North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-04-30
THE LITTLE ANGEL-MAIDEN.

usavenl She was beautiful as gentle dream. In
ize she looked like little girl of ten years old. She
had large brown eyes, ana rich SILKY brown curis,
that looked as if they were threaded with gold when
the SUNLIGHT of heaven 9 leaned upon them. These
hoated around her in wavy glory, and almost COW
cred the pure white shoulders that glanced through
the parted curls with wondrous Brightness Her
farm was delicate and sylph-like and her dress beau
tifully adapted the grace of her person. She had
on resDIendent white silk dress, embroidered ex-
onisitely over this silk zephyr mantle that foated
like an aura around her, showing every unduIating
movement of grace. Her tiny feet rested in slippers
that looked like winged ancies they were SO light,
and the rounded arm and tapering fingers looked as
if they had been dipped in light and breathed upon
by roses. But in this beautiful body dwelt soul so
receptive of the Divine love- that the serene smile that
played upon her rosy lips filled every beholder with
some of the same holy love- Thus looked this love-
ly little maiden as she tripped into her heaven-home.
Oh, it beautiful home-a little cottage embow
cred among lofty trees-and singing birds and living
streams made music all around it. But within was
its chief charm. 1t was simple and so elegant.
In the parlor was great East window that let in the
purple light Of ove-a serene heaven-ght, that
ted in d molly peace, within the apartment. And
lady was seated there, by noble and beautiful man,
and they were reading the Dioine Word. And it
a book of gold, from which CLEANED divine ra-
! dance. 1t lay upon table, the base of which was
olive tree, twined with vine, bearing clustering
fruit; and the grapes and the olives and the vine
leaves formed drapery around the cerulean top of
laps Iazuli, on which the Divine Word rested. nd
wish that you could have seen the light tina, flowed
from that holy book. The little maiden 1t, and
with deep Joy she bowed her face its sacred page
aid kissed it and the holy light cIung her lips and
frightened over her face.
! She clasped her around her angel-mamma,
and covered her face with ter loving bright kisses
And The angel-man was reading aloud from the Holy
! Word, d" Little children, love another. - And
the child turned herself to the great East window
and kneeng, she prayed to our Lord, Father help
me to do thy will" All at once the Lord made her
to perceive that she associated with another
child and alas it was poor, sad little child, that
needed much love. Yes, she, from her high and
beautiful home, saw little GIRL whose bowed and
shrunken spirit made her know that the poor little
one yet prisoner in her heavy garment. The
angel-child was touched with heavenly pity and
love- and began at once to pore the ouy hts of her
little companion. She was almost frightened away
at first, because she very the other side
"a black looking evil spirit-a hideous deforncd man.
But her pity overcame her fear. She knew that the
Lord would protect her, and she was determined to
help the little girl to drive away that imp of dark
ness. She saw from the thoughts Of the child that
she very poor, and very cold, and very hum
gry-that she walking in the of a crowd
ed city, and that many rich and happy children pass
ed the little unfortunate, but of them had read
the Divine Word, "Lttle children love one another -
they passed on in their needless gaety, and left
her in her chilly, hungry misery. This made the
ange-child weep with pity and she drew nearer the
poor little sufferer but the evil spirit drew nearer
also. The hungry child stood before an open
stall, which lay hot rolls, and the of coffee
sharpened her desire for food. The owner of the
stall was looking another way. The evil spirit said
50 Foolish child, quick put your hand and take a
roll, and turn the corner who will know il 90
But the beautiful maiden said, /" Oh, the roll is
not yours, and our Lord YOU" Then the thought
Of the good God strengthened the poor hungry child
and she turned away with hope in her heart And
the ange-child now wept for Joy, and she drew so
near the poor little sufferer, that the evil spirit
could not bear to come nearer, he stood very far
off. And the poor triendless little girl went into
cold, bare cellar where evil persons carousng,
and she drew herself up into dark corner, and she
held her blue frozen feet in her poor little cold hands,
and bent her head her knees, and for very weari-
ness and misery she slept
But see, beautiful dream has come. The ANGEL
child rolls back the tide Of memory, and the lii lie
unfortunate dreams of time and home far away,
when she had dear, kind mother, and beautiful
! blazing ire, and nice warm supper. And in her
spirit she is happy, and warm and comfortable. Blu,
the cold, gray dismal morning came, ard spoiled all
of her comfort with harsh rude words and cruel III eats
She is driven from her hding-pIace into the cold
cold street. All poor little one the evil spirit drew
very then. He Knocked at her hope in the good
God he said that He did for such as she.
She had better steal roll than die of hunger" The
angel-chiid very sad, and whispered her, " Be
good be good the Lord will help thee" Then the
tears of and repentance froze the cheek
the poor child she loered with her bare frozen
feet the pavement. Just then the angel-maiden
rich lady, all dressed in silks and turs look
the sad child and she flew to her and said, s. Help
that suffering child want and misery will drive hel
to vice. All, the kind lady did the beautiful
gentle words to that forlorn lonely child, and made
her enter an eating house; where nourishng food
was set before her. The dear lady, she could no,
but smile through her plying tears how hap
py a very little of her superfuy could make that
amshed child and she eat, the words of the
heavenly maiden flowed into her thought, that the
Lord is good, and will help honest children" And
the warm room and delicious food and the kind lady
realised upon earth her dream that she had enjoyed
in the spirit, world.
And the rich lady's heart warmed toward the child
, whom she had best. And the ange-child said to
! her, L" See she has shoes-her feet blue and
cold-see she has warm garments-see she has
no home." And the kind lady did see all these
things and only made the poor child comfortable,
but she thrills of rapture into the heart of the
angel maiden at every kindness she showed the poor
little earih-child.
; Thus dear children do the beautiful angels. while
in their high and holy homes, watch us, and
bless us. And could sometimes see the compan-
ions thai associated with US, how intense would
be our wonder and Joy. We cannot them with
our natural eyes, but, dear children, may know
angem maiden by the thoughts that they insnuate in
draw the good and beautiful us, and drive the
evil far off, the Be happy, them with the
,. lovely angels whom the Lord sends to watch over
you. Can any little girl be and angry and I'M
kind when she knows that such gentle, pure and
i beautiful being is looking at her SPIRIT and it
plainly as she does any offending brother or sister
# Oh no she would be ashamed to appear so wicked
and naughty. But she will 90 about performing kind
to every one, because then she is acting for the
angels who cannot act upon material things she
can and thus she helps them to perform their heav-