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his clenced fist in the face。

    〃Wicked Matz has become mad again!〃 they said amongst

themselves。 The other criminals seized him; wrestled with him; and

bent him double; so that his head rested between his knees; and they

tied him; so that the blood almost came out of his eyes and out of all

his pores。

    〃You are killing the unfortunate man;〃 said the pastor; and as

he stretched out his hand to protect him who already suffered too

much; the scene changed。 They flew through rich halls and wretched

hovels; wantonness and envy; all the deadly sins; passed before

them。 An angel of justice read their crimes and their defence; the

latter was not a brilliant one; but it was read before God; Who

reads the heart; Who knows everything; the wickedness that comes

from within and from without; Who is mercy and love personified。 The

pastor's hand trembled; he dared not stretch it out; he did not

venture to pull a hair out of the sinner's head。 And tears gushed from

his eyes like a stream of mercy and love; the cooling waters of

which extinguished the eternal fire of hell。

    Just then the cock crowed。

    〃Father of all mercy; grant Thou to her the peace that I was

unable to procure for her!〃

    〃I have it now!〃 said the dead woman。 〃It was your hard words;

your despair of mankind; your gloomy belief in God and His creation;

which drove me to you。 Learn to know mankind! Even in the wicked one

lives a part of God… and this extinguishes and conquers the flame of

hell!〃



    The pastor felt a kiss on his lips; a gleam of light surrounded

him… God's bright sun shone into the room; and his wife; alive;

sweet and full of love; awoke him from a dream which God had sent him!





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