HANDSOME JOSEPH.
There are other versions of the story of Joseph and Potiphar’s wife than the orthodox and generally accepted "one. The following is attributed to M. de Lesscps:—When Potiphar’s wife was accused of having flirted with Joseph she attempted no denial, but merely said that Joseph’s beauty was so great that any other woman would have done , the same thing. This she offered to prove, and having assembled all the young ladies of the Egyptian Court she placed them in a row with their eyes turned towards the door of the apartment. In the hands of each girl she put an apple and a knife and told them to cut the apple when the signal was given. By prearrangemeut the door was suddenly opened and Joseph appeared in all his beauty. Potiphar’s wife gave the signal at that moment, and every girl save one instead of cutting the apple cut her hand. The beauty of Joseph had so dazzledthem that they were unable,to take their eyes off him. It is needless to say that there was a general feeling that Potiphar’s wife was - quite excusable'. The girl who showed her hands uncut, on being asked to explain, said that the instant she saw Joseph she felt that it was no longer safe to hold the knife, and she hurled it from her before the signal to cut the apple had been given.
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Western Star, Issue 143, 3 June 1876, Page 7
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233HANDSOME JOSEPH. Western Star, Issue 143, 3 June 1876, Page 7
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