Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-01

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month the family sstisfy their hunger
without sparlng the previslons, towards
the middle the portions cininish and
complaints begin; during the last week
famine snsoes and the work suffers.
IL We consult the ondosal registsrs Of
tas scrlbes IN the workyards. or simply
tns books Of tbs ovsrseers, we shall
md notes in the end Of each month of
frequent idleness. and, ~ NMes, Of
strikes produced BY the weakness and
hunger Of the workmsn.
Son the 10th of last month the men
employed at the Temple Of Nut, having
nothing left, rushed from the work.
yard IN . tumult, went to Q chapel Of
Thotnmes III, which stands near, and
sat behind it, saying: we are hungry,
and there are still eighteen days before
next month IL their pay insufficient,
or have they eaten their supplies un-
reasonably quickly?
Robbed BY Their seribss.
According to their own account, the
scribes give them abort measure and
enrich themselves by the robbery. On
the other hand, the scrlbes accuse the
poor fellowA OF improvldence and
assert that they squander their wages
as soon a. they receive them. No one
could be astonished If both scribes and
masons were found TO be correct.
The nalc0ntents were scarcely outside
when the superintendent of the works
fastened up, accompanied by police
officer, and began 10 parley with them.
Go back and We solemly swear that We
will ourselves lead you to Phsroah,
when he comes TO inspect the works Of
the the temple Two days later
Pharaoh came, and the scribe Pen
tovrit went to him with the police
ofhcer. The prince, after listening to
them. graclously delegated one of the
scrlbes of his suite. and some of the
priests of the temple, to have an inter-
view with the workmen. The latter
presented their request IN excellent
terms. 'We come, pursued by hunger,
pursued by thirst. we have no more
clothes, no more oil, no more fish or
vegetables. Tell this to Pharaoh, our
master, tell this to Paraoh, our
sovereign, that we may receive the
means of living Pharaoh, touched by
their misery, ordered fifty sacks of
corn to be distributed amongst them
and this unexpected wiudfall enabled
them to wait for the end of the month
without toe much suffering.
Demand to he Heard.
"The first days of Ephipi passed fairly
quietly, but on the 18th the pro-
visions fell short and the discomfort re-
commenced. On the 10th the men
stopped work and remained idle on the
18th and 18th. On the 10th the men
endeavored to leave the work-yard in
the morning, but the scribe PentovHt,
who had overlooked them, had secretly
doubled the guard and had taken his
precautions 80 wisely that the work.
mon could not get outside the gates.
They passed the whole day consulting
and plotting together In small groups.
At last, this morning at sunrise they
assembled ut the foot of an unfinished
wall. and seeing tho superintendent OF
the works coming to mako his rounds,
they rushed toward him any sur
rounded him, making q great noise.
Vainly he endeavored to calm them.
They would not listen. Their shouts
attracted other officials and several of
the priests Of Nut; the workmsn I'M
mediately hastened toward them and
appealed 10 tho superintendent to ex-
plain the matter. by Amen they
said. by the sovereign whose rage de-
stroys, we will not 90 back to work.
You can tell this 70 your superiors.
who are assembled there At last,
tired of protesting and obtaining Moth
ing, they suddenly decided to 20 to the
governor of Thebes and to appeal to
him for justice. The distance IL not
great between the Temple of Nut and
the house of of Psarou; ten minutes
walk through the streets, not without
exchanging some blows with the crowd,
which did not make way quickly
enough, and the rioters have reached
the gate.
Before the Granariss,
''It opens in long, low, crenelated
wall, above which large acacia lifts
its leafy head and gives access to q large
courtyard surrounded with buildings.
On the left stands the masters dwell
ing, built OF freestone; it is narrow and
bare. consisting of rather high ground
floor, surmounted by Two stories and q
terrace; in tho center are two grana-
ries for corn, rounded 1T tho top; on
the extreme right is q large vaulted
cellar. The door-keeper had put up
the safety bars at the first noise, but
the swing-doors yielded under the
strong pressure from without. The
whole band simultaneously enters the
court and waits there . little uncertain
what to do next. However. Psarou
hurries forward, and his appearance
alone sufdcss to impress the mon trained
from infancy to bow before . master.
A. last one Of them decides to speak !;
the others applaud, timidly at first,
then they become excited at the tale of
their sutferings. They refuse TO listen
when the governor endeavors TO soothe
them tnem with promises. Words Are
no longer sufficient. they clamor loudly
for action. will the overseers give us
some corn IN addition to the distribu-
ton already made? liz not, We will
not move from here At this moment
a slave makes bis way through the
crowd and softly warns Psarsu that
Pharaoh left. the palace quarter of an
hour ago, that ne IL going towards the
Temple OF Amen. and will pass the
house. In fact has escort has already
reached the neighberhood.
Pharass steps . Riot.
Pharaoh coming upon = riot. Pha-
rsoh himself hearing the workmcn's
complaint. Psarou rapidly decides
upon his movements, and. interrupt
ing the discussion, calls his steward.
See how much corn there IL IN the
granarlss and giveit to the men, Then,
turning - the others, &c at once to
the grsnsries with the steward and
take what he gives you The crowd,
not knowing the motive Of this sudden
decision, attributes IL 70 an lnpulse Of
nstarsl generosity and loudly expresses
u thanks ard praises. Thou art our
father, and ve are thy sons. Thou Art
the cid mans sts6, the nurss of chill