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

asketh thee the touch OF thy hand and the
power Of thy trust
Ariella obeved without a word. The cool
strong grasp OF the Nazsrene closed ovel
her hot. little fingers. Immediately there
came TO Ariella the sensation of floating Of
which she had thought before. Her fancy
about the Dead Sea recurred to her. But
upou the enfeebled girl there fell the con-
sciousness of one who is buoyed upon the
ses of life. Forgotten vigor struck upon
her body, and ran like fire through hel
veins.
The Nazarene while he held her hand had
stood with head bowed low upon bis breast
like q man sunken in thought or prayer toe
deep to admit of any lesser consciousness.
Now he lifted his face, and sOlemnly spoke
to her:
Maiden! say unto thee, Arise! Be
hold, say unto thee, Arise, and walk
A piteous cry fell from Ariella's lips.
Afterward she said that the pain which shot
through her whole body was thing toe
dreadful to speak of; the virulence of years
OF physical disorder seemed to be in it; ii
was as if her disease had spirit, and a
spite, and revenged itself by wrenching her
as it yielded to the mysterious power of the
healer.
Baruch, at the sound of her anguish,
sprang forward and would have caught her;
but Jesus motioned him back.
go into yonder door of the house, said
the Nazarene, "and behind it thou shalt
find a tall jug standing upon the hoor.
Bring it hither to me-"
ArielIa arose from her litter at these
words. She stood upon her feet and tot
tered.
CO." repeated tine Nazarene. And
Ariella went. She walked from the olive
tree into the door of Rachel's house, alone,
unaided and firmly. Rachel and Baruch
stood breathless. They dared not follow her.
They could see her slight figure, wrapped in
its little careless invalid dress. swaying be-
fore the faint light of Rachel's candle, the
solitary home light. Arlella stopped and
lifted the Jug. 1t was q heavy jug, contain
ing water. The sick girl lifted it upon her
head. and came back across the dark space,
walking steadily. The two observers
watched her In silence. The third leaned
his blind face forward touchingly. Baruch
fancied that the breath of the NaZarene
came little quickly; but he was not sure.
His own violently beating heart almost
drowned his consciousness of every other
fact.
Ariella returned. She walked up to the
Nazarene with firm step. She removed
the Jug from her head with one hand and
laid it at his feet.
Then, without word, she herself dropped
there; she fell upon her knees; she bowed her
face; she laid her lips to the travel-stained
feet OF the Healer, and pressed them with
awe to her cheek.
Lord" said kriella, Lord, forgive me-
am healed because Of Thee. Lord, 1 have
been sick so long! Teach me how
to he we'll"
Rachel was sobbing under the olive tree.
But Baruch fell upon his knees beside
Ariella. He trembled with joy.
"Masterl' he cried. He put out his blind
hands in the dark and groped for Jesus. But
the space which had held that figure of
mercy and of command was empty. The
Nazarene had vanished.
Ariella arose from her knees and without
q word walked into the house. She moved
like person intoxicated with joy. Rachel
picked up the jug; she and Baruch followed
Ariell4, silent too.
The empty litter remained under the olive
tree.