The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-10-10
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which gives the first historic account Of
the oppression of the Children Of Israel.
Concerning the character cf 'PhaxaoA
OF the Hard Heart. Prof. .I6tifs SsAtSs
~ follows: A melancholy prospect he
had seen rs he grew up. His father had
bsen a4tive in the earlier yesra Of the
re{9ny but ,11ters abqax % teAta ;he
csased all PERSONAL labor, and seer6d 10
have sunk in his fatuous pride into .
uere despot. devoted to perpetuntip9
kh efigies on the monuments, and his
family in the Aarem. The; Kingdom
went steadily into decay year after
year, and the old man. .beeaaae morA in
dolent and moro fatuous, while none Of
his sons seems to have been allowed to
take up the reins and save the country.
Egypt IL des,lated. spd abandoEed 70
v.:ss ins.:saa 8 @ e. A1 ssghssi1YRs rs
wade it daily, every country is pillaging
its cities, raiding it's dwellings Ii sths
fields and on the river. They abide and
settle Ahere fog deys and pqptAs seat
ed i. tie s1naf 4Aey ressl hills OF
middle Egypt. They search
for the corn land, seeking to fill their
bellies; they come to Egypt tQ find pro-
vision for their mouths" ykNs "a .
Such is the melancholy picture drawn
by Merenptah of the state Of the coun-
try on his accession striking con-
traststo fheaworkof The rsQlysRreat
kings of Egypt, of the Amenhotep and
Thothmes line, who had handed down
the rule of Syria from father to SON un-
broken. The continuous record that
we have of Thothmee III shoys that
very year regularly he went through
Syria to receive tributeaand maintain
his power, taking all the young princes
to be educated in Egypt before they
came to act as vassals in their own coun-
try. Until he was over 50 this spnual
outing was kept mp, and his children to
the third and fourth generation re-
ceived this domipioa in peaceful sscces,
sion. But u1def RameseA ell th& STU
bility had vanished: few rAids which
lid not cover half the previous con-
quests of Syria, treaty on equal terms
With the foe, and the boastfu1 king sunk
into an inglorious letha1gy,. in which
ven Egypt itself ttas.largely,given up
to the foreigners. - sSse4S w..
And this decay was what had eaten
nto the soul of Merenptah during all
his youth and vigor; until he was at
east 10 nothing could be done by him.;
It was not until the old king had come
% that condition which we can now see
>efore our, eyes in the Cairo museum
I withered mummy, which seems as If
still dwelt in and half alive with the
spirit of insensate pride-it was not
until this evil genius Of the land was in
his tomb that q stroke could be struck
for the freedom of the country.
Then began careful preparation. For
four years Merenptah was consolidat-
ing his power, with apparently one ex,
petition to Syria. up the coast to the
plain of Esdraelon and Tyre; this re-
conquest We have learned of only since
finding the new tablet. But it did not
do more than secure the pfincipal for<
tresses near the coast, and command
the corn districts Of Philistia and Es-
draelon, which were cultivated by the
people of Israel. among others. 1t is
evident that r<orga4isasion had been
going on, strengthening the resistance
of the country, by the vigor with which
the great Libyan invasion was repelled,
after the country had been long sub
mitting to minor attacks.
At the end Of March, in his fifth year,
Merenptah had q dream. Ptah, the
great god of Memphis. appeared 70 him.
and warned him to be ready q fortnight
hence. This is doubtless priestly way
of putting some warnings from spies
or travellers who reported the prepara-
tions II nrQgpeee. The1, eQrlK IN AnrQ.
the Rfsis &eoneS OF .3ore} ID ikvasiSn
burst In 4o1n he sveet, jtt rhensaiE
fields stripped bA&. the x@koae laid
naked and open, and canals dried up;
in short, just when the greatest facili-
ties existed for invasion, and the full
granaries tempted the desert peoples.
The warning had not been in vain. 1erl
enptah was prepared. and attacked the
assembled host with his cavalry; the
gods fought with them, and for one
long afternoon, from midday till dark.
they slew, and slew, and slew, for six
hours slaughtertp8 the mnltitude. The
defeat was utter. The King, Mxury,
son of Dad. escaped, thanks to the dark
ness; but he did not even secure horse
or provisions. and fed from the fight on
foot, completely terrified His wives
and his rich equipage, his silver and
gold and bronze vessels, the ornaments
of his wife. his thrones, his bows, his
weapons, and all that be had were >
prey TO the Eeypti9ns4 Sope 16,OQQ
bodies 1ay Sp DE 1kld pf BATH. ma
Q 1000 prisoners were taken.---Century.
An ENGLISH VIEW.
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The truth 10 that Great Britain and
Russia are too bic ever to agree for any