The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-05-06
THE CATHOLIC BULLETIN, MAY 8. 1922

err whispered the boy, and again the
shouts of the approaching crowd fill
ed the air. David shuddered. The
uproar frightened him, and the heavy
tramp of horses hoofs shook the
ground where they knelt.
"'He comes, David And BENJAMIN
saw the great cross that weighted
down the Form of the silent Prisoner
almost to the ground.
"'He is here. The shadow of His
cross is falling on our path-but-
hush-He sees u.s. And Benjamin
was thankful in his heart that Da-
vids eyes were held. 4
| For moment, the little boys |
heart beat fast and loud, but only |
i for moment. u Then great peace |
| and Joy such as he had never felt,
filled all his being, for suddenly his |
eyes were opened, as by a miracle.
The crowd parted, and he looked into
the Face of Christ.
"Only secondhand it was over.
: The crowd pressed closer, and He
could be seen no more. But neither
l
the eyes that had been blinded all his
little life by the Hand of God were
blinded now by the great tears that
weled up and flowed down his pale
cheeks. Benjamin.. too, was sobbing
and trying to keep back the tears that
forced themselves into his own eyes.
For the Nazarene had looked at him,
also, and suddenly great longing had
, | filled the boys soul to run after Him,
to die with Him-but the thought of
the child at His side had held him.
: He did not need to ask if the boy could
!, see. He knew that look from the
/ eyes of the Great Healer had Gissi-
pated the darkness forever from Da-
: vid's eyes. The sad procession had
i passed on its way, and now only dis
q tant cries of the soldiers could be
heard.
!. "'Come, little brother said Benja-
, min There was a peculiar tender
. ness in the word; he had never call
4 ed David this before, but the love felt
for him now was different love than
q he had ever known.
" Long they had knelt; but they
= could not stay on under the spell that
p seemed to hold them, and the longing
in the older boys heart could not be
y. fulflled-not yet. He must take the
d little boy back to his home, time was
passing, and that they had come a
!. long way. They must leave the hal
v. lowed spot.
"a 80 Benjamin, what can | do?
20 could not thank Him, and how beau
Id tiful He was! His face shone like
r. the sun yonder and there was great
ri and beautiful light all around Him.
BENJAMIN started and looked quickly
~ at the, boy, but he did not interrupt
him.
"'He seemed to tell me that He
: loved me, that He always loved me, al
ways, and his eyes seemed to read al
that | had ever done of good or bad
u How could He know me, Benjamin
If we could only follow Him and hell
u.s. Him.
IN "But Benjamin was lost in deer
u thought The boys words had toll
ou another miracle: His Face shone like
the sun, and there was a great ant
it beautiful light all around Him-thes'
MT were David's words; and the boy
Ill eyes had been spared the fearful sigh
ST that met his own What kindness
as What tenderness! And BENJAMIN
q. wondered which had been the great
re, er miracle Not until long after dit
On David know what he had been spares
Vn by the tender love of the Nazarene.
The old monk paused.
lie "This was nearly sixty years age
20 children, nearly sixty years ago." ant
20 he looked out over the distant hill
towards Calvary, and his eyes wer
pi- moist.
Ut what a beautiful story, Father
VI. But what became of BENJAMIN? Dbl
st he go back and follow our Lord? VIVA
did David's mother say?" the children
st. asked, in chorus.
ar "Oh, David's mother cried for jo
Sc when she could look into her boy
us eyes at last and Benjamin's longin
ks was fulfilled, for he gave his life TO
81. his Master in the great arena owe
wv there in Rome"
IN Il wish / could have seen David
l. / Is IC SLlll dllNCs ulC - "
said it was nearly sixty years ago
re- but he'd be very old, wouldn't he?"
De- Eyes, very, very old, Daniel, witt
ay snow white hair
ct, Have you ever seen him, Father
he Are his eyes very beautiful? Wher
MI is he now?"
as Eyes, I have seen him. And hi
eyes-they have the beauty his Mas
he ter gave them
ey where is he now, Father? I wan
he so much to see him."
"You have seen him, child, and talk
to ed to him.
to Then Daniel looked up quickly an
a saw wonderful light in the old eye
IN that he had always thought so beau
lst tiful.
ooh, Father, it is you? Are yo
ait David? And is that why your eye
.ly are so beautiful"
lis But for answer the old man onl
m, held him closer, as the child's arm
were clasped about the old friend
RI neck.
co The silence of the evening hou
II. had fallen, and the sun sank benin,
the hill that leads to Calvary.