But with the wish came the recollection of a quiet hillside, where only bird-calls and whirr of wings stirred the stillness; where a breeze from the sparkling lake blew softly through the grass, and one Voice only was heard, proclaiming its glad new gospel under the open sky.
"No," he thought to himself; "I'd rather be with Him than wear the High Priest's mitre."
It was almost sundown when they found themselves on the road homeward. They had visited place after place of interest.
Lazarus found the boy an entertaining companion, and the friendship begun that day grew deep and lasting.
CHAPTER XI.
HAT are you looking for, grandfather?" called Jesse, as he pattered up the outside stairs to the roof, where Reuben stood, scanning the sky intently.
"Come here, my son," he called. "Stand right here in front of me, and look just where I point. What do you see?"