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his side. And Anna ? Did she dream of me ?
She could not help doing that; her childish fancy
would long dwell on this strange encounter.
" I had thus sat musing a long time, happy
in the belief that the little child loved me,
when again I saw the fire kindled in the
cot. They were evidently early risers, for it
was still deep night around me, and the
rejoicing in the heavens must now have been at
its height, for the stars glimmered with intense
delight, and the heavens flamed as if flushed
with joy. What was that ? A bright silvery
light spread over the whole expanse of the sky.
Can it be the reflection from God’s own visage,
looking down upon earth in the hallowed
Christmas night ? Look, a crown of glory is
placed upon earth’s brow, reaching as far as I
can see. What does it mean ? And its tips
seem alive, and communicate with the stars.
Oh, I must have slept away half my life never
to have seen this before. It must be the great
Northern Light, which I know has penetrated
at times even into my den, and lit up my
dreams. But what sound is that ? Bells in
the still night ? Are they of heaven or of
earth ? Oh, I know; I have heard them before
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