Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-02-14


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
er. Moses dispatched the following let
ter OF explanation:
Dearly Beloved: The kings bust
ness has been executed successfully.
and ere this I expected to be back with
you in Egypt, but something has
transpired even while I was preparing
for my return which impells me to
tarry. Who would have thought that
in far of Ethiopia I would have been
led to continue my search for knowledge
OF the Hebrew people? But such now
seems expedient. for reasons which
VIII proceed to explain. After the
first decisive battle and the rebel
forces had been scattered, I 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 Tl
whose possession was found a 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 he
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
1t should he destroyed He declared
that he was to deliver it If possible
into the hands of some one OF the
elders Of the Hebrews in Goshen. AS
you may well imagine 7 was at once
intensely interested In the man and
his roll OF papyrus. and opened tho
latter eagerly finding that II was writ
ten in the familiar Egyptian charac-
,fa f1 III.
found inscribed therein:
Ammihud. son of Joseph.
sends greeting to the elders
Of the Hebrews 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 am possessed. but
being now OF great age and
very near to the grave. have
at last despsired OF ever de.
livering the message I'm per-
son. and so an constrained to
commit II to writing and In
trust * TO other hands Jo-
seph's bones are with you, and
resting by their side are rec.
ords be left Will not at.
tempt to give the information
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 questioning
the man before me, as TO the present
Whereabouts OF Ammihud. and how
he came TO he In Ethiopia. To the
first question he pointed TO the south.
west aDd 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 % return.
The impulse to 90 at once in search
Of Ammi.dd was wellnigh Irresistible
but 4 must needs return and bring
order ont OF the chaos and reestab
lisb Egypt's rule over the country
But did not neglect to dispatch the
prisoner with n message 10 Ammihud
telling him that IL his master would
allow his return to me. be. the mas.
ter. should receive pardon at my
hands That was months ago. have
heard nothing. and, now that the affairs
u, state will permit. ! 60 in search OF
this AmmihLd When ! left Egypt
under commission from the king
thought ! was termlnatine until nv