St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-16

thy gods, the Lord will sever between
the cattle of Israel and the cattle OF
Egypt, and there shall nothing die OF
all that is the children's Of Israel"
The cruel, hard face Of the king
was purple with suppressed passion
as Moses finished, and he appeared
about to speak, but instead he ds-
missed Moses with an imperious wave
of his hand, and the latter, as he
reached the doorway, turned and said.
slowly and distinctly: Tomorrow
this thing shall come to pass" and
was gone.
The news of Moses visit to the pal
ace and his message to Pharaoh
spread rapidly, and while the great
majority of the Egyptians were dis
posed to assume the defiant and supe-
rior attitude Of Pharaoh, there were
others who, impressed by the events
of the past few weeks, were oaD-ed
and said:
"surely the God Of the Hebrews will
consume us in His wrath ii Pharaoh
longer afEicts the people of Israel.
The gods of Egypt were never able
to perform such wonders as Moses has
wrought in the name of his Cod"
And they awaited the events OF the
morrow with anxiety. Even Pharaoh.
in spite of his defiant spirit, was trou-
bled and as the night wore away and
sleep refused to come to his tired
brain. he sent and called James and
Jambres. his magicians, to him, and
the activity in the temple and the de-
parture of secret emissaries to Gosnen
few hours later indicated tnat some
important plan was on foot.
But in Goshen peace and quiet pre-
vailed. What though the plaques CID
| deyastate Egypt, in Goshen was safe-
ty. What though the word OF tNe
Lord spoken through Moses had &C.
clared that a deadly murrain was to
attack the cattle, the children OF 1s-
| rael had naught to fear, for had not
the Lord said He would set diner
ence between the cattle of the Egyp-
tians and the cattle of the Hebrews?
Had not the plague of flies shown that
! the God OF the Hebrews was abe mol
only to send His plaques upon Egypt,
but preserve Goshen as in the hollo"
| of His hand?
Such was the faitn which held the
people, but there was one Hebrew VINO
was deeply troubled. That morning
early two Egyptians had sought him
out and placed him in charge OF herd
OF Egyptian cattle which they insisted
should be kept with his own animals.
! At any other time this would not
have seemed strange, for the Egyp-
tians often placed such duties upon
the Hebrew slaves, but coming just
when God had spoken a curse upon
the cattle of the Egyptians alarmed
him. What could save his own cattle
now? If the murrain broke out among
the Egyptian cattle. there could be no
hope for his own herded with them.
But ne dare not refuse, and watched
the Egyptians depart with sinki Il
heart. and had he seen them as they
laughed over the clever plan OF Phar-
| aoh. it would not have helped to quiet
his rising fears. He was tempted to
drive the Egyptians cattle away, and
put his own cattle in a secure place
by themselves, but at last he con-
nuered the impulse, saying over and
over to himself:
"surely the God Of Israel can save
our cattle. wherever they may be
placed"
Thus reassured and comforted. he
watched by the side Of the herd and al
the morning wore away he saw first
one and then another of the Egyptian
cattle fall and die, while his own fed
ON contentedly.. With distressing
moan of pain the last remaining ami
NAL Of the Egyptian herd lay down
and died just as the Egyptians, who
had brought the cattle early that
morning, appeared. Their quick
glance took in the situation, and wi b
one frightened, troub' ed look they
turned and without a word fastened
away.
| Everywhere as they went they found
the people rushing about In great ex-
citement and distress, crying that the
curse of the Hebrew God was upon
them and their cattle was dying.
why, even the sacred bull OF the
temple has died In spite of the des-
perate efforts of James and Jambres
to save its life," exclaimed one of the
temple attendants to them as they
| passed.
And within they found James and
Jambres even then breaking the ter
rible news to Pharaoh. AS the latter
saw his messengers enter, he asked
with an eager hopefulness in his voice:
What news from Goshen? Surely
the Hebrews cattle did not escape
.Yea, my lord" they replied.
The king bowed mis- head in anxiou:
thought, and James and Jambres
fearing for the prestige OF the Fgyp'
tian gods, exclaimed:
"Let the king be patient. We shall
/ yet triumph"
/ But in Goshen faith in living God
gave better courage and a more endur.
| ing hope that the God of Israel would
| yet bring them deliverance.
The Human Animal.
| In babyhood his mother called hin
| a kitten.
I When at college he was commonl,