The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-02-03

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" IUMll Egypt, but he de-
GNNrM layed his return
sending back word
to the king that certain affairs still
required his attention, and giving full
and detailed account Of all that had
been accomplished since his departure
from Egypt. And Pharaoh was salts
fed, nay more, he was pleased with
the services Moses had rendered and
was impatient for his return only that
he might bestow upon him the honors
and distinction which he felt he had
won.
But to Thermutis, the Princess Moth
err, Moses dispatched the following let
ter Of explanation:
Dearly Beloved: The kings bust.
ness has been executed successfully,
and ere this expected to be back with
you in Egypt, but something has
for my return which impells me to
larry. Who would have thought that
in far OF Ethiopia would have been
led to continue my search for knowledge
of the Hebrew people? But such now
seems expedient, for reasons which
will proceed to explain. After the
first decisive battle and the rebel
forces had been scattered, was with
the division of the army which was
pursuing the main body of the enemy.
Our efforts to overtake the fleeing reb-
els were unsuccessful, but on the third
day there was brought before me a
man who had been captured and in
whose possession was found roll Of
papyrus which my soldiers, unable to
read, supposed might contain valuable
information about the enemy. On
questioning the prisoner, through an
interpreter, I found he claimed to be
of Hebrew descent--there are some
Hebrews scattered through this south
ern country, having been brought here
by Egyptian masters-and declared
that he was seeking to make his way
back to Egypt, having been intrusted,
he said, with the papyrus writing by
very aged Hebrew who was the
servant Of an Egyptian, who was the
chief leader of the Instruction. In
intrusting this precious bit of manu-
script to this man, the aged Hebrew
had impressed him with its value and
Importance, and as he stood before
me he was in an agony Of fear lest
II should be destroyed. He declared
that he was to deliver 1t IL possible
into the hands of some one of the
elders of the Hebrews in Goshen. As
you may well imagine l was at once
intensely interested in the man and
his roll of papyrus, and opened the
latter eagerly, finding that 1t was writ
ten in the familiar Egyptian charac.
tiers. This is the brief message l
found inscribed therein:
'Ammihud, son of Joseph.
sends greeting to the elders
Of the Hebrews. I had ex-
pected In the providence of
God to return to Goshen and
make known certain facts in
regard to the Hebrew people
of which I am possessed, but
being now Of great age and
very near to the grave, I have
at last despaired of ever de.
livering the message In per-
son, and 80 am constrained to
commit 1t to writing and in
trust It to other hands. Jo-
seph's bones are with you, and
resting by their side are rec
ords he left. I will not at
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they contain. Let search be
made. God has not forgotten
His people. The time IL at
hand
you may well believe I was thrilled
and excited by what I had read and
lost NO time In further questionins
the man before me. as to the present
Whereabouts Of Ammihud, and how
he came to be in Ethiopia. To the
first question he pointed to the south.
west ana said: Far, far and In re-
ply to the second he told me that
Ammihud had been brought by his
master from. Egypt some 30 years be-
fore and had continued faithful in
his service. having been given the
promise that some day he would be
allowed to return.
The impulse to 60 at once in search
Of Ammihud was well-nigh irresistible,
but I must needs return and bring
order out Of the chaos and reestab'
lish Egypt's rule over the country.
But did not neglect to dispatch the
prisoner with : message to Ammihud
telling him that II his master would
allow HIS return to me. he, the mas
ter, should receive pardon at my
hands. That was months ago. have
heard nothing ana. fiow.thAt ths ahsirl
Of state will permit, I 50 in search Of
this Ammihud. When I left Bsyp'
under commission from the king
thought I was terminating until n,