Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-03-15
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.


| JOSHUA, A BIBLICAL PIcTuRE by 0eorg
Ebers, suthor Of Uuarda, etc. John w.
| Lowell 4 Co., $50 Worth street, New York :
II the great body Of general readers Of
fiction would follow the advice offered us,
choose an author ~ you would fiend,"
We doubt not but that many would select
Georg Ebers, that gifted favorits German
novelist whose books might well b rs-
membsrod among the few 10 be chewsd
and digested." Very rarely he's any
ono attempted 10 mingle romance with
sacred history, but one would imagine no
one more fitted aud capable than Ebers,
| for the best efforts Of his pom have treated
Of some Of the greatest historical characters
Of ancient Egypt.
The story Of his last book was com.
menced years ago and not finished until
last winter, when request for story from
his pen was made by syndicate Of nows-
papers. Ebers nrst conceived the Idea Of
writing tale Of the Exodus while riding
on the back Of . camel In the desert, search
ing for traces Of the Lost Hebrew rsces,
20 In part II might bo classed among his
first works, but II cannot bs said that Il
equais ihc Daugnter OF tho ME- wn'cn
py common consent sakes tne ioIemoss
P,Ace IN tno nss OF MS numerous pookA
ing even.s Euers mas cnosen 10 hafrsse IN
.ne no Q. 1oshua are NOV wnst are enron
'c'ou !" tno cahohcai pook tnas Deats tne
ns"v oi 'ne great leader OF sne israeh'es;
-, ING scene ID iaid before ne was ap-
po"'eu ~ moses, WIN the a'vine sane
''vm, ~, " 'no coh"ano oi tne heOIew"
Inc story opens wniie joshua IL acap-
.No' r.s,sou afmy, sno ssAos w 70 tne
p1 y, his gaming .no VICTORY over tns
Ams'e s'es ~ nethH'o'm'
oo nos intena 70 repeat tne Deauu-
luuy p'u 's,e .! 'ne cnioreh OF !sraeis
insn' 'ro,n Esyp'' ior Eoers mas taken tne
u,., 'n.," o"'ine iron' INC Dio,e ana ni'cd IL IN
WIN cnArsc'ers III part nistor'cai ana In
p~T Im.e'nary nls ooec. IN wnung .
uook on 'n,s SUBJECT was Id MS own WORDS
nAAe .ne Ini8nty oestihies OF tne peopie
.' A''e"P'eu W oo'cI,oe more hu-
.y ,r" ,oai Mo symp~.neuc reaae.
o .u"or nag co'a,n,y a'tsineu MS ae-
..'o, ~, ho viv'u,y prings peiore us the
ss. '.nonnB anu ir,snt'ui struRgies tnese
.~. .,, peop'e passee 'nIougn before 'ney
I1acno" '"e proin'se" iaha OF ieedom ana
P'o"'y'
ana the children OF Israel journeyed
rom bammessee TO Snccoth, about six hum
dred Thousand on foot that were men, and be-
sioes chiidren." Ihis verse, taken from the
tweiHh chapter OF Exodus, Ehers pictures
In the following manner: From the north
came dark cloud and directly aftor .
wonderiui muttering, then loud roar, and
lastly q thousand-voiced cry and shout,
win peliowing, neighing and bleating.
such M nad never oeen henrd before. And
the multitudinous and many-volced mass
OF men ana herds came rolling along In
that interm'nable stream which the
astroiogers grandson, when watching from
the temple OF CAMS had taken for the
serpent rom tne neither world"
Even now. by the light OF dawn, 1t was
easy 70 mistake II for sn army OF disem-
podied spirits driven from the stronghold
OF .he dead; ior pale grey column OF
dust reaching to the blue heavens swept
peiore tnem, ana no single hgure could be
distinguished among the immense swarm
ing noisy throng which was enveloped In
the cloud. Every now and again the sun
beams caught the metal point ofa lance or
OF brass vessel with bright CLEAN, and
'no ioua shout OF one voice could be heard
ABOVE the others. Now the foremost waves
''''
'rac.o pasture Iaho.
oominahds rang out, and the multitude
hstoa ana parted like mountain lake
wnicn, hooded In spring, overfiows In
orooks ana tihy riiis. however, the mar
row streams soon reunited, and, taking
possession ot the broad level pasture land
now wei win morning dew, the procession
' mah ana oeasts, settled down to rest,
anu 'nere inc veil OF dust that had hidden
'no'm presently vah,shed.
ihe road remained for some time
wrapped III the CLOUD, put In the meadows
men, women ana children were TO be seen
lh the piaze OF the rising sun, with oxen
ana asses, sheep and goats, and in little
wnie tent ater tent was erected In the
n'ius around Aminidab's ana Nakstron's
houses inc cattle were penned In with
nuFu'es; poles ana stakes were driven into
.ne hard ground, awnings spread, cows
.e'nereu, herus OF oxen and sheep driven
70 water ana hres Lighted. Long files OF
women carrying Jars on their heads which
tnsy Daiahced with easily and beautifully
curved arms passed by to tho well beside
'he oiu sycamore, or TO the banks OF The
nea'es' CANAL
-
EDNA LYALL, tho novehst, whose real
name Is Ada Ellen Ravlv. liyaa Fact