Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-03-04
ITonchIng TnrIllant.


"Dixie.1 the Washington CORES
pendent of the Chelsea Telegraph and
Pioneer, gives the following incident
in a recent issue of that paper:
In travelling we often meet with per-
sous of different nationalities and
: languages. We also meet with incl
dents OF varied characters, some sor-
rowiul and other joyful aud instruc-
tive. One of the latter character
witnessed recently while travelling upon
the cars. The train was going west,
and the time was evening. Alta station
a little girl about eight years old came
aboard carrying little budget under
her arm. She came into the cars and
deliberately took a seat. She then
commenced an eager scrutiny of faces,
but all were strange to her. She APP
peared weary, and placing her budget
for pillow, she prepared to try to
secure little sleep. Soon the con-
ductOr came along collecting tickets
and fare. Observing him she asked if
she might lie there. The gentlemanly
Conductor replied that she might, aud
then kindly asked for her ticket. She
informed him that she had none, when
the following conversation ensued:
Where are you going p said the
conductor.
Il am going to heaven she an
swered.
who pays your fare p he asked
again.
Mister" she then said, docs this
railroad lead to heaven, and does Jesus
travel on itg'
II think not" he answered. "Why
did you think so p
Why, sir, before my ma died she
used to sing to NE of heavenly rail-
road; and you looked So nice and
talked so kind, ! thought this was the
road: My ma used to sing of Jesus on
the heavenly railroad, and that He
paid the fare for everybody, aud that
the train stopped at every station to
take the people on board but my ma
don't sing to me any more. Nobody
sings to me now, and / thought would
take the cars and go to ma. Mister
do you sing to your little girl about
heaven? You have little girl haven't
you"
mo, my little dear" ne replied, II
have no little girl now. / had one
once, but she died some time ago and
went to heaven p
Did she go over this railroad, are
you going to sec her now?" she again
asked.
By this time every person in the car
was upon his feet, and most of them
were weeping. An attempt to describe
what witnessed is almost futile. Some
said God bless thatlittle girl !" dear
ing some say that she was an angel the
little girl earnestly replied
Yes, my MA used to say that |
would be an angel sometime"
Addressing herself once more to the
conductor, she asked
Do you love Jesus? | do, and if
you love Him He will let you ride to
there and | wish you would go with
me. He will let you in, too, and every
body who will ride on his railroad
yes, all those people. Wouidn't you
like TO see heaven and Jesus and your
little girl ?"
These words, so innocently and "a
thctically uttered, brought a great
gush of tears from all eyes. but most
pTOfuse from the eyes of the conduc-
tor. Some who were travelling on the
heavenly railroad shouted for JOY. She
Low asked the conductor:
Mister may lie here until We get
to heaven?'
Yes dear, yes" he answered.
She then asked
will you take me up then, so that |
might see my ma, your little girl and
Jesus for | do want to see them all. f"
Yes, dear angel, yes; God bless
yOul
The answer came in broken accents,
but very tenderly spoken.
Amen was sobbed from more
than score of voices.
Turning her eyes upon the conduc-
tor she again Intercepted him:
What shall [ say to your little girl
when [ see her? Shall | say to her
that saw her pa on Jesus railroad?
This brought fresh flood of tears
from all present, and the conductor
knelt by her side, and, embracing her,
wept the reply he could not utter.
A this iuncture the brakeman call
cd out, "H-w
The conductor arose and requested
him to attend to his (the conductors
duty atthe station, for he was engaged.
At this point | was obliged to leave
the train.