By Epaviteas, The rustling, murray ug crowd had moved on} the dust Yaised by many feet was settling through the hot airy-and the two were left ne, The one, a bent, - grlazled figure, covered "his eyes with his hands, while his companion, a strong man inthe prime of youth, gazed about him, as if to learn a new meal ing of familiar things. Tt seemed indeed a world made new to those who had so suddenly received the sight. None of those who in their namber hung on the words of the new Teacher could understand what this gift of ight meant to. them—this gift that all the money inthe world could rot have bought. This restoration of ight to those who had been known 0 long us hopeless. Jy, incurably. blind, had, indeed €aused a momentary stir" among those who stood nearest, but nove had come back to inquire ax to their feelings, and this was Just well. The two men were dazed; what they had hopelessly, helplessly yearned for so long had been. riddenly conferred that at first they could only babble like helpless children, In their piteous dependence on others through the years, few hnd told them of the doings of the wondrous new Rabbi who devoted his time to doing good, and the avsport to whose favour yea to be helpless, sick, or unfortunate, Eagerly they had questioned all who would stay near them, and many days they had passed in what they had gathered. Every day they listened to ull passing footsteps, and, detecting those of strangers, thrust out eager handy ty detain Tu most eases their questions wore of understood, often they were impatiently repulsed, byt they hed not ceased to hope. Day by day they cat, outside. the" walls of Jericho, longing and hoping that He who hail done so. many wondrous works for sick and wary mankind would voices, a rush of air from many moving garments passed them: they, fait, they knew, that He was there. With one voice' they called upon the: there were many in the crowd, half curious, half sceptic, who would have thrust them back, Dut they only" eried the louder, and Life, Truth, and. Love -inearnate heard the ery, and granted the Te-quest even before it was uttered, Could they. ever forget that moment when He had asked what they wished, and called them to His side?" How' they had reached Him through the press they knew not, not after His wondrous work for them could they' tell of what form or colour He was: that they had Yeceived their sight was all that they. could resp, and their joy was tinged th a feeling that Was. almost fear..,. The older man "looked up and gazed at the sandy plain, the Tine of blue hills in the distance, the palms, the ky" turning a pearly green at the approach of sunset, He laid a trembling hand on the! shoulder "of his companion, - and together they watched: the pageant the setting un, Tt was the younger man who found vale seats Brother, "the world "is" very glorious, "ye "Thou also art beautiful, my brother, thou in thy strength and youth who hast kept with one poor And old so long." They. tenderly embraced, and tears ran from their eyes, those eyes that now cauld see.
Darkness settled over the earth, the cooling breezes of evening! fanned them, and one by one the stars ernie out while they spoke of many things. At last the older man oleed the thought that lay in both their minds "Brother, what, in that hath made us see? "Is It God, think you, that walks the earth?
"Nay, may. When T Sell at His fect in adoration He raised me up."
Think you He isthe mighty King, the Messiah "Who was to Faith; they few that if Tle. would unguestioniny "Nay, how can that be? nought of His own; folk say He could give them their sight. So Thath net where to lay His head" day by day they waited, living upon The younger man rose, and stood faith, stretching his arms. towards cir great day exme vnexpected-Starry sky. "What matters Jy. It was just before tha sunset What this'man hath done can only hour, and kind hands had put their be by power from God. He hath simple food beside them. With sziven us much more than on patient meekniess they had given op Tean read renewed life in thine hope of appealing to the Master for that day." A murmur of many—"Yes that is it, He hath given us
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