The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-08-21

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81 bring ttdi1ags to your captain"
from the speakers lips and carried
astray by the wind, but he caught
these words:
Thou art an Egyptian. Thy kind
hath no friendship for israel"
'.I am Of Egypt, but am one with
you tn faith. Conduct me to the prince,
! I pray you
take him." said one to the other.
"He is but one"
The Hebrew thus addressed motion
! ed Kenkenes to follow him and turned
:; toward the encampment
| They passed through lane between
two tribes. Kenkenes guessed, look
ing first upon one and then the other.
that there were 100000 In the two.
Strip city Of her plan and shape, her
! houses, her pleasures and commerce;
leave only her people, their smallest
! possessions and all their fears; beset
such a city with an army on three
sides, the sea on the fourth and a furi-
Gus hurricane over all-and in such
!; state and of such appearance were
i these two tribes.
! Kenkenes fortified himself and re-
: sisted with all his might the contagious
/ panic that seemed about to attack him.
AS well as he might he concentrated
his mind upon other things. He noted
| that the shadows were long, like those
Of afternoon. Turning his head, he saw
| that the pillar stood behind the en-
campment and that its light was
thrown forward and downward, not
backward and outward. Very mani
festly the benefits Of the MIRACLE were
!! only for the believers in Jehovah. The
marvel brought into the young mans
| mind some natural speculation con-
,, cerning the great miracle worker to
whom his guide was leading him.
WIZ manner of man waS ne 4fpout &c
look upon-& s1rceee.. . tr.t15caer a
horrors, q cort26I.tler OF aien
-Atea.i. particularly ii:uEnined by the
celestial :,glt, VAS group Of elders
great. grave 1n4ae. 1a:sted II the 4yii22ss,
| feeces Of their own boards. They bent
firmly against the blast, and the broad
streaming Of their ample drapings add
ed much to the idea Of supernatural
power and resistance they inspired.
The Hebrew leading kenkenes slack
ened his step, as If hesitating to ap-
proach 50 venerable council when
suddenly the group separated, reveal
ing majestic man about whom it had
been clustered.
After a word in his own tongue, de-
uvered with bent head and deferential
attitude, the Hebrew stood aside.
Kenkenes prepared to meet a prince
of Egypt whatever the personality OF
the Israelite He dropped on one knee,
bent his head and extended his hand
with the palm toward Moses. The
great man took the fingers and bade
the young Egyptian arise. Forty years
courtier, forty years shepherd, but
the sraces of tie one had not been for
gotten in the simplicities Of the other.
; When kenkenes gained his feet, 10, he
faced the wondrous stranger be had
seen in the tomb Of the Incompatible
Pharaoh.
At a. sign from Moses, kenkenes
came near to him, that the howl OF the
tempest and the turmoil Of Israel
might not drown their voices.
Thou art weary, my son. the Is
raelite said, glancing at the tired face
and dusty raiment Hast thou come
from afar?"
Prom Goshen to Tanis and hither,
o prince
"Afoot?"
Even 50"
Thou hast journeyec farther than
Israel and Israel is most weary.
trust thy journey is done
And this was the confounder OF
Egypt the vicar Of God-this kindly
noble!
Not yet . prince, but, its dearest
mission endeth here. l come OF the
blood Of the oppressors, but am full
Of pity for thy peoples wrongs. Know
est thou that the Egyptians pursue
thee? Is thy hand made strong with
resource? Hath the Lord God pre-
pared thee against them?'
From whom art thou sent" the
Israelite asked pointedly.
Il am come Of mine own accord
''Wherefore?
Because am one with Israel IN
faith
The great lawgiver surveyed him In
silence for a moment but the pene-
trafIve brilliance In his eyes softened.
Vast thou taught?' be asked at
last.
"1n casting away the idols, nay; IN
finding the true God was"
In the pause that followed Israel HIT
ed up tts voice, and to Kenkenes it
seemed that the people besought their
great captain ucgingiy and chidinsly
The awgiver listened for little
SPACE. His gaze was absent, the lines
Of bis face were sad Something In his