The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-09

%IE.1I that of an old
SSeAV man, and as he
moves al o 6
feebly he leans heavily upon the
young man at his side. His bent FIG
ure and withered, wrinkled face betok
en- great age, but his sunken eyes have
a sparkle that reflects the light of the
brain still active within. And his
voice, too, although thin and trembly
with the years, is still vibrant with
CHEEKY hope.
"Ah, is not the earth beautiful this
morning." he piped, drawing in long
breaths the fragrance of the flowers
that were sparkling with a newborn
beauty in the morning sun And to
| think that by night we shall be IN
Goshen. All, God is good and mercl
full. l had abandoned all hope of re
turn when you found me-"
And the memory of those dark, de
| spairing days quite overcome the ole
man, but he quickly recovered him
| self, and ran on in rambling sort OF
way, while the young man listened
with almost r%everential attention.
"And you say the burdens Of my
people have been lightened. May God
| richly reward the princess for her
| goodness. They have not been disap'
| pointed in her, for I remember the
| hopes that stirred the hearts OF the
people when she took thee to the
palace. They hoped to find in her a
friend, and you tell me they have.
And now to think. Joachim cannot
| get used to calling thee Moses, for in
| Goshen thou vert known by the name
| thy parents gave thee on the day Of
thy circumcision, and only a day OF
two after thou vert taken to the pal
| ace l was carried far to the south into
| Ethiopia, and never heard the name
the princess gave thee-to think that
now thou art interested in thy poor
| people. Surely Gods ways are won
derful."
They had come now to the gate and
the porter promptly swung wide its
massive portals and they descended
the broad steps to the boat landing.
The rowers were in their places, fol
the orders had been given the night
before for the early start, and soon
| the strange pair, Moses the prince and
the decrepit old Hebrew slave, were
| gliding over the sunlit, sparkling
waters.
Had Moses not been so engrossed
| til H. xlo,,L&c of Tho ~nrfarfa,,c
trip to the tomb of Joseph, he might
have given one parting glance back
ward, and had he done So he would
have caught a glimpse Of a female
| figure standing half concealed behind
one of the pillars of the gateway
With hand appraised to shade her eyes
from the dazzle of the sun. she stood
motionless, watching the boat unit
it had disappeared far down the river
as it made it's way swiftly towards
| Goshen. And when she could see it nc
longer she turned, and with a moan
of anguish she retraced her steps tc
the house.
ooh, if he would only listen to rea
son and take my advice! / fear the
| influence over him of that mummy of q
Hebrew he has dug up in Ethiopia. Oh
that / had insisted on going witt
them! A misstep now may cost him
| all that Egypt can give and forever
| end his chances of helping his PEG
pie"
In this distress Of mind and appre
l---.z "a - -4k - h4 ~v4Hn~NJ %hn
| the Princess Mother found the days q
burden and the nights a sleepless hor
ror. On the third day after the de
parture of Moses she could stand il
no longer, and in desperation she re
| solved that she, too, would go tc
| Goshen. She must be with Moses te
| help and advise him. The stranger
| should not usurp her place, and any
records left by Joseph should not lead
him astray and rob him of his right
full place in Egypt as her son. Thus
| impelled, she soon had made her prep
arations and was on her way.
And during these days of anguish
| endured by the he had left behind
| Moses had been busy. On the even
ing of the day on which they had
| started their boat reached the point
where they were to take a conveyance
drawn by horses into the heart Of
Goshen. Passing the night on the
sumptuous barge, they again made an
early start, and by loon had gained
the locality of Joseph's tomb.
It was pathetic to see the eager ex
| citement of the old man as they neared
| the tomb.
Eyes, yes" joyfully cried the shril
voice of the old man. "this is the place
An, how many times my aged father
Ephraim, took me down in secrecy tc
this spot in the dead Of night, and
pointing into the cavern's depths, sol
EMMY and carefully rehearsed to me
the secrets that tomb held. And his
last words, as with his dying breath
he blessed me, were: Remember q
nation yet to be is dependent upon thy
fafthfulness. And now, thank God
He has raised up thee and prepared
thee to receive the message" And the
old nan placed his hand .assuringly
upon Moses arm, and with barred,
Who can know the feelings Of these
two as they set about the task Of
bringing from their hiding place the
records long & prepared by Joseph
and buried with him as he had direct
ed? They felt they were treading on
holy ground and we're in very truth
in the presence Of God. for was not