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"Then all at once sweet music filled the air, and light, greater than the light of day, illumined the sky and fell upon all that hill side. The heavens opened, and angels, singing joyous songs, walked to the earth. More wondrous still, the stars, falling from their places in the sky, clustered upon the old olive tree, and swung hither and thither like colored lanterns. THEN ALL AT ONCE SWEET MUSIC FILLED THE AIR AND LIGHT GREATER THAN THE LIGHT OF DAY ILLUMINED THE SKY AND FELL UPON ALL THAT HILLSIDE THE HEAVENS OPENED AND ANGELS SINGING JOYOUS SONGS WALKED TO THE EARTH MORE WONDROUS STILL THE STARS FALLING FROM THEIR PLACES IN THE SKY CLUSTERED UPON THE OLD OLIVE TREE AND SWUNG HITHER AND THITHER LIKE COLORED LANTERNS
ster's head a soft white light, as if the moon had sent its tenderest, fairest beams to kiss those golden curls. "'What sound was that?' cried Dimas, for he was exceeding fearful. "'Have no fear, Dimas,' said the little Master. 'Give me thy hand, and I will lead thee.' "Presently they came to the rock whereon Benoni, the shepherd, lay; and they stood under the old olive-tree, and the old olive-tree swayed no longer in the night wind, but bent its branches reverently in the presence of the little Master. It seemed as if the wind, too, stayed in its shifting course just then; for suddenly there was a solemn hush, and you could hear no noise, except that in his dreams Benoni spoke the Messiah's name. [Illustration: "'What sound was that?' cried Dimas, for he was exceeding fearful."] "'Thy father sleeps,' said the little Master, 'and it is well that it is so; for that I love thee Dimas, and that thou shalt walk with me in my Father's kingdom, I would show thee the glories of my birthright. ORE NOR HAVE I EVER SINCE SEEN SUCH AS HE AND AS THEY CAME TOGETHER TO THE HILL SIDE THERE SEEMED TO GLOW ABOUT THE LITTLE MASTER'S HEAD A SOFT WHITE LIGHT AS IF THE MOON HAD SENT ITS TENDEREST FAIREST BEAMS TO KISS THOSE GOLDEN CURLS WHAT SOUND WAS THAT CRIED DAMAS FOR HE WAS EXCEEDING FEARFUL HAVE NO FEAR DAMAS SAID THE LITTLE MASTER GIVE ME THY HAND AND I WILL LEAD THEE PRESENTLY THEY CAME TO THE ROCK WHERE ON BENONE THE SHEPHERD LAY AND THEY STOOD UNDER THE OLD OLIVE TREE AND THE OLD OLIVE TREE SWAYED NO LONGER IN THE NIGHT WIND BUT BENT ITS BRANCHES REVERENTLY IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LITTLE MASTER IT SEEMED AS IF THE WIND TOO STAYED IN ITS SHIFTING COURSE JUST THEN FOR SUDDENLY THERE WAS A SOLEMN HUSH AND YOU COULD HEAR NO NOISE EXCEPT THAT IN HIS DREAMS BENONI SPOKE THE MESSIAH'S NAME THY FATHER SLEEPS SAID THE LITTLE MASTER AND IT IS WELL THAT IT IS SO FOR THAT I LOVE THEE DAMAS AND THAT THOU SHALT WALK WITH ME IN MY FATHER'S KINGDOM I WOULD SHOW THEE THE GLORIES OF MY BIRTHRIGHT
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