The L'Anse sentinel., 1906-03-10

kWI had not the means
~ to provide him
self with even the
cheapest and poorest of Egyptian Ian
terms. So the first gray rays Of the
early morning found him bending over
his work. and at night he only ceased
when the twilight had been swallowed
up by the invading darkness.
The rest of the family was just be-
ginring to stir, when there came q
loud, sharp knock at the door of the
rude hut, and before the aged Amran
! could shuttle across the dirt floor and
open. 1t was impatiently repeated
with increasing emphasis. The trem
bling hand of Amram drew the bolt
ana as the bar cleared its socket, the
| door burst open under the last vigor-
GUS Elow of the stranger whose burly
FORM now loomed through the low
parrow opening.
Say. old man." beloved the grun
voice Of the overseer, you've loafed
long enough. The king wants no idle
dog OF Hebrew hanging around. Get
to work to-day"
And as he caught glimpse OF
Moses in the far corner by the win
dow. he added. with sneer:
Give the kings compliments to
thy illustrious son, and tell him he
can win back the royal favor by
swinging the lash over thy back this
day at the brick yard"
Moses sprang to his feet, the hot
blood rushing to his head, and every
nerve in his body tingling with the
anger that ragged within, and he would
have plunged after the overseer, who
was now striding away, had not his
sister and mother restrained him.
Up to this time the immunity from
the burdens of slavery which had
been shown the parents of Moses dur
ing his life In the palace had contin-
ued, but the brutal message of the
overseer that morning made 1t plain
that such favoritism was at ran end,
and that cruel persecution. aimed evil
IDENTIFY at Moses, was to take its place.
Not word was spoken after the
Egyptian had epne. Each was trying
to understand this new situation.
Each was searching for some way Of
] escape. But there seemed no help
for them, and tearfully mother and
daughter watched the aged father de-
part for the place designated by the
Egyptian. while Moses, utterly
crushed In spirit, and realizing his
helplessness as never before, tried to
| continue his work. The manuscript
was before him, but 1t was only a
blurred blank, for there fioated before
bis eyes visions of the sufferings of
his people. and of his aged father
driven to his tasks by some heartless
taskmaster. 1t was he who had
brought all this upon him. Had he
done wrong in leaving the palace?
Had It been mistake to give up the
wealth and position that made 1t pos
sible to give material help to his peo.
pie? Had he better turn back and
sue the king for pardon and rein
statement?
With the last question there came
an impulse to rush back to the pal.
ace. but 1t was but for an instant. and
then the sweet. comforting vision OF
Shiloh. the One Who was coming
from God, swept over him and he
whispered softly to himself:
'Yea, we can wait! Deliverance
Is from Him. not Egypt"
But thought of his father brought
back the pain and anguish, and he
cried out in his despair:
what can do? What must I dc
now?"
A sudden inspiration seized him
and. rising. he passed out of the door
and in the direction OF the clay hole
whero multitudes OF the Hebrew peo
pie were laboring In the making OF
brick, which others OF his enslaved
people were placing In the walls Of the
great cities Pharaoh was building.
Surely, can do more than q
feeble old man." he muttered to him
self as he strobe along. Surely, they
will not refuse to let me fll his
place."
AS he drew near to the place the
sights and sounds would have made
| StTOuSou Hidh ti0uDiC anu ucSithte
and turn back. But cost him what
ever of pain and suffering It might
he was going to save his father. and
he FASTENED on, not daring to delay
for each precious moment meant
suffering and perhaps even death fol
his father. As he searched here ant
there he felt the eyes OF his breth
rem upon him, and II seemed to hin
there was reproach and anger In theil
looks, in fact one fellow suffering from
the great welts raised upon his bacl
hissed after him rs he passed:
Come you here to >gloat over tn,
suffering you have brought upon us
Over there is your father? See wha
they are doing to him!"
| Moses turned and looked in the dl
rection indicated, not needing tn
cruel implication contained In th