Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-09

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that time, the force of daily interest power
fully centered.
''He that can put Ariella on her feet is a
prophet, verilyp cried Martha. "She is
more care TO her mother than any girl IN
Bethanyl" But Mary's eyes shone peace
fully. 1t was quite what she was prepared
to believe. Why he so surprised about it?
"Happy Ariellap she whispered. Mary
thought it might be worth nine years of
misery to be healed as Ariella was. Martha
set forth at once 10 the house of Malachi to
gossip about the news. And Lazarus re-
tired to his own portion of the house. He
tried to sleep. He was thoroughly uncom-
Portable. Two faces, like statues craven
from his heart, filled the silentshaded room.
Zahara's was the one; but the other was the
likeness of the Nazarene. The girl seemed
to regard the rabbi haughtilv. But he
looked with gentle dignity at Lazarus; and
at the scowling beauty.
"I am torn in twainr cried Lazarus.
Ariella reached home in wonderful time.
No feet in Bethany trod that half mile so
swiftly on that fair morning. Radiantly
swaving, flying, flushed and beautiful, the
girl who had gone forth borne upon the
litter, moaning with pain, ran up the slope,
and flashed into the door of her fathers
home.
Hagaar threw down the dish in which she
was preparing leayened bread, and shrieked
nightly:
"a spirit! A spiritl Malachi, come
hither! Ariella is dead aud her spirit is
running about the houseP'
"I'lI teach her better manners, thenP
growled Malachi, who came numbering in
with his fists clenched. Malachi was one of
the people who do not believe in ghosts, and
are afraid of them accordingly.
Painting behind the girl came Rachel, and
down the street Martha hurried up as fast as
the dignity OF wealthy widow permitted.
Other neighbors had by this time got wind
of the news, and little crowd might be
seen gathering. moving toward the house.
"I waikiki cries Ariella, 81 run. The
Nazarene commanded and fy. Kiss me,
o nv mother! Bless me, father-for I am
like other girls"
"WouId you believeit?" demanded Rachel
with holy Indignation. when she came home
to tell the tale to Baruch. "What think you
of such a father? Malachi swore great
oath and vowed by Jehovah that the girl did
make sport of them, and might have walked
any day, if she had wanted to"
"Impossiblel" cried the blind man.
"And more than that is possible" con-
tinued Rachel, "for when he was forced to
perceive that the wonder had come upon
Ariella, he fell with mighty rage. He let
loose the vials of his wrath upon me, for
stealing his daughter-so he said-from her
shelter in her fathers house; and upon thee,
for the trick, be called it, thou didst play
upon him. The impostor hath bewitched
the girlp he shouted to the neighbors. go
We to your homes-disperse- trouble an
afflicted house no more Leave us alone in
our disgrace, said Malachi. But Ragaar
said"
"What said the mother of the maiden?"
asked Baruch in the greatest distress.
"Hagaar did go up to her husband and
seize him as if he had been rebeIlious little
boy. Before all the neighbors the wife of
Malachi. the Pharisee, did shake her hus-
band to and fro. And she did clutch his
beard and pulled upon it so he was fain to
utter yell Of pain, and she took the courage
of man upon woman's lips, and she did
say-and noise she made in saying it
testify-'Malachi, all these years thou hast
been lord unto me and have served thee as
thine handmaid; but now thou shalt not
lord me for am a woman, and the mother
of the maiden and say: Look upon her!
Look upon herl She is like other girls
poor ArIella-walking about and he that
is her father, and does not bless God for the
sight of her to-day, he deserveth to be cruci-
fiedp And Martha in stately voice, she
cried: Amen And all the neighborS did
say: Amen And Malachi was ashamed;
but he was the more wroth in so much as he
was ashamed, and he turned him about, and
cried aloud: 'Ye shall see her on her couch
again, We people of Bethany, tor all this pre-
tender pretendeth. Look ye to it? Ye shall
see if Ariella riseth and goeth about to-mor-
row."
"ob, horriblep' cried Baruch, 'what did
she say?"
why, she said: Shame on you, my hus-
bandP And"
"what did Ariella say?" interrupted
Baruch.
"Naught," said Rachel, "naught She
did turn as pale as the dead and quail be-
fore her father. And Hagaar, her mother.
enveloped the girl in her arms, and shielded
her, and all the people cried out upon
Malachi" s..-
"PoOr lamb" moaned Baruch, "poor
quiveripg little lambl'
"Well. if she is lamb Hagaar is a con-
siderable sheep" said Rachel dryly. "You
may trust the woman with her young, my
son. Then is she mighty power. As for
Malachi, verify believe he would rather
tie the girl upon her bed than to permit the
Nazarene to cure her,"
Baruch replied with an inarticulate sound
of distress.
"And Lazarus said" continued Rachel.
"When saw you LaZaruS?" demanded
Baruch quickly. Rachel related the de-
tails Of the meeting between Lazarus and
Ariella on the way to the house of Malachi.
The blind man turned away. His face
fell; but his lips were silent. Lazarus
could see.
And ArieIla in the excitement of the
wild scene at home had omitted to send any
back to Baruch by his mother.
Baruch went away, and sat under the olive
tree, alone. and patient.