Warren sheaf., 1905-10-12


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81 know them not" she ventured.
Their acquaintance is better avoid
ed. They have no mean; they lear
from extreme to extreme They are
violent, immoderate. It is instant night
and instant day; it is the maddest pas
sion of summer always. Nature reigns
| at the top Of her voice and chokes her
realm with tie fervor Of her maternity
| Nay, give me the north. would feel
the earth's pulse now and then with.
out burning my fingers"
There 1B room Tor choice in this land
of thine" she mused after little.
"Land of miner he repeated inquir.
lngly, turning his head to look at her,
''Is it not also thine"
NAY, it is not the Hebrews, and it
never was,' the clear answer came
from the dusk behind him.
"So!' he exclaimed. AFTER 400 years
in Egypt they have not adopted her."
I'VE have but sojourned here night.
The journeys end is farther on"
"Israel hath made a long night Of the
sojourn," he rejoined laughingly.
May" she answered. ''Thou hast not
said Alright. It is Egypt that hath made
a long night Of our sojourn."
There was silence in which Ken
kenes felt accused and uncomfortable.
It would require little to make harsh
the temper of the talk. 1t lay with
him, one of the race Of offenders, to
make amends.
1T is for me to admit Egypt's sin
and ask truce" he said gently, $50
be thou generous to me, since it is l
who am abashed in her stead''
Again there was silence, broken at
last by the 1sraelite in voice grown
wondrously contrite.
II do not reproach thee, nor, indeed,
is all Egypt at fault. The sin lies with
the Pharaohs.'
"Ah, the gods forbid!' he protested.
"Lay it on the shoulders of babes, if
thou wilt, but am party to treason if
1 but give ear to rebuke Of the mon
arch"
Il am not ignorant of the law.
shall spare thee, but have purchased
my right to condemn the king"
'Thou indomitable! And I accused
thee Of fear! retract. But tell me,
what is the journeys end? Is it the
ultimate goal Of all flesh?'
Not so," she. answered proudly. 1T
is Israel's Inheritance, promised for
400 years. The time is ripe for posses
sion. We 60 forward to enter into a
land of our own" ~. 81
''Thou givest me news. Come, be
the Hebrews historian and enlighten
me- Where lies the land?"
Rachel hesitated. To her it was a
serious problem to decide whether the
lightness of the sculptor's tone were
mockery or good fellowship. Kenkenes
noted her silence and spoke again.
"PeFchance ask after hieratic Sc
cret. If so, forgive the blunder'
NAY" she replied at once, lit is no
secret. All Egypt will know Of It ere
long. God hath prepared us a land
wherein we may dwell under no mas
ter but Jehovah. We go hence shortly
to enter it. The captain of Israel will
lead us thither, and Jehovah will show
him the way. Abraham was informed
that it was a wondrous land, wherein
the olive and the grape will crown the
hills, the corn will fill the valleys, the
cattle and sheep the pasture lands
There will be many rivers instead Of
one, and the desert will lie afar off
from it's confines The sun will shine
and the rain will fall and the winds
will blow as man needeth them, and
there will be no slavery and no heavy
life therein. The land shall be Israels,
and it's enemies shall crouch without
it's borders, confounded at the splendor
of the children of God. And there will
our princes arise and throne be set
up and a mighty nation established.
Cities will shine white and strong wall
ed on the heights, and caravans of COM
merce will follow down the broad
roadways to the sea. There will the
ships of Israel come bowling over the
waters with the riches Of the world,
and our wharfs will be crowded with
purple and gold and frankincense.
Babylon shall do homage on the right
hand and Egypt upon the left, and the
straight smoke from Jehovah's altar
Will rise from the center unfailing by
day or by night"
They had reached the ledge, and
Kenkenes sat down on II, leaning on
one hand across Rachel's way. She
paused near him. Even in the dark
he could see the light in her eyes, and
the Joy Of anticipation was in her
voice. AS vet he did not know whether
she talked Of the Israelit1sh conception
Of supernal life or Of q belief in a
temporal redemption.
"And there shall be no death nor any
Of the world sorrows thereinY he
asked.
since We shall dwell in the world
we may not escape the worlds uncer-
tainhes." she replied, looking at his
lifted face. 'eBut most men live bet
ter lives when they live happily, and
doubt not there viii be less unhappi-
ness, prevalent o. fortuitous, In Is
rael the nation than in Israel en-
slaved.'