Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18

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echo~d thruaxhout ta~ vast corridors
ef the gr-ss temple whira~r 80. hal
gone with the by the morning after
hts advent af the ralsre Il vas
his art xiimp>e of The Interior
Of The temple Hts childlzh eyes
hsd often GARD IN wonder ss
the huge pile a. u lSonaed up
against the sky. visible in the distance
from bis humble home. and he had qu---
ttoned bis mother many times ~.
gardinx II He wondered what xss
in the great builiinx- and what Il
was for. and when his mother hal
told him that IL xas the temple os
the Egyptians where they worshipsd
their gods. he had asked IL their God
vas there. too And as h stood
there that morning booking about on
the lofty columns. the frescosd and
~culptured walls. the affairs and the
images. the question again arose to his
mind So occupied vas he With his
own thoughts aud - awed and sub
dued By the grandeur Of the place that
hs had not followed the words Of the
princess zs she related TO the at
tendanf priest the farts in reference
to himself and her formal adoption OF
him A. her son
But the words His name shall 10
longer Be Joachim hut Moss. ar.
rested his attention. and BE- looked up
quickly TO nnd the ewes og both the
princess and the priest fixed upon
him The color mounted his cheeks.
and he FELT confused and strange. but
the smile Of the princess reas<ur~,i
him. As she said Thou art Moses
now: for I drew thee out og the
water
Way was II that he felt no resent
ment at the change Why xas h.
beginning 50 soon 10 yield unques-
tiouingiy 10 her control Was Il Be
cause she uneonsciously and he con
seiously was being led BY the Divine
Presence Perhaps. Sure Il vas that
he felt drawn toward her
His reply to the princess words was
the shy placing Of his hand into hers.
as though be would say. 1T ts all
right You may call me- Moses
when the arrangements had been
made for the education Of the hoy. the
princess returned with him to the pal
ace. She vas proud OF the handsome
boy as he walked by her side. and
many were the glances in his diree-
ton Little groups Of people gathered
along the way they had Just passed
and discussed the advent Of the He
brew lad into the royal family, and
the story OF how the princess years
before had saved him from death was
told and retold.
In the palace aud among the cour-
tiers Of the realm the young protege
Of the kings daughter was also ere
ating much talk and discussion.
The daily visit to the temple soon
accustomed the boy to the sight Of
Apis. the sacred bull. with his ieweIed
trapptngs. to the swinging eensers
before the stone images. to the in
carnations and the worship OF the
people. And not long after his ad-
vent at the palace the festival in
honor OF Apis. the most striking and
imposing among all the religious
ceremonies Of the Egyptians. was held
The festivities lasted throughout
seven days. and great multitudes OF
people fiocked TO the temple 10 share
in the worship and alteration Of Apis.
the sacred bull, the embodiment of
Osiris. the great god OF the Egyptians.
Daily the professions passed through
the streets carrying sometimes the
sacred shrines on long slaves. at 9th
ers the statues Of the gods. or the
zrks on which rested the sacred
beetle. overshadowed by the wings Of
the goddess of truth.
The princess entered enthusiastically
into the celebration, for she vas natu-
rally Of a very devout disposition, and
being anxious that Moses might share
with her in her religious moods. she took
every pains to have him see and hear all
that was possible. Il never occurred
to her that the little boy at her side
had formed religious opinions that
would be hard for her to shake. She
did not know then OF the earnest
training which his mother had given
him She did not understand that the
early years Of the chiId's life were the
fruitful years OF religious seed SOW
ing. and that no amount Of effort or
influence OF later years could root out
or overcome the impressions and con
victions then created
As she observed his thoughtful face
and noted that his watchfuI eye took
in every detail Of the festivities. she
misunderstood AMI dattered herself
that his spirit was worshiping with
hers. and devoutly paying tribute TO
the great god Osiris. Her heart was
deeply stirred by the thought. and.
moved by a sudden impulse. she sent
her maids for the finest lotus and
papyrus flowers they could find, and
then accompanied by the boy she took
them to the temple and placed them
on the altar as a special Offering Of
thanksgiving
This done. she turned and bowed
down before the sacred bull. and BY
the gentle pressure of her hand sought
to have Moses take like posture. But
the little frame was rigid
At first she thought the boy. awed
and confused by the great temple and
its service. had misunderstood. and
sought by whispered word and strong
er pressure Of her hand to have him
bow with her.
But still he stood firm and unyield-
ing. sturdily resisting the stronger
pressure Of her hand
There was NO misunderstanding that
rigid little body. The princess was
astounded. and soon surprise gave
place TO anger. and as she lifted her
frs-