Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-09-07

The Dew and the Daisy.
The sun had fallen asleep, on a bed O,
purple and gold; the shsddows lay scftl,
upon the earth the moop moved, like sad
pale princess, through = palace Of pearl
lined clouds, while the stars Of her cou :,
sbono Constant and calm ia their far depths
Then the sweet voices of the nigh, were hearc
in the garden; lips tha. we're mute 10 the
daylight were full Of music then, and voice.
less words trembl ID On the DIR.
"Ah mel sighed a Daisy "ah me!
am weary with long thirst, y clouds, give
me to driuk.'
Then she held forth her little, sager hands
and raised her white face to heaven
But the pearl cloud. were high and clear
and the brightest things and most beautiful
are not the most plying. So they sailed
aud coquet.ed through the court Of thei,
beautiful queen, with never sof, g'anc 6
or tear for the little DAISY.
But the Dew, q lo~'y friend, With loving
heart, heard the sad plaint Of the aowe r, and
stole softly up from the dark earth TO mini =.
ter to her wants. He bathed ber hands, and
mois.ened her dry lips, and set cryS, al star
on her pale brow. Then the fever thirs,
passed away aud sweet sleep fell upon the
Daisy.
The sun looked over the eastern hills ia
the glorious morning, to gather up the dia-
monds the night had set, just as the shadow
less light Of heaven shall, some,irne, flash
a'hwart the darkness of our earthly lives, and
the rare jewels that sorrow and .iIence have
set, shall CLEAN forth glorious for the coro-
mails OF heaven. o The blessed sun. How
he Eilded and flushed the clouds above, and
laid bis golden BENSON on the arth beneath
Down his long. Sian. beams there passed, 81.
lently, fragrance and warmth. a?d rare col
ors, and subtle powers OF growth And one
yellow thread Of light fell on the Daley I,
went straight to the heart oe the crystal d,op
and flashed forth . rainbow CLEAN. The
sweet work Of pity the Dew had done at night,
and With low'y heart, and no though. OF
fame, WAS flashing now in brilliant lieh. ,ha
oil the world might see
"Come up to me," said the sun to the
Dew. Come up to ME, and will show to
you all the beauty Of the world.
So the Dew glided into tiny chariot. and
the golden thread drew bin up. up, up to
the highest arch of the blue sky. And be
sat on silver cloud, with the wind for h ,rses,
Viii. lisg him millions Of miles through n,
dim space. o, a rare life he lived now an
rare visions he saw. The glory of th. earth
was spread out beneath him, and upnn ev.sy
"ide the stars winked aud laughed at him
end the beautiful moon swept her drap.ry
past him with gracious state, aud cot, rl.u,.
for his heart uf heart
But though state and grandeur may en-,
compass life, except the life 90 forth j
acts Of love, no glory can gid it, so tha. i,
shall be full rich life The Dew drop look
ed dow" At the dropping flowers, tha. sadly
nissed his gentle mnis,ra,ions. ard he SIGH
ed t. be with them once more. Thus it ban.
pened that the rain fell. one day, and glad
dened the earth; The flowers sm,Ied, and the
trees rejolced together. Aud one fair chrys
tai drop came falling earthward, with true
heart aud steady aim for The little white
Daisy. Just then the sun flashed broad
smile over the earth, the bright CLEAN went to
the heart of the rain drop, and gathered from
it the seven colors uflhs rainbo v, aud 50. them
high IN the vaults Of heaven. -
But the Dew drop was thinking Of the
comfort he should bring to the dropping
Daisy. He did not know that the sun he d
written record of his love in heaven. H-
kissed the Daisy, who sighed and said he
had been long time away. Then she be-
gan to smooth the wrinkles out of her soiled
dress, and she raised bsr weary head, With
. pretty little air, that was vastly becoming.
Then tho Dew sparkled thousand bright
sayings with his brilliant eyes. aud oil the
world was beautiful to tie Daisy. ....
High above them lay the rainbow, on the
blue fields Of heaven, fading. fading from
earth. Slowly the hands Of the angels gath
cred the glorious colcrs silently they draw
the" through the pearly gates to heaven.
So the record Of all unsel6sh, pityihe,
loving acts, 10 written on higb-tAr above
mortal pen; but sometime the rare colurs
shall be drawn up to heaven; fadeless tor,
ever, they. shall CLEAN 10 the immortal city.
Little Corporal.