Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-04

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VIII rhs day never end Amran
aske-i himself a. h Hstles=Iy lay IN.
srscks IN place ant then threw On an
Other trovei u mortar
Easter there shouted the tass
master sharply this wall musf b.
nnizhed rsi-nishf AMI the Whip lasa
snapped vieiDusly BY way % emphasis
ant Ieft a great welt on the bare
shoulders.
gran escaped the compressed lips
and the man aaickeu-d bis Efforts. a.
dit ats fellow slaves WORKING with aim
On the wall
Not until the rearing walls. the piles
OF orick and mortar ant the toiliug
slaves hat become one iniisfi in gIisha-
bic mass "a rhe thieAening darkness
would he taskmasssrs eeass their VIZ
lance Every ray u light mist yield
is tribute to the Pharaoh. amt ~ pair
Of Aands nliEhf rest or la< until night
lat brogght the welcome release
Bur The long-si dav has irs ending
AMI a. last Amram found himself
speeding r8wurlts home Ills eager
Hess % learn whether The babe we're
still safe gave fresh viE0r % as weary
Limbs. Others we're going Ehs wav. but
they cCuld not match his pace. and
~oon he vas treating the pathway BY
the Nile alone
L vas three months nov since bis
boy had been born. ant the secret If
the home vas still successfully quart
Ell and Pharaohs edicr densd. But he
knew matters could not eoutinHe Tins
much hunger and a. h hurried onward
that night every pulsarion u his anx-
sOus heart seemed "a pound out the
question How viii it end How
Will il endr'
suddenly wild hsart-rendinz
SHREK broke the stiffness % sventi,ie.
Amrsm stopped abruptly and an in
tense fear seized him As he listened
hrearhlsssiy b heard a plaintive
frightened baby wall and then a
splash followed by the harsh voice Of
the Egyptian a. he babe the weeping
mother bsg0ue.
In aS0ny Of spirit be lifted his face
towards heaven and cried -On. God.
How Ious2-
He half feared it might BE- 4is own
baby boy. The shrek OF tie mother
and the plainrfve cry OF the babe had
stirred the ksenesc apprehension in his
heart He did not realize how loud
and intense his murrered prayer sound
Ell on the quiet evening air. until sud-
denly the dark fora OF the Egyptian
doomed Up before him
The appearance OF the man was 81
unexpected that Auram was complete
" taken OF his guard In the con-
fusion and distress Of the moment lie
bIGrtsd our- Whose baby was it,
And then without pauSing for breath,
hs Continued. Was it.
Your baby" finished The Egyptian,
With aideous Ieer. As he peersd
Sharply into Abrams face. and noted
his look OF anguish and alarm. Well
IL might have been he continued
but III 20 home with you to make
sure
With a wild cry Amram tore himself
bose and fed down the pathway
while The Egyptian hoJIy pursued But
the love ant fear Of the fathers heart
gave strength and speed to his flying
wOuld-be eaptor and was lost TO view
n the friendly darkness
Amram did not stop running Until
he reached his own door A great vavs
Of relief passed over him when b.
found that his wife and child were
safe a. home. His story WAS soon told
The Egyptian viii surely find ne to.
morrow he concluded And giving
way completely. be sank on 4 ruds
bench and bGrying his face IN his
hands. grOaned piteoasIy
We must save him returned Joe.
hebed. IN a voice which strOve 10 b
brave
But how
God viii help Us. was the earnest
reply Hast thou forgotten the words
Of thy father as he spoke blessing ovel
/ the boy"
-FOrgottsnt During the weeks Of
awful suspense had be not recalled tbs
words again and again He could see
his father now a. ne had held III.
beautiful babe. and had sail
In thee. ny child, God hath surely
visited His people a. Joseph said Fl.
would And By thee shall God yet full
Ill His promise TO Abraham to give de,
Eyeranee To HIS people
But N spite OF IL al. Amran wa
full OF apprehension The word.
brought him little comfort in the pres
ent peril. and in his agitation he be
gan 10 pace the floor and TO moan
oh God. What can We do. VIVA
can We do"
Joehsbed was silent. but a. 81.
sought for answer to her husband'i
question a sudden inspiration. Ike
fash from heaven. came to her. ans
she exclaimed.
| Did lot God care for Noah on III,
mighty waters And will He not car
for our baby On the waters Of Ii,
NIIer
What do you mean cried Amrau,
I mean that We shall make an arI
fOr our baby"
And set him adrift on the NiIse'
-Oh. mother broke in Miriam. III
i2-year-old daughter, perhaps tn
princess will find him, The other ia,
when I was down by the river pulIini
tags she came down 10 battle wa
afraid and hid And while waiting 20
4 chance TO escape somebody's bab,
was thrown into the river. and. on tn
mothers cries were pitifuI. and say
tears in the princess eyes and sh
looked, Oh. so sad I'm sure she ism
cruel like her father"
Thou 80 desperate an expedieut /
YET offered some hope. and the parent
talked and planned late into the nigh
Long before the first streaks of gra
had made their appearance in the east
srn sky Amram was down by the rive