Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-08-06
WHOLE NO. 2,19O.
A story rer Chi,dren.

The sun was going down upon Flor
ence as she sat with her mother up
on the verandah, and her face was
sad, though, the sunlight fell upon it.
"Mother, 1 am sorry that ever had
anything to do with Mary Arl.ng-
ton"
"Why so, my child T'
"Because she only uses my kind
ness for her selfishness. / have help
ell her in her lessons, and got her off
when she was in trouble with her
teacher, Miss Atkins, and you know
that let Miss Atkins think that
broke the rules, rather than that she
should be exposed. And she never
thanked me. And / know that she
says hateful things about me, behind
my back. l am tired of being kind
to her, and getting nothing for 1t but
her seliishness.n
"Well, my child, did you act kind
ly for the sake of getting something
back for IL ]? Ought we not to act
generously for our own sake, even
more than others sake?"
al don't see any Use In being gem
erous, when it only makes people
worse"
"But our Master says: III you love
them that love you, what reward (Or
merit) have ye? Do not even the
publtcans SOP 1t Is very pleasant to
receive kindness for Kindness. But
no one is acting as Christian that is
not willing to show kindness and
self-denial to those who are ungrate-
full and SELFISH"
Nothing more was said at this time.
Florence had the matter upon her
heart all the evening, and was glad
when bedtime come, that she might
sleep Off her troubles.
She soon feel asleep and began tO
dream. Now Dreamland IL Fairy
land. All manner of queer people
are moving about in dreamland, and
very remarkable things happen there.
Florence had gone to sleep without
shutting her chamber window, and
the wind must have been little cool:
for she dreamed that the snow lay
upon the ground. And she saw u
man with a large bag slung diagon'
ally across his breast sewing s0mt
kind of seeds. Itseemed very strange
to her to see him casting seed In
snow, and so she dreamed she asked
him, "Will the seed come up In tht
snow?n
When he heard her, he turned hi.
face, and she thought she never saw
a farmer with so noble n countence
His eyes were large and, and ye
there was look In them of calm
hOpefulness.
1--WE sow our grass seed upon til,
snow, in hopes by and by the snow
will melt, and then the seed, sprout'
ed by its moisture, will come up."-
And then fixing his eyes gently upOI
her, as If he would mark the effect o
his words he said: "rhey who In thi.
world would SOW seeds Of goodnes,
must do as we farmers do, and Otter
SOW upon the bosom Of snow" Sht
awoke-so painfully did his voics
sound In her ears. Rising she clOset
the window, and again fell asleep.
In short time she began dreaming
more strangely than before.
She thought that she saw a poo
woman who was living upon hare
and rocky ground, trying to plan
thereon some flower seeds. ButeverJ
time she opened her hand tn,
wind seemed to puff them away. A
length, when her seed were almos
gone, Florence thought that wha
had seemed to be the wind lookel
like birds, and after q little the,
changed to beautiful spirits and slI,
saw that they caught in their h0nd
the seed that would have fallen oi
the rock and threw 1t upward; an,
the seed seemed to fly up till 1t wa
, gone out of sight.
While she stood looking up sh,
thought that the skies opened; AM
she looked, through, and saw thos
beautiful spirits planting the yer.
seeds that had been cast forth out q
the palsied hand Of the poor woman
No sooner did they touch the groun,
than they sprang up In all manner q
beautiful flowers-mOre beautiful
, an hundred times than any lilies o
, roses or jessamines that she had eve
r seen on earth.
3 AS she stood admiring the wonder
full sight, she turned and saw the vcr
| same person by her side that had b ee
sowing grass seed on the snow. Bu
e now he was clothed radiantly, as fifth
) brightest clouds had been made int
l garments, and his face, that wa
t beautiful before, seemed more beaut
J; fill than all the flowers. Then h
: looked very kindly upon her, an
e said, "My dear child, do you not st
r that only here and there a seed fell
the ground and came up, but all III
{ rest went on, and were planted
II heaven? So It Is with kindne'
q among men. Theearth catches fe
q only of the seeds of kindness sowi
Y but all the rest go through and ar
e planted In Heaven. And so nothin
o good Is ever lost"
1 At this he laid his hand, upon b,
: head, and such u thrill ran through h,
: body that she sprung, and awoke.-
i Her mother IL was who had tOucht
g her, saying, "Come, Florence, it
n morning. The birds arc calling
!, Come.