Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-02-08

moves aIon
feebly he leans heavily upon ths
young man n his side His bent fg
ure and withered- vrirkled face betok
en- great age. bat his su1ksa eyes have
n sparkle that rejects the light OF the
brain still active uithin And his
voice. too. although thin and trenbiy
with the years. l. still vibrant viii
CHEEKY hope
All. Is not TIE earth beautiful this
morning. he pipei. drawing in long
b-eaths the fragrance Of the forers
that we're sparkling With q ne<-born
beauty in the morning sun And 20
think that BY night re shall Be in
Goshen All. God Is good and nerei-
full I had abandoned all hope Of re-
trra when you found ne"
And the memory Of those dark, de-
spairfnx days quite overcome the old
nan. but he quickly recovered him
self. and ran OF in rambling sort Of
way. while the Young man listened
With almost rsversutial attention
And you say the burdens Of ny
people have been lishtenet- May God
richly reward the princess for her
goodness. They have no, been disap-
pointed in her for remember the
hopes that stirred the hearts OF the
psopss when she took thee 70 the
Paiace- They hoped 20 fad in her 4
frienf- and yoa tell n they have.
And nor 20 think. Ioachiz-I cameo
80 used % calling thes Moss. for n
Goshen tkoz vert known By the name
thy parents gave thee c1 the 1ay II
ting eirrzzciSioz- aa1 o1ly 4 ezy CT
tue after ta11 vert take1 70 TIE pal
ac~ vas carried far 20 the south into
Erhopia. AT never heard tAe aaz@
TIE princess gave th>@-.o think that
ro~ tkoa AT Interested u thy poor
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end - e1zzess &C sesvia< as pc.
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h@rzacc = 3 act 70 - xac.s~-esf tat
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10 arzr-r. azt u desperation sac ~
Solved that $40. tss. wo11d % Il
GE1s1- Sc INST - With Moss q
ees2 az1 zdxas< him TIE ssrarxy,
shcGi4 not Es1rp h~r 5lzce- and ar
rseor@s lsfs ~ JoSezh shsuA not Ieal
I'm asrr1v aaE rob hiu os hEs right
f1i plzre n Egxps "a her sea Tan.
izp=E@'4 she sooa bad za3e Aer prep
a-zriozs And vas e1 her ray-
Az& during these 6aTs % an<uiss
s.1ured b. TIE o1e - lad l-tr h-hsuE
Moss lad be=n busy On tie ever
Ing Ct the day On vhirh thsy IA
Starred their bsa. reached the uoiu
xhe-e they we're % take 4 eonvsyzzc,
drawn By horses TITO the heart o
Gcsasn- PaS<ias the nIxhr On In.
slzps1oGs hA-ge. they zzzia male a,
early start. ard BY roo1 had xztre,
the losallsy Of JOssrh's tomb
IL vas pathetic 20 see the eager ex
eltsne1c % the Cd man A. they nezrs,
the tomb
Yes. yes. ioyfaIiy cried the shriI
voice OF the old mar. this Is the placs
An. hor many times my as-d father
Ephrain,- took me down in secrecy I,
this spot IN the dead Of night. and
pointing into the eaveru-s depths. 20
emmy and carefully rehsarset 10 =,
the secrets that tomb held And hi
last words. as with his dying breat
he blessed ne. we're. Remember
nation yet TO Be Is dependent upon Ii
fairhfulness.' And now, thank Cos
He has raised up thee and prepare
thee 10 receive the message And ii
old man placed his hand assurinxi
upon Moses arm and with bzre<
Who ca. know the feelings Of thes
two as they set about the task &
bringing from their hiding place II
records long ago prepared by Jcsep
and buried with him Is he had direc
ed. They felt they were treadinx o
holy ground and were in very trut
in the presence Of God. for was No