The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-05-08

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from extreme to extreme. They are
violent. immoderate. It is instant night
and instant day; it is the maddest pas
sion Of summer always. Nature relsns
at the top Of her voice and chokes her
realm with the fervor Of her maternity.
Nay, give me the north. would feel
the earth's pulse now and then with
out burning my fingers"
'There is room for choice in this land
OF thine" sbe mused after little.
.Land Of nine:" be repeated inquir-
ingly, turning his head to look at her.
.Is it not also thine?"
"Nay, 1t Is not the Hebrews, and II
never was,' the clear answer came
from the dusk behind him.
"Sor' he exclaimed. "After 400 years
in Egypt they have not adopted her"
eve have but sojourned here night.
The journeys end is farther on"
"Israel hath made long night of the
sojourn," he rejoined laughingly.
"Nay," she answered. :Thou hast not
said Alright. It is Egypt that hath made
a long night Of our sojourn."
There was a silence in which Ken
kenes felt accused and uncomfortable.
It would require little to make harsh
the temper Of the talk. 1t lay with
him, one Of the race Of offenders, to
make amends.
"It is for me to admit Egypt's sin
and ask a truce" he said gently, $50
be thou generous to me, since it is
who am abashed in her stead
Again there was silence, broken at
last by the Israelite in voice grown
wondrously contrite.
81 do not reproach thee, nor, indeed,
is all Egypt at fault. The sin lies with
the Pharaohs."
"Ah, the gods forbidr' he protested
clay it on the shoulders Of babes, II
thou wilt, but I am party to treason If
1 but give ear to rebuke of the mon
arch.''
81 am not ignorant of the law. I
shall spare thee, but have purchased
my right to condemn the king"
Thou indomitable! And [ accused
thee Of fear! + retract. But tell me,
what is the journeys end? Is it the
ultimate goal Of all flesh"
..Not so,'' she answered proudly. 1T
is Israers Inheritance, promised for
400 years. The time is ripe for posses
sion. We go forward to enter into a
land Of our own
'Thou givest me news. Come, be
the Hebrews historian and enlighten
me. Where lies the land?"
Rachel hesltated. To her it was a
serious problem to decide whether the
lightness Of the sculptor's tone were
mockery or good fellowship. Kenkenes
noted her silence and spoke again.
"Perchance ask after hieratic Sc
cret. If so, forgive the blunder.'
'Nay,"" she replied at once, 'it is no
secret. ALI Egypt will know of it ere
long. God hath prepared US a land
! wherein we may dwell under no mas
ter but Jehovah. We go hence shortly
to enter it. The captain Of Israel will
lead us thither, and Jehovah will show
him the way. Abraham was Informed
! that it was a wondrous land, wherein
the olive and the grape will crown the
hills. the corn Will fill the valleys. the
cattle and sheep the pasture lands.
There will be many rivers instead OF
one, and the desert will lie afar of
from it's confines. The sun will shine
and the rain will fall and the winds
will blow as man needeth them, and
there will be no slavery and no heavy
life therein. The land shall be Israefs,
and it's enemies shall crouch without
| it's borders, confounded at the splendor
of the children Of God. And there will
our princes arise and throne be set
I'D and mighty nation established.
Cities will shine white and strong wall
ed on the heights, and caravans OF COM
merce Will follow down the broad
roadways to the sea. There will the
ships of Israel come bowing over the
waters with the riches Of the world,
and our wharfs will be crowded with
purple and gold and frankincense.
Babylon shall do homage on the right
hand and Egypt upon the left, and the
straight smoke from Jehovah's altar
will rise from the center unfailing by
day or by night
They had reached the ledge, and
Kenkenes sat down on it, leaning on
one hand across Rachels way. She
paused near him. Even in the dark
| he could see the light in her eyes, and
the JOY Of anticipation was in her
voice. AS yet he did not know whether
she talked Of the Israelitish conception
Of supernal life or Of belief in
temporal redemption.
"And there shall be no death nor any
Of the world sorrows therein?' be
asked.
"Since we shall dwell in the world
we may not escape ue worlds uncer-
tainties," she replied, looking at his
lifted face. But most men live bet
ter lives when they live happily, and
doubt not there will be less unhappi-
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