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Then we called to the old olive tree yonder, asking how soon the midnight hour would come; but all the old olive tree answered was 'Presently, presently,' and finally we, too, fell asleep, wearied by our long watching, and lulled by the rocking and swaying of the old olive tree in the breezes of the night. "'But who is this Master?' I asked. THEN WE CALLED TO THE OLD OLIVE TREE YONDER ASKING HOW SOON THE MIDNIGHT HOUR WOULD COME BUT ALL THE OLD OLIVE TREE ANSWERED WAS PRESENTLY PRESENTLY AND FINALLY WE TOO FELL ASLEEP WEARIED BY OUR LONG WATCHING AND LULLED BY THE ROCKING AND SWAYING OF THE OLD OLIVE TREE IN THE BREEZES OF THE NIGHT BUT WHO IS THIS MASTER I ASKED
gain and again; I had stolen across their gentle faces and brought them pleasant dreams of green pastures and of cool water-brooks. I had kissed old Benoni, too, as he lay slumbering there; and in his dreams he seemed to see Israel's King come upon earth, and in his dreams he murmured the promised Messiah's name. "'Ah, is it you, little moonbeam?' quoth the violets. 'You have come in good time. Nestle here with us, and see wonderful things come to pass.' "'What are these wonderful things of which you speak?' I asked. "'We heard the old olive-tree telling of them to-night,' said the violets. 'Do not go to sleep, little violets,' said the old olive-tree, 'for this is Christmas night, and the Master shall walk upon the hill-side in the glory of the midnight hour.' So we waited and watched; one by one the lambs fell asleep; one by one the stars peeped out; the shepherd nodded and crooned, and crooned and nodded, and at last he, too, went fast asleep, and his crook slipped from his keeping.  SLEPT THE SHEPHERD'S FLOCK I HAD COUNTED THEM AGAIN AND AGAIN I HAD STOLEN ACROSS THEIR GENTLE FACES AND BROUGHT THEM PLEASANT DREAMS OF GREEN PASTURES AND OF COOL WATER BROOKS I HAD KISSED OLD BONONE TOO AS HE LAY SLUMBERING THERE AND IN HIS DREAMS HE SEEMED TO SEE ISRAEL'S KING COME UPON EARTH AND IN HIS DREAMS HE MURMURED THE PROMISED MESSIAH'S NAME AH IS IT YOU LITTLE MOONBEAM QUOTH THE VIOLETS YOU HAVE COME IN GOOD TIME NESTLE HERE WITH US AND SEE WONDERFUL THINGS COME TO PASS WHAT ARE THESE WONDERFUL THINGS OF WHICH YOU SPEAK I ASKED WE HEARD THE OLD OLIVE TREE TELLING OF THEM TO NIGHT SAID THE VIOLETS DO NOT GO TO SLEEP LITTLE VIOLETS SAID THE OLD OLIVE TREE FOR THIS IS CHRISTMAS NIGHT AND THE MASTER SHALL WALK UPON THE HILLSIDE IN THE GLORY OF THE MIDNIGHT HOUR SO WE WAITED AND WATCHED ONE BY ONE THE LAMBS FELL ASLEEP ONE BY ONE THE STARS PEEPED OUT THE SHEPHERD NODDED AND CROONED AND CROONED AND NODDED AND AT LAST HE TOO WENT FAST ASLEEP AND HIS CROOK SLIPPED FROM HIS KEEPING
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