第16部分(第2/7 頁)

the　words　came　upward；　it　seemed；　of　themselves；　in　thenew　voice　God　had　given　him。　Elisha　stretched　out　his　hand；　and　John　took　the　hand；　and　stood—so　suddenly；　and　so　strangely；　and　with　such　wonder！—once　more　on　his　feet。

‘Lord；　I　ain’tNo　stranger　now！’

Yes；　the　night　had　passed；　the　powers　of　darkness　had　been　beaten　back。　He　moved　amongthe　saints；　he；　John；　who　had　e　home；　who　was　one　of　their　pany　now；　weeping；　he　yetcould　find　no　words　to　speak　of　his　great　gladness；　and　he　scarcely　knew　how　he　moved；　for　hishands　were　new；　and　his　feet　were　new；　and　he　moved　in　a　new　and　Heaven…bright　air。　PrayingMother　Washington　took　him　in　her　arms；　and　kissed　him；　and　their　tears；　his　tears　and　the　tears　ofthe　old；　black　woman；　mingled。

‘God　bless　you；　son。　Run　on；　honey；　and　don’t　get　weary！’

‘Lord；　I　been　introduced；To　the　Father　and　the　Son；And　I　ain’tNo　stranger　now！’

Yes；　as　he　moved　among　them；　their　hands　touching；　and　tears　falling；　and　the　music　rising—as　though　he　moved　down　a　great　hall；　full　of　a　splendid　pany—something　began　to　knockin　that　listening；　astonished；　newborn；　and　fragile　heart　of　his；　something　recalling　the　terrors　ofthe　night；　which　were　not　finished；　his　heart　seemed　to　say；　which；　in　this　pany；　were　now　tobegin。　And；　while　his　heart　was　speaking；　he　found　himself　before　his　mother。　Her　face　was　full　oftears；　and　for　a　long　while　they　looked　at　each　other；　saying　nothing。　And　once　again；　he　tried　toread　the　mystery　of　that　face—which；　as　it　had　never　before　been　so　bright　and　pained　with　love；had　never　seemed　before　so　far　from　him；　so　wholly　in　munion　with　a　life　beyond　his　life。　He　wanted　to　fort　her；　but　the　night　had　given　him　no　language；　no　second　sight；　no　power　to　seeinto　the　heart　of　any　other。　He　knew