The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-03-24

With Elisheba this nope was strOng
SO strong in fact that she declared hel
wedding day should wait until thai
better. time had come.
How can / feel happy to wed now
while our people are In such amic-
TOM" she replied 70 Aaron's pleading
soon after his return. LET our wait
| ing be a token to the people that bet
ter days are coming. And the day OF
deliverance shall be our wedding Day
when all the people can rejoice VIII
! u.s."
Aaron's heart misgave him at the
Thought. and the words which Moses
had SO often emphasized after his ieav-
| ing of the palace flashed through MS
mind: "Deliverance is from God, not
Egypt"
Suppose that day never comes! ne
asked, doubtfully.
"Oh, but 1t will. I'm sure 1t VIII,
she responded, fervidly, and there the
matter rested.
But as the weeks and months cams
and went and there was no abatement
in the rigors of the servitude, her
heart began to fail her. although she
hid her fears from her lover.
"If could only see the princess.
she thought, Il am sure we could ma
some way to obtain relief"
This impression grew into a convic-
ton as the days went by, and one day.
without making her Intentions known
TO anyone she slipped away, resolved
that, perilous as the undertaking
might be, she would find the pr-n e5s-
Fortunately for her, soon after start
ing on her journey she encountered a
company of eastern traders with their
wives on their way to Memphis, AMI.
becoming interested in her, they vol
unteered to pilot her and see her safe
ly to her journeys end. Thus few
days later she reached the home OF
the princess, only to find 1t under tle
shadow of great sorrow.
THE princess was dying AMI she
could not see her." the servant said.
Her head reeled and her heart fet
faint. The hope that had grown ever
brighter as she drew nearer and nearer
to the home of the princess died with
In her, and, blinded with tears, she
turned to go. At that moment an
other servant entered, wringing her
hands and saying:
THE princess has rallied and de-
clares she must see one she calls
Aaron. Who Is he? Where can he
be found? Oh, what shall we do?"
Elisheba turned quickly at the men
ton Of the name, and, startled though
she was by the strange circum itanc,.
an inspiration seized her and she c1-
claimed, eagerly:
81 am come from Aaron. Tale me
to her"
When the princess had heard Eli
theba's story and sne in turn had tol l
CT the conflicts of her own heart, sho
concluded with
Il have erred in that have enco2r-
aged the Hebrew people to LOOK to
Egypt for relief. Had l given dls
weight to Moses words when he de-
clared that God not Egypt, would help
his people, | should have had more
peace of mind and could have helped
your poor suffering people into a bet
ter faith God will surely visit you,
as l have been assured in a vision
which came to me to-day. And you
say you have had no word fro n
Moses?" she asked, hungriiy, a great
yearning seizin her heart. swell,
never fear, he will come back"
She sank back upon her pillows and
closed her eyes, while she repeated
softly to herself:
God will surely visit His psop.c.
Moses will come back"
The voice died away at last in a sort
Of gasp, and those in the room realize
that she had passed away
Elisheba bowed her head reverent-
ly. She was glad she had come. She
felt she had message for the Hebrew
people now, and with the thoush..
came contrition for her blindnes, n
having shut God out of her thoughts.
The journey home was made safely,
and the agony of suspense and alarm
over her absence gave place to the
Joy and gladness of her return.
1T Is not the wedding day I
planned" she whispered to Aaron that
night as under the stars and SIR
rounded by the members of the family
they plighted their troth. But evea
IL our marriage Is not marked by rs-
lief from our oppression, 1t is mada
bright with the certainty that God
will help. We must turn the thoughts
Of the people toward God"
Aaron had returned one day from
among the people, deeply moved BY
their prayers, and in, speaking Of the
matter to Elisheba, his wife. he said:
What a change has come over the
people. l saw one poor fellow being
beaten to-day, but instead of the
pleading tor mercy in the names OF tho
Egyptian gods, such as we used to
hear, he lifted his eyes to Heaven and
called on God to remember the prom
ises given to Abraham and Isaac ana
Jacob"
Yes, 1t is as Moses declared. Do
liverance must come from God" aha