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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!
THE END
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