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"I fell one night upon a hard and furrowed face. It was of ghostly pallor. A thief was dying on the cross, and this was his wretched face. About the cross stood men with staves and swords and spears, but none paid heed unto the thief. Somewhat beyond this cross another was lifted up, and upon it was stretched a human body my light fell not upon. I FELL ONE NIGHT UPON A HARD AND FURROWED FACE IT WAS OF GHOSTLY PALLOR A THIEF WAS DYING ON THE CROSS AND THIS WAS HIS WRETCHED FACE ABOUT THE CROSS STOOD MEN WITH STAVES AND SWORDS AND SPEARS BUT NONE PAID HEED UNTO THE THIEF SOMEWHAT BEYOND THIS CROSS ANOTHER WAS LIFTED UP AND UPON IT WAS STRETCHED A HUMAN BODY MY LIGHT FELL NOT UPON
s and precious stones upon the old olive, where swung the stars; so that the glory of that sight, though I might live forever, I shall never see again. When Dimas heard and saw these things he fell upon his knees, and catching the hem of the little Master's garment, he kissed it. "'Greater joy than this shall be thine, Dimas,' said the little Master; 'but first must all things be fulfilled.' "All through that Christmas night did the angels come and go with their sweet anthems; all through that Christmas night did the stars dance and sing; and when it came my time to steal away, the hill-side was still beautiful with the glory and the music of heaven." "Well, is that all?" asked the old clock. "No," said the moonbeam; "but I am nearly done. The years went on. Sometimes I tossed upon the ocean's bosom, sometimes I scampered o'er a battle-field, sometimes I lay upon a dead child's face. I heard the voices of Darkness and mothers' lullabies and sick men's prayers--and so the years went on. LS COMING HITHER HUNG GOLD AND SILVER AND JEWELS AND PRECIOUS STONES UPON THE OLD OLIVE WHERE SWUNG THE STARS SO THAT THE GLORY OF THAT SIGHT THOUGH I MIGHT LIVE FOR EVER I SHALL NEVER SEE AGAIN WHEN DAMAS HEARD AND SAW THESE THINGS HE FELL UPON HIS KNEES AND CATCHING THE HEM OF THE LITTLE MASTER'S GARMENT HE KISSED IT GREATER JOY THAN THIS BE THINE DAMAS SAID THE LITTLE MASTER BUT FIRST MUST ALL THINGS BE FULFILLED ALL THROUGH THAT CHRISTMAS NIGHT DID THE ANGELS COME AND GO WITH THEIR SWEET ANTHEMS ALL THROUGH THAT CHRISTMAS NIGHT DID THE STARS DANCE AND SING AND WHEN IT CAME MY TIME TO STEAL AWAY THE HILLSIDE WAS STILL BEAUTIFUL WITH THE GLORY AND THE MUSIC OF HEAVEN WELL IS THAT ALL ASKED THE OLD CLOCK NO SAID THE MOONBEAM BUT I AM NEARLY DONE THE YEARS WENT ON SOMETIMES I TOSSED UPON THE OCEAN'S BOSOM SOMETIMES I SCAMPERED OVER A BATTLEFFIELD SOMETIMES I LAY UPON A DEAD CHILD'S FACE I HEARD THE VOICES OF DARKNESS AND MOTHERS LULLABIES AND SICK MEN'S PRAYERS AND SO THE YEARS WENT ON
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