Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-05-09


groups gathered on the streets, and in
the market place rehearsing these
stories and with each repetition some
new and awful detail was added until at
.ast that which started as vague and I'M
certain rumor was told and believed az
actual fact.
Ihey cannot be very far from the
city now" remarked one of a group
standing near the city's gate, "for this
morning my brother came in over the
road which runs to the north and he
told me he saw many of the half-naked
Hebrews lurking in the fields and sour
'ying here and there like rats over a
dung heap"
why are not the soldiers called out?"
broke in voice, nervously. 81 always
fell those Hebrews would cause
trouble"
Yes" spoke up third, they say that
Moses has returned and this uprising
is doubtless his work 1t is known that
he has been before Pharaoh. and the
report is that he demanded that his peo-
pie be let go into the wilderness to hold
fast to their god.'
And what did Pharaoh say" several
voices demanded in chorus, but before
answer could be made the attention OF
all was directed to man who at that
moment entered the city.
What's in the wind?" he inquired.
why you look as solemn and concerned
as though the sacred bull was dead, or
Osiris had forgotten to shine upon
Egypt"
We'll. it's quite as bad" one of the
group replied, for the Hebrew hordes
In Goshen have broken forth and are
pillaging the land"
The stranger greeted this bit of news
with loud guffaw and clapped his
hands on his knees in the excess of his
amusement
Why, IL 1t isn't Akhoris," exclaimed
an individual who at that moment
stepped up to the group, and who
pressed his way through the crowd and
greeted the stranger. How about these
disturbing reports?" he asked. 81 was
In hopes that some of you overseers
would be coming in to Memphis"
Nothing in them, Mykerinus. as I
have been telling these men here" And
he went on to repeat his story.
AS thought" responded Mykerinus
when Akhoris had finished. This per-
haps will be lesson to Moses and Aaron
not to NEEDLE in the affairs of the
Hebrews, and will teach the latter not
TO listen to their misguided leaders"
Exactly" Akhoris replied And the
two left the group and passed on up the
street. Il tell you Mykerinus the Off
GERS of these people are learning q les
son or two these days. Gave one fellow
beating last night before I left for
Memphis, which he won't forget I'm q
hurry, and l only ceased when he had
called down all the curses of the Egyp-
dansupon the heads OF Moses and Aaron
You see when the people do not SUNNY
the usual tale of brick we hold the
Hebrew officers over them accountable
and they are beginning to learn that the
efforts of Moses and Aaron in their be-
half are multiplying their troubles in
stead OF tightening them"
But fear one result OF driving the
people broadcast over the land"
What is that? 1t certa My will he
a good thing getting the fields cleared
Of stubble."
True, but as the Hebrews on
throughout the land OF Egypt thew
will come to realize their strength
OF numbers and will learn the secrets
OF the land and its wealth. and. fur
thermore, they will by their great dis.
tress and miserable condition win the
sympathy OF the people. Pharaoh
as you know, is as much hated az
feared by the lower casts. II Is the
priestly power and the soldiers which
maintain his throne. Is It not peril
ous' therefore, to cause these Hebrews
TO scatter thus over the face OF the
country"
There is some truth In what You
say, in fact the business which brings
me to Memphis has somewhat TO do
with this phase OF the matter. II
seems that the princess who years
igo reared and educated Moses. and
showed kindnesses unto his people.
mas left a strong following OF inhu.
sntial people, both among the mem.
bers Of her branch Of the roya! fam.
ny. and among many OF the upper
classes. and it is TO them that some
u the Hebrews are looking at the
present moment for I-eIp n is
known that the former are not
pleased with Pharaoh's cruel meas
ures as they call them.
After the beating I gave that rel. |
iow-Jahziel by name-lsst night I |
passed on, and after / had gone some
little distance ] paused to adjust nv
apparel which had become disar. /
ranged by the violence Of nv eve,.
eise-it does beat all how inconyen.