"'And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all
manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the
second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
"'The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the
eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the
eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
"'And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of
one pearl; and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were
transparent glass.
"'And I saw no temple therein; for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb
are the temple of it.
"'And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day; for there shall
be no night there.'"
The dim, vague glimpses afforded him from this and other portions of
the book of the awful mysteries of the Last Day, the New Jerusalem, and
the great white Throne, threw a spell over him which remained long
after the words of the reader had ceased. Full ten minutes, he sat,
after the volume had been closed; then raising his head, said:
"The sun is getting in the western sky, and Oonomoo must depart."
The wife did not seek to detain her husband. The wife of an Indian
warrior never does. She merely walked beside him, while he signaled
for his son to approach. He had scarce uttered the call, when Niniotan
came bounding from the wood eager to obey the slightest wish of his
father.
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