The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-05-25

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caTSef mpch distress, and discomfort.
and II WAS but natural .n3- the yeOpl.
should euerert thar .an,4 nov ,fIirtIJu
was about IN dasrnrd uo.n them. for
with every darartrra If Moses and
Aaron from Goshen rn,pnt,y there had
followed some new and distressing
plagua.
But the next day broke as usual.
the same cIoudiess SKY stretched It's
blue canopy over the land and
the great burning sun mounted the
heavens in undimmai sp}endor. And
the day had but fairly begun
ere the Egyptian 0varSeerS made
their appearance ii Goshen 70 drive
the people to the work which
had been almost abandoned of late
owing to the distressing plaques OF
the bloody waters, the frogs and the
lice.
Deiectedly and sulIenIy the people
obeyed. but even while they were 60
ing. a dark cloud seemed 70 rise and
spread over the land. obscuring the
sun and causing a w~ird and hazy
darkness to prevail. In terror the
Egyptian OYerseers fled. leaving the
people to scatter and find shelter in
their homes. For the better part of
the morning the darkness prevailed,
and then the black fOrbiddng clouds
seemed to disappear as quickly as
they had come and once more the
sun shone forth in all his splendOr,
flooding the land of Goshen with
glorious light.
peopIe once more emerged from
their houses and excitedly talked over
the strange happenings of the morn.
ing. Naturally they connected the
cloud and the darkness with the ex-
pected plague, and the people looked
about apprebensiyely as though they
expected some new and strange
thing to happen to them. But every
thing appeared the same. and as
they looked at each other mourning
". they asked:
what is il? What has happened?
Let the elders seek out Moses and
find OUT what manner of thing this
is that has come to pass"
Tins admOnished the elders of the
neonlp hastily assembled and de-
narted at once to find Moses and
Aaron, but they had not proceeded
far whom thev were met bv an
Egyptian messenger who excitedly
inquired where he might find Moses
THE king has sent for him." he
exclaimed as he hurried on with
them, after they had told him that
they too were on their way to Noses
abode. "a dreadful thing has hap
pened in Egypt he continued The
land fairly swarms with flies. The
land is covered with them, the houses
are filled with them, yea, and even the
palace has not escaped, and they are
causing such torment to the people
and the king. that everyone is well
nigh mad. But there are no flies in
Goshen." the messenger exclaimed,
stopping short as he suddenly be-
came conscious that he had left be-
hind the pestiferous insects. why,
how is it? Have not the flies come
into Goshen" and the Egyptian
looked inquiringly at the men before
him.
1--WE have seen no flies. We know
not of what you speak" and then
as the light began to break in upon
them, they exclaimed:
Game the flies this morning when
the sun was obscured and darkness
was upon the land?"
"At that very time. And since then
the king and people have had no
peace | must find Moses at once d"
he exclaimed starting forward again
"for Pharaoh in his distress win
hrool, no dalav"
Tho news of the Egvntian's comino
and his errand together with Moses