It was the best times of my life, and it was the worst times. Father said, justice is in the afterlife, in this life, there is none. My name is Joseph. In my family there were seven children, four boys and three girls. I am the second born and the second son. I was fond of my brothers and sisters, and they were fond of me. Mother Nature did her work very well, even in my small village. In the spring the rains fell, and the crops grew, and in the summer...