; Or, THE VICTORIOUS CRIPPLE. T V THAT more is there about Jacob? asked Carrie of her\/\/ Grandpa, as the little group met again. He seems to* me a queer man. I dont know whether to like him or not. He was far from being a perfect man, replied Grandpa; andyet God loved him and put great honor on Indeed, Godhonored him with a new and better name, his old name, Jacob,meaning a supplanter; or one w
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