The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-03-02

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WV she could not ac- /
I'M \ custom herself to
~ y the thought of
separation from
Moses. 1T is now nearly two weeks
since he left" she unused to herself
81 wonder how he has Jared and what
he is doing. l do believe his God will
take carr of him. Oh, if I could only
see him and tell him what these days
ave been to me, and how l believe,
after all, that he has done right. 1t is
not for time but for eternity we
should live, and if Moses sees the light
of promise far ahead, he should seek
that light, though he give up all. And
l wish I could tell him all this, S that
in this new experience he might feel
hat I shared it with him"
"Why don't your" came the question
to her heart. And then, as though
some one had spoken, and she was an
swering them, she said, aloud:
ooh, if l could! But how can II"
And again something within her
seemed to reply: your maid Tasis
will help"
And soon they were planning eager
ly together. They both realized that
she could not go openly in search of
Moses. His going had created a pro-
found sensation throughout the kings
palace. The king had first been
amazed, and then angry, and then sus-
%picious. Hints and occasional word
came to him of the hope and
expectation of the Hebrew people
at the hands of their God, and
he somehow could not but feel
uneasy. He determined to crush
out any suck dreams, and gave or
ders to the overseers to make their
burdens heavier and to be more rigid
in their discipline.
Thermutis had been cognizant of all
his n followed with anxious inter-
est the actions of the king, lest he
should order Moses seized and con-
demned and imprisoned, if not killed.
But the king made no such move,
seeming content with making the op-
preston Of h Hebrews more severe,
thinking perhaps that in no other way
could he cause Moses greater suffering
and anguish Of spirit. And SO it was
that she knew that she must plan Sc
cretly and carefully if she We're to sue
coed in finding Moses.
At last, after much consultation and
planning, it was decided that she
should disguise herself as a traveller
returning with his servant to his home
in the east.
"Archemus will furnish us with a
camel, and say nothing about it, if
swear him to secrecy" exclaimed Ia
sis, clapping her hands quite enthusi-
astically.
Two days later those who were
early astir> in the neighborhood OF
Archemus' home saw a camel leave the
gateway guided by the servant thai
strobe at his side.
And in Goshen, what of Moses? Hi:
return to the lane of his people hat
been quiet and transformations. He hat
set himself earnestly to the task O
further searching out and studying thu
records of his people. No word abou
himself and what he had sacrificed tt
take his place with the Hebrew people
ever escaped his lips. In his contac
with the elders of the people he wa
ever cheerful and courageous, inspirin,
them with his hope Of deliverance an
blessing at Gods hands
: But when the displeasure of tn
king was felt and the oppression be
came more bitter murmurings of dis
. content we're heard upon every hand
And Moses felt it all. 1t brought a ney
= and deeper anguish TO his heart.
One day he was deep in the prophec
,, of Jacob spoken in blessing upon hi
, sons as he lay dying, and had reache
: that portion devoted to Judah. H
read:
, Judah, thou art he whom thy breth
9 rem shall praise; thy hand shall be i
: the neck of thine enemies; thy father
i children shall bow down before thee.
I Judah must be destined of God
n rule" he murmured, and hen wen
I on reading:
Judah is a lions whelp; from til
prey, my son, thou art M up;"-
; conquering power such as belongs t
. a king, he thought-"he stopped dow
n he crouched as a lion, and as an oil
lion; who shall rouse him." No or
shall dare dispute his power. All, her
t it is even more plainly, he exc1aime,
with growing excitement, as he read:
'sThe scepter shall not depart frol
8 Judah. nor a lawgiver from betwee
his feet, until Shiloh come; and unit
him shall the gathering of the peopl
a be. Binding his foal unto the vine. an
his ass's colt unto the choice wine: b