Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-12-19
Saint Maru's Beacon


wlsnes 10 Kill the little child VINO ~
the Messiah
But said LiIith, 'if he ia really
the Messiah, men cannot have the
power to kill him.
God wishes as to help him. re-
piled Zabulon. Princess. you, who
a.e SO good and SO compassionate,
should warn the father and mother
OF this little child.
'But where shall / find them?'
Question the people Of Bethle-
hem.'
But ought l to save one Who will
chase my father from this palace,
one by whom | may some day be-
come poor prisoner, or q beggar
in the streets!'
That day is far removed said
Zabulon, and the Messiah is now
only tiny babe, more helpless even
than little Hozael.'
But are you sure that he is the
Messiah demanded Lilith.
YES said Zabulon, because he
Kaa boFn-ia Bethlehem at the time
appointed by the prophets, and the
wise men have seen his STAR
HE must be very beautiful, al
though he is so small; don't you
think so, Zabulon?
1t is written that he shall be the
most beautiful among the children
Of men,
Il shall 60 to see him, said Lilith.
When night came, Lilith envel-
Oped herself in long black wells; and
the bracelets and circles of gold up
on her arms and ankles, the collars
about her neck and the precious
stones with which she was covered,
shone through her wells as softly as
the stars in the sky. And thus
LilIth resembled the night, whose
name she bore; for in Hebrew Lii
it'll signifies 'the night
She left the palace secretly with
the negress, Noun, and as she walk
ed, she unused: Il should not want
the Messiah to take the crown from
my father, because it would be very
hard for me not to live in beauti-
full palace any more, and not to
have any more soft rugs, and pretty
dresses, and perfumes and jewels.
But, still, do not want them to
kill this little, newborn child. So
l shall tell my father that have
discovered its hiding-plsce. and, as
a recompense for this service, |
shall entreat him to spare the child
and keep him in his palace. Thus
ne cannot harm Us, and il he is
really the Messiah, he will let us
share his power
Lilith found Zebonda and her
husband, Methouel, in prayer.
Both seemed filled with great joy.
Lilith bethought her of a ruse.
'Hczael is verv we'll, said she,
and | shall bring him back to you
tomorrow. But, since you know
where to find the Messiah, lead me
to him. am come to adore him.
Methouel was a simple man, little
disposed to think i'll of others, SO
he replied: Il will show you the
way, Princess Lilith.
When they reached the spot where
the infant lay, Lilith was greatly
astonished, for she had expected to
see something extraordinary and
magnificent without knowing ex-
actly what, and she only saw hut
built against q rock, and in this
hut an ass, man who appeared to
be workman, a woman of the peo-
pie, beautiful, yes, but pale and
delicate, and poorly clad. And in
the manger, lying upon the straw,
was little child, whom at first
glance she thought like any other
child. But when she drew nearer.
she saw its eyes; and in those eyes
a look not that of babe; an inf
mite sweetness, more than human,
and she became aware that the sta
BILE was only lighted by the light
which emanated from him.
She said to the young mother,
what is your name:'
'Miryem.'
and your little boy?'
Jesus
He seems to be very good
He means sometimes, but he