Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-13
a DEWDROP'S STORY.

Did u ever occur 20 you that u drop "
dew could have story 90 toll or u strange
experience 90 rrlAtoy Llsicn. and small
as nin, l will toll you - story which l
know 10 be- true
About ten years ago nrst visited this
beautiful meadow. What DID you know
that I ana as old ~ tllAtl Oh, dear, yes,
and - great doal oldcrl But let mo tell
you my story.
Weakened unc beautiful morning 10 flnd
myself swinging Ia % hAmm lck formed BY
fresh blade n grass which grew on tho
bank u this AAmu little stream Tho sun
was just popping over tho hills, and the
morning was cool and delightful. Tho
brucze swung my hammock gently, and
lay half dreaming I was still IN cloud
land when heard tho voices Of children
Just below mo on tho bank wakcnUd ~
once aud listened, for the children aud
hro always friends, and never tell their
tcoruts--cxccpi TO other children like you.
"And Willlc," little girls voice was
saying, che sent his picture with tho lot
tor, and he looks just splendid"
"And he Il coming tomorrow, you
tnid, came In "a boys voice and In q dis.
consulate tono quito In contrast TO the
engor speech " HE companion.
pcupcd over the edge " my grass leaf
and discovered q girl and % boy OF perhaps
10 and ~ years just seating themselves
ON tho grass short distance down the
stream Tho girls hair and eyes wurn
dark, aud the latter shono with pleasure
ut the news she was impnrting. Tho boy
was lighter, and there was troubled look
about his hazel oycs-a look which
thought the girl saw and rather enjoyed.
Yes, Cousin Harry Is coming tomorrow
and will probably stay and so to school
hurc noXt torn.
"Bgt, Bessie, you win let mo carry your
books Tor you sometimes after be comusi
can't quito bear 10 give that up" His look
was tender NJ we'll, 40 popped over Just 20
&c., whon-l leaned too FAR, lost my bal
HnCr and rolled OH the end Of my grass
blade into tho stream below.
The water swallowed mo up md hurried
me on, and much ~ wished 10 hoar hes
slcs answer folt sure that / never, mover
should
fpon forgot my disappointment, how.
ever, In my enjoyment Of the Wild frolic
was having over the stonoa with tho many
companion drops which made mp tho
stream. Many days we danced ON over tho
pebbles aud by tho grassy banks were tho
wild flowers grrw and bont TO kiss ~ n3
W. passed. Othor little streams Joined Us
from tlmo 60 time and when VIZ finally
reached u largo city the stream had become
20 many times larger than whom tumblrd
IN TINT people spoke " us NJ u river To
such dignity had we attained,
On and ON We went until we onmo 20
tho beautiful wide ocean, and then In It's
great depths our river was swallowed up
~ had boon In tho little stream. ~ first
| / was airaidl Funny, wasn't II, that /
! should boz afraid OF tho ocean whom II was
| Just made UP Of little drops Ike myself
| hut there seemed such u great crowd Of
| them that / could not realize that l was
| Just a. important ns any other drop, and
| ~ Tor awhile / kept feeling scared and
wondering what was going 10 happen 20
/ me.
ono day found myself right down at
tho bottom Of the ocean, and lwish could
| tell you all the wonderful things | saw
there. can't beRln 10, but 10 was much
moro interesting than anything l had ever
seen uuou tho land. Thorn wrro tho most
beautiful shells and pieces " coral aud
| spougrs. And thuro woru fishes NJ all kinds
and some NJ Thorn looked pretty ugly, tell
you 10 makes me trcmblo yet TO think OF
thom-but soma OF thcm were rs beautiful
~ any flower that grows up hero ON Tho
| earth
Well, after long timo l reached tho TOP
" the ocean again and as lay thoro toss
ing. tossing In tho Hight bgog1c and look
ing mp a. the glorious sun, | suddenly mad
tho ftrlngrst fooling hs though Twas Hight
as air and | spomud 20 be- going up, up
up. You may imagine l wondered what
was happening to mo then, for though
had had some queer experiences oouldn''
rrmoinhor ever fouling like that before As
soon as became composed enough to louk
around discovered 10 my umnzrmont that
l was lar above tho ocean and ilontlnn
about un u ollud-in fact, that was pusl
nj o cloud, IL was delightful as soon oa
became used 20 u.
At timc, we iloatod Idly about, enjoying
tho sroucry below us mud tho warm sun'
shine above. AZ other timls SHARP
hreoyn would strike us, ana VIZ would sHud
along like the wind ltso!t sumo OF tNf-'
rldos wuru worry exciting. We could seo To
low us tho great trees bonding, sometimes
breaking In tho storm, aud the raii
dronohiug everything as II fell After
sQuo tune spepL in .th!s delightful cloud