St. Tammany farmer., 1906-04-28

- N the day on which
Moses and his wife
zipporah, ana their
~ ~[<s two sons departed
3~<N from the home Of
<dW,\k FN1 sf Jethro and took
.AkA1@ up their journey
) EINNfXyA II towards the land
k{N& AN of Egypt, Aaron
INN I'm III, had been some
WWEAG|I days on his way
n W::Al* N in quest Of his
AyYs. IA III; brother Moses,
! .s!s :;sA\A and had the even
w. M ing before reached
s. -. E / m where
were IL wells of water and a de-
ightful grove Of palms, 20 in num-
Der Weary with his journey he
stretched himself upon the green-car-
peted earth by the side of one Of the
clear, sparkling pools, and after drink
ing deep Of the refreshing water he had
fallen into a deep sleep. While he thus
slept II seemed to him that the Lord
came and touched him and said unto
him:
Go, hasten into the wilderness
which lies before thee, for Moses de-
parts on the morrow, seeking thee"
So vivid was the vision and so real
the voice that he awoke with a start,
and, leaping to his feet, exclaimed:
"Yea, Lord, will co. .ss gAss.55
He did not know how far the nigh.
was spent, but the full-orbed moon
was flooding the earth with its light.
and seemed to mark out pathway for
his feet, and hastily partaking of soma
of the fruit of the palms. and filing
his pouch with other luscious clusters,
and replenishing the water In his skin
bottle which he carried over his shoul-
der, he started forward g. @
All,that day he Travelled, and only
rested at night when the darkness
made It no longer possible or safe to
continue. But with the first glimmer-
lngs Of daylight he was again pursuing
his journey, expectantly.
The towering outlines Of a distant
mountain became impressed upon his
vision, and within his heart there rose
a feeling Of joy and elation which he
could not understand or explain.
All day long the vision of that noun
tain held him and he paused not until.
toward the middle Of the afternoon, he
reached its foot and. bowing himself.
he thanked God that thus far He had
led him. ssas
Whilesthus engaged the breaking Of
q branch in clump of bushes near a.
hand caused him to turn and, peertns
through the foliage, he saw an ass
browsing, while at some distance far
ther on In sheltered hollow he saw
the outlines Of tent His first i'm
pulls. was to hurry thither and see it
The could obtain tidings OF Moses, but
as quickly there came a second i'm
pulse, deep yearning, to be alone
with God on the mountain which tow
cred above him.
Probably the tent Of some sheep
lherder," he thought as he ascended the
pathway, ''and he will have returned
thither when come down in the eve
ming" 49,
with the rocks shutting him in. oa
either hand and the pathway reaching
up and up before him toward the
heights that seemed touching the blue
Of the heavens above, there stole over
his heart an overpower1ng sense OF
tGod. and as he thought of his enslaved
brethren far back in Egypt he ex-
claimed:
''oh, II they, could only come to this
place." and az he continued on up the
mountain he kept asking himself the
question: 'tWill deliverance ever
come?"
Each repetition was more intense
and louder than before, until his voice
echoed and reechoed through the
mountains, a. though the very rocks
were taking up the cry and calling II
heaven for answer. Almost startled,
Aaron paused and listened, and as the
| sound Of the echoes died away there
seemed to come from the distances
Iahead voice which said: sSSa z
.Thus saith the Lord: I am come to
deliver them out Of the hand OF the
Egyptians, and to bring them up out Of
that land unto good land"
WAS it God speaking?" he asked
himself, trembling with fear, but be-
fore he could turn and flee. as he fel:
impelled to do, there appeared befora
him a man whose flowing robes and
long stan marked him as an inhabitant
of that eastern country. Unnerved a
he was by the suddenness Of It all. he
did not move or cry ont, but WATCHED
/ the mans face with fascinated wonder
asshe advanced with rapid strides TO-
/ wards him. ..s.@.. s.5Fs
s.Moses!'' "Aaron!" they both cried,
and with the instant recognition they
clasped each other in affectionate en-
brace and planted the eastern kiss Of
greeting upon either side OF the head.
..Was it you who just spoke?''
Aaron asked. after the greetings were
over, and then added, in IN awed un.
dertone: II thought It was the voice
of God. Surely He Is in this place !
.eYea, asS can testify" replied
Moses with earnest emphasis.
Aaron felt the thrill in his brothers
voice and spoke up. eagerly:
.Tells me about It. Have you seen
Hin? Have you heard Him speak?
:.Come with me-" Moses quietly re.
lsponded. s8sf Szss@ss M
And while Aaron listened with stir
ring heart. Moses related aM that had
befallen him ii the mountain, and
how God had spoken telling him that
he would deliver Hic people and com