The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-07-31

lay golden over Egypt blue
shadowed before the houses
and trees to the west and shimmering
and isnsory toward the east a slow
moving, fragmentary cloud had gath
5 cree IN the zenith just after dawn, and
for many minutes over the northern
part Of Goshen there had been per
pend5cular downpour Of illuminated
rain. Now the sky was as clear and
blue as q sapphire and the little wind
was burdened with odorous scents
from the clean washed pastures OF Is
rael
Sen had crossed the border into
Goshen at daybreak and was now well
into the grazing lands. yet scinhilatIng
with the rain. The hoofs Of his fat little
khorse were patched with wet sand OF
the roadway, and there was no dust on
the princes modest rasment Behind
the pouth plodded two heavy headed
limp cared sumpter mules driven by q
Dig boned black
.Seti was not far from his destina-
! ton, an obscure village Of image max
ers directly south OF Tanis and situated
on the northern border OF Goshen The
same region that furnished clay to Is
rael for Egypt's bricks afforded mate
rialfm terra Gotta statuettes-
Ahead Of him were fields with clouds
OF sheep upon the upfands and cattle
standing Under the shade Of dom
palms. Here and there hovels with
thatches no higher than a mans head
or hw tents DARK with hong use and
lifted at one side stood In setting of
green About them were orderly and
productive gardens Nowhere was any
sign Of the desosation that prevailed
over Egypt
81 ssi looked upon. the beautiful pros
perry of Goshen at first with the nat
urai delight loveiiness inspires and
then with as much savage resentment
as his soung soul could feel Betting
fhss garden and stretching for TOO miles
to tie south was Egypt, desolate, bar
s5ren and comatose The God Of the
Hebrews had avenged them fearfully.
They had provocation, he nuttered
TO himself, 'but they have overdone
theS vengeance.
q figure appeared on TIE road over
The comb of a slight ridge and seG re
gar5ed the wayfarer with interest.
Ee was a Hebrew. His draper.es
= were loose, yoluminons, heavily fr1nged
land OF such silky texture Of linen that
they flowed in the light wind His
heed was covered with wide ker-
chief, which was bound with cord
ard hid the forehead
He was Of good stature and upright,
but his dEapipgs were so ample that
] tAe structure Of his frame was not dis
cernSble. His eyes were black, bright
and young in ther alertness but the
Beard that rippsed over his breast to
MS g.rtlIe was as white as the foam OF
the Mode sea-
TIE He5reH. walked b the grass by
tie roadside and came on his face ez-
l. pectant. At sight Of the prince he
stepped into the roadway. Seti drew
up
.Tbou art sett'deneptahT the an
cteat wayfarer asked
lsEpen so,' the prince answered
The Hebrew put back his kerchief
I acd stood uncovered
!, Dost thou know me, my son. he
asked
Thou art that Aaron Of the able
foneue, brother TO Moses. Where lis
H bsotaer?''
Moses has departed fos Tanis.s
~And named thee in his stead But
E:s mission to my fathers capital BODIES
scpo good. He might have stayed until
co1h have persuaded bin into friend
ship
aSot with all thy gold" said Aaron
gravesy.
.Say, had not meant that" seti re-
1otnel, with some resentment "If
Eypts plight cannot win mercy from
Z, him by it's own pitec"sness, the treas
8 ure bring is not enough
The Hebrew waved his hand as If
to dismiss the subject
sThou hast put faith In thine enemy.
A woman hath deceived thee
What dost thou tell me"' Sed cried,
ieaung to the ground and ansily con-
fronting Aaron
Is "a truth" the Hebrew answered
] calmly. 1.-The Princess Te user is
fugitive charged with treason
Sen turned cold and smote his
forehead. ''Cndcne through me- be
grnaned.
~Not so, my son Thou art undone
through her. Thy blind trust hath al
wrought havoc with thee. Let
II not bring heavy punishment npol
thy bead. Thou hast dealt kindly with
ne and I am beholden to thee. Give
me leave to discharge my debt"
.Say on" said the prince.
The Hebrew began at once.
ssYhat I tell thee, 0 my son, will
be talked abroad over the land
But If thou hast doubt in thy heart
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