Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-02-01

The pou and ceremony are over.
Populace and eourtiers and king have
We'd with each other in paying tribute
to the returned hero and his army.
Tie king from the balcony overlook
ing the great courtxay before the pal
ace has reviewed the passing troops
and has shovered upon Moses as he
passed the costly necklaces OF gold.
which bespoke the special royal favor.
And then in the house Of pillars, the
great audience room Of the palace. the
king has bestowed upon him the title
OF -Fznbearer on the Right Hand %
the King. and Nearest Friend" the
highest hon0rs to BE won by an Exyp
tan And now all il over and Moses
and the princess mother have en-
esrket upon one Of the royal bsrges
OF their return 10 their home above
Memphis. The placid waters are gay
with the eolors Of the many boats,
and the songs Of the rovers. as they
keep time TO the beat Of their oars.
floats up TO them from below.
As they sat watching the busy
scenes about them, Thermutis searched
the face OF Moses 70 see IL she could
read there any answer to the Gues-
tions that filed Ter heart. and which
she almost feared to ask He seemed
in no mood TO talk. and TO her light
sailies he responded but haifhszrtedly-
WHAT. she exclaimed. as she
noted that the small jeSeled battleax
and the exquisite far. the insignia OF
his new titles. had slipped from his
hands. hast thou 50 sooa tired Of the
tokens o, thy great honors.-
The soft touch Of her hands a. she
sought 20 replace the az and fan. and
her words. reused him and as the
fairt smile which passed over his fes-
lures died away. he bali impztiently
exclaimed:
What can they mean 20 ne now
What is there that Egypt can give ne.
seeing that the hope Of the Hebrew
people leads away from Egypt
Thou has. new light his mother
asked. with suspicious huskinsss in
her voice. What hast thou learned;
Diist thou ind Ammihu9-
To answer thy las, question frst
and thus start a, the beginning Of ny
story: found AmmIhud after long
search and much adventure. and while
he IS unable 20 give the details u the
records said to rest in the tomb Of 10
ssph. he declares positively that the
land promised by God 20 Abraham.
seph took pledge Of his sons that they
would carry up his body with them.
assuring them that God would surely
visit them and lead them out"
Theruutis' brow darkered and the
lines about her mouth set in stern de-
termination She would not yield her
cherished dreams without a struggle.
and her mind quickly set to work TO
harmorizs the revly-discoversd facts.
II facts they were. with the plans for
Noses and his people a. size had coz
esivee them She waited in silence for
Moses TO continue his story, but his
eyes were gazing out across the water
and he showed &c inclination to say
rOre.
'yellf- at last she expostulAted. IN
able 70 keep still longer
Thst Is AFT Moses responded With
quiet seriousness. save that AmuihuG
declares the tine Of deliveranee l. al
hand. as the records in Joseph's tomb
will show"
And what does this al mean 70 you?-
she demanded. abruptly.
I hardly know how TO answer, moth
er," be said. slowly. save that l am
eager 10 know Gods plans for His peo-
pie, and an trying 10 be willing to fo.-
low Him, cost what L may
But admitting the truth of all tia,
Ammihud has revealed. what is there
that need be so disconeerting to thee!
Need it change one whit your plans or
your hopes as an Egyptian prince? As
king mag it rot be that thou art to lead
thy armies 10 the conquest Of Canaan?
and may il not be thy pleasure to settle
there thy delivered people? and was il
not TO be expected that Joseph should
N-NSSr MAI AEst4LE pi1Cr viii ABRAHAM.
and Isaac and Jacob in Canaan. and "a
TO the time being near al hand. 90 we not
know that the king is growing old and
feeble and that al no distant cay thy
opportunity will Gomez"
Thermutis spoke with intense earn
estness. and Moses felt her eyes upon
aim. but he dared not look up. He did
lot feel that he could trust himself 10
enter into her plans for him then. Her
plea was certainly plausible. and the
temptation was strong to follow her
brilliant scheme, but he was conscious
that it was God rather than his mother
he must follow
We must wait he said at last with
EFFORT God will lead the way"
And during the remainder Of the long
trip 10 further reference was made "a
the subject. but each was busy with the
tumult OF thought which ragged within.
each was struggling with the question
OF the future and what IL held in store
for them; and each was trying to calm
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