The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-05

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Moses no11sd, and Aaron went On.
Slowly.
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dlscoTerses at Joseph's torb, and after
your fight rzz zezioEE f. teaching E1s
people of his tribe Of Cod and Gods
pr0mfses 10 His people Thus the years
went by, and in spite Of the bitter op-
preston be continued TO hope il some
way II reached tie ears Of one Of the
Egyptian oTerseers that he was encOur-
aging the people 10 look for deliverazce
from bondage, and seeking him out the
Egyptian demanded that be cease to 80
teach the people This be refused to DO,
and 70 brzveIy yithstood the Egyptian
that the latter few into towering rage
and slew him on the spot This proved
a severe shock to his father, Elishams,
and emblttered his heart against God
And when q year later his grandson,
Joshua, a noble youth Of some % years.
was seized ard carried on By All Egyp-
tian o1scizl living far TO the south who
had been attracted By the manly bear
ing Of the boy and coveted him as a
servant in his household, be was incon-
solable. No word has ever been heard
Of the boy since, and a. the years have
come and gone EIishama has grown
more norose and taciturn. And am not
surprised that yon did not prevail upon
him TO meet with the elders tonight
But had hoped that he would yield, for
as head Of the tribe of Ephraim we shall
need his help"
The outlook Is not bright. but we
viii have TO do the best We can and leave
the rest with God" Moses remarked.
breaking the silence which followed
Aaron'a story. II had not expected to
ind the people 50 dispirited. Why Is
it,"
Il have been surprised and puzzled by
the conditions. for | had expected that
with your return the people would be
filed with enthusiasm, but last night /
think learned the reason" Aaron re-
piled. 'It seems that after my de-
parture for you the impression got
abroad among the people that during
your long absence you had obtained the
help Of some strong ally and were to
return and BY mighty hand wrest de-
iiverance from Egypt And when yon
came with your stan and simple shep-
herds dress Of the east. the people lost
heart. saying: How can deliverance
ever come with such leader?'"
An anxious, troubled look crossed
Moses face, but 1t soon gave place to one
Of hope and cheer, as he said:
But when they see the signs, they
will believe. God Is mightier than all
the armies Of the east"
what signs?" asked Elisheba,
Aaron's wife. who had been listening at
tentively to the conversation Of the two
men.
THE signs which God gave to me in
the mount" Moses replied.
Surely. the people will believe" ex-
claimed Elisheba, after she had heard
the story, but many times during the
day her heart misgave her as she
thought Of Elishama. What II others Of
the leaders refused to come as did he?
And she racked her brain to try and
think OF some way In which she might
overcome Elishama'g obduracy. She
knew that further argument was use
less, for Moses had pleaded with him,
and Aaron In the afternoon had visited
him in last effort to win him over.
What could she do2 As the afternoon
waned and the evening shadows began
10 gather, she became more agitated
over the matter. and the conviction grew
upon her that she must somehow get
Elishafna to the meeting that night.
A knock at the door interrupted her
troubled thought, and she opened II to
find an Egyptian standing there. She
was startled and frightened. and her