Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-05-31
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vail OF anguish swept the land Chfl-
dren crying for bread The sick and
dying calling for the help which none
could give. Fathers and mothers alb
sent from home and unable to return.
People fearful to move about In their
blindness. and pleading ~piteously for
some one 10 lead them.
Even Pharaoh was deserted. with
none able % help. for his attendants
Sere as helpless as he to make their
way from the garden. Al last. how
ever. his cry for help reached the ear
Of a Hebrew who CHANGED to be pass
ing and he was persuaded to lead the
king and his helpless followers back to
the palace
Il uas a piteous spectacle. The
proud Pharaoh being led By a despised
Hebrew. and behind him trailing the
others Of the royal company.
How ONE Il that thou hast
escaped this condition Pharaoh
asked as he touched his blinaed eyes.
pstheticaiiy.
4 am a Hebrew. was The quie, re-
spouSs.
A Hebrew. BE- exclaimed. angsr
again rising within him How long
j. Egypt % b. afflicted With thy pesti-
ientisl race Be gone, h. shouted.
but the next instant as he realized his
helpte<sness b. called 70 the man 10
return.
Blind people flied the roadway.
cropping helpleSsly about and trying
{ End their way home Hearing the
sound q the footsteps u the king and
bis company. they shouted for help.
and II being uoised about that Il was
the kihS aE4 hE a~tteat1nts being
aelpiessly led back % the palace. one
q the bolder q the men cried.
Where are the gods OF Egypt
where Is Osiris. the god OF light that
the king and his people should be 50
striekent Moses God has triumphed.
Even Pharaoh Is brought low before
Him
silence. shouted one OF the attend
ant priests. shame hat you rsvils
your king thus. but in his helpless
blindness b. could do nothing further.
and the nan turned and rallied upon
him. saving
Where i thy power. now. o priest.
seeing thou canst rot help the king in
his distress Where is thy influence
with the gods Of Egypt. They aunOt
stand before Moses Cod
shouts Of approval from the people
standing about showed the general
feeling which prevailed throughout
the land. for people were growing
weary Of the struggle with Moses and
had long been urging that Pharaoh
Jet the people gO. And now that this
latest awful calamity had come upon
them they were more than ever bitter.
During those days Of darkness the
only relief they knew was that afford
Ell by numbers Of the Hebrews who
came from Goshen and ministered 70
their needs And thus IL came to pass
that the latter von great favor with
the people and were loaded down With
gifts.
In the palace. also. they were learn
ing the lesson that the God OF Moses had
set a difference between the Egyptians
and the Hebrews Every service per-
formed there was rendered BY he He
brews. whO lad been summoned. Even
Pharaoh WIS obliged 10 receive from
the hands u the Gespised people the
food he ate and the raiment b. worn.
All Gay long as he sat In the impene-
tra0le darkness. hearing footsteps. znc
voices. but seeing naught. he had time
for meditation And how terrible was
that meditation. How fearful he was
as be realized how fully he was ia
the power OF the people he had op-
pressed 50 long and 50 cruelty. WolId
they turn upon him. Would they ulot
against him and take his life? Every
football near him made him start. Thus
the days were filled with an appre-
henslVe horror.
On the third day. after the repeated
opportunities Of ais courtiers. he CON-
scented 10 send fo- Moses. and when
he latter had come he said:
Go We serve the Lord: only lei
your foeks end your herds stay: let
your little one also 90 with YOU"
but thou must give Us some sac
rincss and burnt offerings Moses re-
piled. firmly. for We would sacrifice
unto the Lord our God. Our cattle
also shall 60 with Us: there shall no,
an hoof be left behind
Pharaohs face dsrkened. and his
heart set itself like flint against The
demand OF Moses. and he said unto
him:
I viii nos let them 20. Get thee
from me, take heed 10 myself. see nv
face no more. for in that day thou
Ssest my face thou shalt die"