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

body vas laid By the IL stones used
10 seal the mouth Of the recess said
Ammihud. cropping about almost help
less in the semidarkneSs- -Canst thou
see: he cried. anxisusly. Each stone
bore a name OF one of the IL sons OF
Jacob and the two sons % Joseph,
be vent On to explain-
Moses vas swiftly but carefully pass
ing about the sides OF the cavern.
strAininx his eyes In effort to see and
passing his hands over the walls that
he might detect BY that means what
perhaps his imperfect vision in the
dim light voald fail to uncover. He
had travers<d quite half Of the cir
eunferenee OF the place when he ran
upou . sharp angie which took him
into recess. So completely hidden ~as
the nook that be would have missed
Il entirely had his hands not been
follosinx the contour Of tie walls.
Scarcely had he turned the corner and
begun the scrutiny Of the wall with
eye and hand when his fingers slipped
into the ehiseied groove Of some deep
cut letter. He scarcely hrexthet In
his excitement a. he feveri<hly traced
the characters.
Levi he read His heart gave
q great leap OF JOY. Ny fathers
tribe he thought With a cry Of ex-
ultation. he bounded hack towards
Annihud. shouting
4 have found the place, hare
found the place. Sit thou here Az
nfhud-- he continued. leading the
old man 70 a bench ~ stone cunven-
iertly near Il ~f1 soon ha-e the
stones removed and then shalr thou
search for the hidden recess in the
ec1a where Il vas told thee Il. rec
orts we're placed
Yea BY ny filters own hand -
responded positively.
Moses vas By this time AZ work. a,i
although Il vas 10 easy task. he r1at-
ly succ>eded a1d took the last stccs
out Just As the Descending sun harss
around q giant rock az the entrance.
and sent its shaft Of heht streaming
into the cave. suddenly Transforming
the darkness and gloom into lixh.
and glory Both men stood mute and
rsverent before the nanifes;ariou-
To them il seemed suggestive. nay a.
most prophetic They had been crop
ing In the darkness. now all vas light
They we're in the darkness 0f iSnor-
zuee a. 10 Gods plans for His pec-
ple-was the light OF COTS truth TO
stream forth from that ton5 and IL
Intimate their understanding.
Come Anuihnd-- Moses said, lif.-
ing the old man TO his feet and walk
f-E With him down the pathway OF
Light towards the recess, God Is smi.-
ing in upo1 rs, and ne shall soon b
Possessed Of the sacred records. He
viii guide thy hzrts in the search
And While Moses strong arms ~
kslt hin the old nan reached within
TIE vanlr aa1 soon had drawn from y
hit1ea pocket in the eo1a the sought
for records
Thank Cod they beth fervitIy ex-
claimed And Moses add Surely.
he hath aos left His people without
tAe needed reveia-iol-
TIE next cay. in a room % enc oe
the bones II Goshen which lad given
then shelter. Moss vas seated. pSar-
ing ever TIE papxrzs sheets sprsat -
fer. hi1- Reclining upo1 n couch n
as eIaox ~as Aazihzd Tie excite
meat sf the ssareh having passed and
~ ztS<so1 wAtch ha3 zerves him and
k-rr Am alive for years having beea
. fzlsziez. The -szeric1 kad come. and
- av there h-lpi-ss zad weak but
eagerly lis--1iux n FROM tine 70 tine
Moss rad h.z the important pas
szs-s from The precious records they
ka1 recovered.
Real Ne TIA. a-7iz-- he whispered.
-Ho~ sweet IN The darkness % cur
sozstass Z = 70 hear that Get viii visis
"a
All Noses turned hack the roll Of
Manuscript aaE Rad the words Of 10
spa
God VII surely visit yen and
h-s-x xsz or q thts lad INTO the
+. and xaieh He sEars 70 Abraham. TO
Isaac an1 Iaeoh And Joseph took an
o4fA e the eAilGrs7 &c Israel. saying.
Cod VII surely visit ron and ye shall
carry zp NJ 5oaes from hence
Nos~s' xoSee did Away. and he vens
Cd Studying ether manuscripts in 81
l-se-. wsile the Cd naa munhlest
salty over aa1 over again to himself
he words
God VIII surely visit y0G and bring
yoa ozt % this lad unto the lad
uhtrh He sxare TO Abraham. to Isaac
ant 70 Jze0h-
50 eozrsssely did the thought a.
serb hin that Re did not notirs. as
Moses xec, Al 20 read another portion
0f the record giving COTS message "a
Aerakar a. the tine 0f his vision.
kaor Of surety Moses read.
that thy seed shall hs stranger in
a and that IS BOT theirs. AMI shall
serve them: and they shall zs-Ies them
zee years. and also that ration. whom
they serve. viii I jadze. and after
xzrt shall they come out With great
substance
Vita 4 cry Moses let the roll fan
from his hand A mist came before
his eyes aud he felt his heart sink
within him. for as he read the words
the thought Of the Princess Mother and
her plans for him came croxdinx in
upon him Not for an instant did his
zoole purpose 70 waIk with God waver:
net a shadow Of doubt crossed his mind
rs % the certainty Of the fulnIlners
o. God's words which he had just read:
ID. oh, the sxDay Of the realization
Of the separation which was 50 surely
coming
Suddenly he became conscious Of .
tug n his robe. and looking down he
saw Ammikud feebiy trying to gain
his attention A smile was on his face
and his lips we're still moving He
stopped lox and caught tia words:
God viii surely yisi. you. ard bring
you out Of this land unto the ani
! which He svare to Abraham. to Isaac
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