The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-03-17

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L almost upset the
earthenware dish OF. goats milk she
was lifting to place upon the shelf.
The threatened disaster did not
escape the quick eye Of the older wom-
an and she called out sharply:
"Have care there, Zipporah! How
careless you are getting. What has
come over you, anyway? Yesterday
you got to dreaming and forgot your
goats and let them wander until we
almost lost some of them, and you are
no better here In the house."
The young girl made no response,
but her comely face clouded with a
frown. and though she tried to be
more attentive to her work, she
strained her ears to hear more of the
conversation which foated in through
the open doorway, near which two
men sat earnestly conversing.
Just one face and form had filed
her vision and thought since that
memorable day just one week before
when the stranger had SO heroically
defended herself and her sisters from
| the rude shepherds.
She had lived In the memory of that
walk back home. She could not re-
member what she had said or how
she had said 1t, SO confused had she
been in her shy modesty.
'"Zipporah!" he had repeated, when
she had told him her name. Thou
art indeed little bird come with thy
! messages of welcome. Gladly will
pause in my journey and listen to the
music Of thy voice"
| But he had been so serious and SO
occupied In thought and talked SO
much with her father, that he had
seemingly had no. time or thought fol
her, and now as she overheard his
words saying that he must leave OF
the morrow. anguish like a sharp ar
row pierced her heart, and it is nc
wonder that her hand trembled. and
her thought was far from the task
before her.
So eagerly did she listen for
snatches Of the conversation that now
and then were audible and so often
did she blunder and forget the work
her hands were given to do that
finally her mother impatiently dis
missed her, saying:
You are no good tending the sheep.
and you are trial in the house?
What ails you, child? Go out and see
II you can't get your wits back again
before you return"
And as she went out the door, glad
of the chance to get by herself, her
| mothers eyes followed her, and noted
the shy glance she cast in the direc-
| ton Of the stranger, and the color
which mounted to her cheek as she
passed him. and the good woman ex.
Nclaimed to herself:
IL do believe the child is in love
with him. Humph." and she shrugged
| her shoulders contemptuously, what
has he, penniless fugitive, to offer
| for one of the daughters of Jethro,
the prince and priest Of Midian?"
| She was aroused from such irritat-
Ing meditations by the sudden APP
pearance of her husband, who said:
We'll. mother, have about per-
suaded Moses to tarry in this part Of
the country. He Is clever fellow.
| Has quite wonderful history. But
can't quite make him out. He claims
to be Hebrew, descendant OF Isaac,
son of Abraham"
| Abraham" broke in his wife;
why, thy people claim descent from
Abraham, for was not indian, the
ancient head Of this people, the son
OF Keturah. whom Abraham took to
wife after the death of Sarah?"
"True, indeed" responded Jethro.
meditatively but he talks and acts
not like Hebrew, but like an Egyp-
tan. born and bred. And when I
charged him with being such. he
seemed confused, offering no explain
alton rave to say that he had been
trained In the Egyptian schools. lie
talks freely. however. about his peo-
| pie. as he calls the Hebrews, and the
| hope they have of deliverance from
slavery in accordance with promises
which they claim were given to Abra-
| ham"
1 what. then. Is he doing in this
part of the country at such timer
Exactly the question put to him.
and he admitted that he was forced
to fee from the wrath of the king OF
Egypt, but said that since his de-
parture from Goshen, where his people
dwelt, that he had resolved to go to
the cast and north into Canaan-the
| land nronnised to HIS Deople NV Cod
Ito search out the land and prepare
to lead them thither at such time as
his God shall open the way. He seems
filed with the idea that God has some
great mission for him to perform for
his people, and Is impatient to see
Canaan and then to return to Goshen
and try to bring his people to that
place. He declares positively that He
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