Angels and Women (1924)

238 ANGELS AND WOMEN
plow and by means of this their labor was
much lessened.
When the grapes were ripe Lydia made
from their juice a wine and gave to Noah to
drink as he returned from harvest one day
much wearied, thinking it would refresh him.
:But it had a strange and unusual effect upon
him. He became intoxicated, and Ham,
entering the tent of his father, found himuncovered[
Hard-hearted as he is he cared
not for his father’s predicament but hastened
to his brothers and recounted it to them.
Shem’s indignation at his brother Ham’s unrighteous
conduct knew no bounds. Shem
and Japheth then ran to the assistance
of their father, and entering the tent backwards
covered their father with a garment.
At length Noah awakened from his sleep
and was informed about what had happened.
His marvelous mind quickly grasped the significance
of this startling event. He instructed
his sons that a new thing had happened.
The juice of the grape had fer-