Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24

mighty Assyrian general, whom he
had expected had come TO demand
hts life A mighty revulsion Of feel
ing swept ove him.
"Hor can IT be-" he exclaimed. at
last.
And when Judith had been sum.
moned and she had related in his
ear all that God had wrought through
her he fell at her feet and r%everenced
her. saying:
Blessed art thou in all the taber
nacle Of Judah. and in all nations.
which hearing thy name shall be
astonished.
And as SCOT as the morning arose
they hanged the head OF Holofernes
upon the wall. and every man took
his weapons and they went forth by
bands unto the passes VI the noun.
tain which lead INTO the valley below
towards the camp Of the Assyrians.
but when the Assyrians saw them
they raised a great shout. and sent
10 their leaders. which in turn came
to their captains and tribunes and to
every one ~ their rulers. SO they
came 10 Holofernes' tent and cried
10 Bagoas. who had charge of all his
things
"Waken now our lord; FOR the dogs
~ the Hebrews have been bold to
come down gains us to battle. Let
MS at them that they may be utterly
destroyed
Then went Bagoas and knocked at
the tent door N his master. but there
anne no response.
"fIe sleepeth. deeply" he said. and
Knocked harder. and yet harder. for
he was loath to enter thinking that
Judith was with him within the tent
But A. last he made bold TO enter and
the CHASTITY sight which net his eyes
caused him 10 utter a chriek which
pierced % the limits Of the officers
quarters and caused a great fear TO
come upon the hearts 81 the captains
who vrited without Nay. the cry
bad searce begun 10 die away when
they rushed into the tent and saw
their chief lying hsadless upon the
floor
Like mad Baxoas tore into the tent
of Judith adjoining. followed by the
terror stricken captains II was empty
These slaves % Hebrews have
dealt tre~achsrously. cried Bsgoas. in
fear and anger. one woman Of the
Hebrews hath brought shame upon
the house o. King NebHehadnexrar.
for behold. Holofernes lieth upon the
ground without a head
And fear fell upon them all. 50 tina,
there was no man that burst abide in
the sikh; az hts ncishbor. but in panic.
stricken fear each soldier In the camp
fed into the plain and scattered every
q his own way Then sent Ozias
the ruler 81 Befhalia in great haste
70 all the cities and country round
telling 81 all the things which had
come 20 pass aud the Hebrews In all
the coasts 81 Israel came forth. and
with q consent they slew their enc
mics until they we're passed Damas
Gus and the borders thereof
Md the residue that dWelt at BE
thuiia fell upon the camp Of Assur
and spoiled IL OF all its treasure. And
the children u Israel that returned
from the slaughter. had tha, which
remained. FOR there vas abundance
for all. for the spoil was very great.
Then Ioacim the hish priest and
the a~neicuts Of the children % Is
raeI that dwelt In Jerusalem. came
forth to BethHlia 10 behold the good
things that God had showed to Isra.
FL and 10 see Judith. whose fame
had spread through all the country
md when they had come TO her they
blessed her with n accord and said
unto her:
Thou art the exalted OF Jerusalem.
thou art the great gloryof Israel. thou
art the great rejoicing of our nation
Thou hast done all these things by
thine hand. Thou hast done much
good I'm Israel. and God is pleased
with thee. Blessed be thou of the
Almighty Lord for ever more"
And all the people shouted:
so be it."
And the people spoiled the camp
the space of 30 days; and they gave
unto Judith Holofernes' tent. and all
his plate. and beds and vessels and
his stun. and she took II and laid II
on her mule. and made ready her
carts and laid them thereon. Then
all the women of Israel ran together
to see her. and blessed her, and made
n dance among them for her. And
she took branches in her hand and
gave also to the women that were
with her. And they put a garland
Of olive upon her and her maid that
vas with her. and she went forth be
fore all the people in the dance lead
ing all the women. And Judith dedi
Gated all the stun of Holofernes which
the people had given her and gave
the canopy which she had taken out
Of his bed chamber. for a gift TO the
Lord. So the people continued feast
ing in Jerusalem before the sanctuary
for the space of three months. and
Judith remained with them.
And after this every one returned
to his own inheritance and Judith
went to Bethulia. and remained in
her own possession. and was in her
time honorable in all the country.