National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-07-29
4 Story for the Nursery.

ence as she sat Nltn HtI notltl upoil 4
the verandah and her face was sad, ,
though the sunlight fell upon it.
Mother, | am sorry that l ever had
anything to do with Mary Arlington,
why so, my child 2
Because she only uses my kindness
for her own selfishness. / have helped
her in her lessons and got her OF when
she was in trouble with her teacher, Miss
Atkins, and you know that L let MISS
Atkins think that / had broke the rules
rather than that she should be exposed.
/ And she has never thanked me. And L
know that she says hateful things about
me behind my back. | am tired OF being
kind to her, and getting nothing Tor IL
but her seltishness.
"Well, my dear, did you act kindly Tor
the sake of getting something back tor
it Ought we not to act generously 1or
our own sake, even more than Tor other
sake ?"
Il don't see any use i'll being generous
when it only makes people worse
But our Master says-'H ye love
them that love you what reward (or
merit have ye? Do not even the pub
licans the same . 1t is very pleasant to
! receive kindness for kindness. But no
one is acting as a Christian that Is not
willing to show kindness and self-denlal
> to those who are ungrateful and selfish.
Nothing more was said at this time.
Florence had the matter upon her heart
4 all the evening, and was glad when bed
! time came, that she might sleep OIL all
e her troubles
e She soon fell asleep and began to
e dream. Now preamland is falryland.
t All manner of queer people are moving
/ about in Dreamland, and very remark
, able things happen there. Florence had
k gone to sleep without shutting her WIN
dow. and the wind must have felt little
o cool for she dreamed that the snow lay
S upon the ground And she saw nina
o with a large bag slung diagonally across
IS his breast sowing some kinds OF seed, 1t
|, seemed verv strange to her to see him
d casting seed on snow, and so she dreamed
h that she asked him, "Will the seed come
L up in the snow?'
le When he heard her. he turned his face
le and she thought she never saw farmel
IN with so noble countenance. HIS eye
v. were large and sad, and yet there wa
lie also look i'll them of calm hopetulness
I'd I'VE SOW our upland grass seed ON TIL
T. snow. in hopes that by and by the sno'
so will melt. and then the seed, sprouted b
if its moisture will come up" And tiXin
mt his eyes gently upon her, as if he woul
Nv mark the effect of his words, he said
he "Thev who in this world would SOW tn
nd seeds of goodness, must do AS we farmer
d. do. and often SOW upon the bosom OF u
nj snow.
Nv She awoke--so plainly did his voi(
of sounl in her ears. Rising, she clos,
of the window. and again fell asleep.
lt In short time she began dreamn
use more strangely than before.
lot She thought she was poor WON'T
Sc, who was living on piece OF very hal
m and rocky ground, trying to plant theret
lid some flower seeds. But every time 81
m opened her hand the wind seemed to p'1
nd them away. At last, when her seed WI
err almost gone Florence thought that VIII
nd seemed to be the wind began to look hi
birds and little by little they changed
to beautiful spirits and she saw that The
caught in their hands the seed that wou
led have fallen on the rock and threw 1t Il
lily ward. and the seed seemed to fly up al
the up till it was gone out OF sight
ing While she stood looking up, s.
nto thought that the skies opened and s
looked through and saw these beautii
use spirits planting the very seed that h
ord been cast forth out of the palsled hand
ng the poor old woman. No sooner dld til
IN touch the ground than they sprung
,ses arain into all manner of beautiful Howe
/ more beautiful hundred times tn
Who any lilies, or roses or loSsamlne u
ana she had ever sOwn on Garth.
Bar As she stood admiring the wonder
in sieht. she turned and saw the very sal
ung person by her side that had been sow
hey grass seed on the snow. But now he
off clothed radiantly, as if the bright
clouds had been made into carmen
and his face, beautiful before, seemed
her more beautiful than all fowe
Then he looked very kindly upon
and said my dear child do you
the see that only here and there seed fell
Don, the ground and came up, but that all
Ight rest went through and were planted
big Heaven? So it is with kindness am'
n he men The earth catches few only
read the seeds of kindness sown, but all
like rest go through and are planted III heaN
man and so nothing good is ever lost.
Ium- At this he laid his hand upon her he
and such thrill went through her b
irs, that she sprung and awoke. Her mot
I'm. it was who had touched her, say
riety " Come. Florence, 1T is morning
birds are calling you Come.