Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17
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been promised the people was now within
reach, her eyes sought her husbands and she
cried: AYE, through MosesF' For she held
the brother Of her daughters husband in high
esteem and ft pleased her to see his prophecies
fulfilled She looked also with pride on Aaron,
her son-in-law; but above all she loved Eeazar.
her grandson, IN whom she looked forward to
the development Of second Moses She had
found Miriam, after the death OF her parents,a
very welcome house companion But the
warm hearted old folks affection Tor the graye
young maid never grew 70 parental tenderness,
and Elisheba, Aaron's busy wife would not
share the cares Of the great household with
Miriam; nor did their son Nanshon's wife need
her help. for she, indeed, lived with her nearest
pie were grateful to Miriam for her care Of
their grandchild. Micah, tine daughter Of Aaron
and Elisheba, whom great misfortune had
changed from happy child into melan-
choly woman for whom all Joy was dead. A
few days after her marriage with q beloved
husband he had allowed himself, in ht Of
wrath, TO lift his hand against an Egyptian tax
gathsrer, who. when Pharaoh was passing east
ward by Succoth wanted TO drive on large
herd Of his finest oxen for the kitchen Of the
lord OF two worlds. In consequences OF this self
redress the unfortunate man was taken as
State prisoner TO work in the mines. and It was
well known that the conyicts there must perish,
body and soul, Of torturing oyerwork.
Through the influence Of Nun, JoshuA's father.
the prisoners wife and household were spared
from sharing this punishment. She, however,
pined away more and more, and the only one
who understood the way to rouse the pale.
silent wife from her brooding was Miriam. 10
her bad the deserted woman attached herself
and she followed Miriam where she pracficed
the medical knowledge that she had learned,
and carried remedies and aims into the huts Of
the poor.
The last messengers whom Aminadab and
his wife received on the roof painted IN dark
colors the pain and misery Of the wandering of
which he had been q witness but when q soft
hearted creature among them wept aloud &c
the great sufferings the women and children
had undergone during the gale from the desert.
and gloomiiy foretold for the future horrors
not less than those he 80 vividIy remembered.
the old man spoke words OF comfort TO him.
reminding him Of the almighty power Of God,
and of the force Of habit, which would also
help them. His wrinkled face expressed sin
cere hope. whereas in Miriam's beautiful but
stern features there was little expression OF tho
religious trust Of which youth usually has more
than age.
While the messengers went and came she ala
not stir from the side Of the old people, and left
it to her sster-in-law. Elisheba, and her serving
maids to give refreshments TO the fatigued
wanderers. She listened to them intently, and
with deep-drawn breath, though it appeared to
her that all she learned forbode trouble. For
she knew that only those who were attached
70 her oEoslerss sne leaders sol Of tns people would
sheltered Aaron.
Now and then shs would ask a question, as
well as the old man, and as she spoke, the mes
sengers. who heard her voice for the first time.
looked up at her in surprise. for it was indeed
sweet, though singularly deep.
After several runners had assured her. IN an
swer to her inquiry. that Joshua, the son of
Nun, had not come with the others, she dropped
her head and asked no more, until pale Micah.
who followed her everywhere, cast bezeech-
ing look from her black eyes and whispered
rReuben,T the name Of her imprisoned hus-
band. Then the young girl kissed the lonely
child and looked at her as though she had neg
1eeted something and asked the messengers
with pressing eagerness II they had heard any
thing Of Reuben, who had been carried away
to the mines. But only one had heard from
released criminal that Milcahs husband vas
alive In the copper mines in the dissrict o