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men for many generations, but In tho
following generations they divided into
two rival nations, and then commenced
the calamaties which worked their ulti.
mate destruction.
The character Of their warfare was
rather OF the guerrilla order than that
OF fixed battle.gounds aud permanent
defcnscs. We read Of the armies NOV
ing rapidly from place 10 place, and
pitching their touts In various places0n
their marches. But II does not an.
pear from the briei record VIZ have Of
those sanguinary struggles that either
side was opposed by high walls and
permanent strongholdn. lfsuch places
had existed to any considerable extent
the historian would have mentioned
them IN describing the final battles.
The following extracts from the
short annals will give general idea Of
the character Of the mode OF warfare Of
the Jafedit,s;
"Ncw ihoro began to DO war upon all
the faco OF the land-cvory man with hia
band. And II came ~ uass that Cori-
hntumr was exceeding angry with shn-
rcd. aud ho wont against him with his
armies To batilei aud they did meet la
great anger, aud they did moe; him
In the valley Of Gilgai; and the battle be.
came exceeding sore. Aud u came u
pass that Shared fought against him for
tho space Of three days. Aud Il came Ia
pass that Coriantumr beat him and I'D
pursue him I'LL he came 10 the plains OF
liishlon. Aud Il came to pass that
Shared gave him battle again upon The
plains; aud behold he did beat Corian'
I a l.lW 10.
valley Of Gilgal.
VAnd Corlnntumr gave shared BATH,
again In tho valley OF Gilgal, In which h,
boat shared and slow him. Ana Shared
wounded Corianiumr In his thigh, that No
did not 20 10 battle again for the space o
two years, In which limo all the pcopl,
upon all tho face ~ the land wcro shedding
blood, and there wns none 10 restrain
them.n either Kill; 2j.2l,)
every man kept tho hilt Of hi
sword thereof Ia his right hand IL
the defense q hls property, and OF hi
wives and children.
The army Of Corianlumr did press for
ward upon LIB, that he fled TO the Dor
| dors upon the sea shore. Aud Il came (,
| pass that CoFaut1mr pursued him; AND
| Lib gave battle unto him upon the ~
shore. And II came 10 pass that ho did
smlto tho army of Corlaniumr, that thcJ
He'd again to the Wilderness % Akish
Aud It cHmo 10 pass that Lib did punu'
him until he ctino to the plains Of Agash
| Aud Corantumr had tak'n all the pcOp'i
with him a. no He'd b.foroLlb la that quar-
ter Of tho land whlth0r ho He'd. Now tn
namO OF tho brother Of Lib was Gallo
Shiz. Aud IL came To pass that Shiz pur
sued after Corlaniumr, and he did over
throw many clilos, and he dld slay boil
women and children, aud he did burr
the cities thereof And there went
fear Of Shis throughout all III
land; yea, n cry went forth throughou
the land, Who can stand before the arm
OF shlz9 Behold, ho sweepcth tho cart
before him. And It came 10 pass that N
people began b. hoCs together In armio
throughout all tho face OF tho land. An
they were divided, aud part Of then
floI 10 the army OF Shlk aud a part a
them lied 10 tho army " Corinntumi
And 10 great and lasting had been "a
war, and 10 long had been tho hlood,hn
and carnage, that tho whole acg Of "a
land was noycriN with the bodies Of "a
dead; and 30 swim aud speedy was IN
war, that there was mono len to bury III
dead, but thoy did march forth from III
shedding OF blood TO tho shedding {
blood, leaving tho bodies Of both NOR
women and children strowod upon III
face Of the land, TO become prey 10 IN
worms oftho iiosh." either xiv; 2-22
JoIIS II. KELsOS.
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