Life and labor in the spirit world: Being a description of localities, employments, surroundings, and conditions in the spheres.Longley, Mary T. (Mary Theresa)
Religion
Life and labor in the spirit world: Being a description of localities, employments, surroundings, and conditions in the spheres.
Longley, Mary T. (Mary Theresa)
Spirit writings; Spirits
Happy Valley is the name of another beautiful place in the Summer-land,
where children live. As its name implies, it is a valley; for great
green hills surround and hedge it in, and it lies like a bright and
sparkling jewel within the sweet embrace of those wooded heights which
may be seen from its every point of view. The hills around the valley
are covered with groves of shady trees, the green foliage of which gives
a restful, cool, and inviting sight to the eye that gazes upon them. The
inhabitants, especially the little folks, take great delight in climbing
those hills and holding their school sessions, meetings, picnics, and
social gatherings, upon their summits. The valley is fully as pretty in
appearance as any place I have before written of, and indeed those who
dwell there have never before known such a charming spot. Bright and
fragrant flowers gem the soft, green grass; shrubs and thickets of red
and yellow, white and pink, roses are abundant; creeping vines, with
green leaves and long, finger-like spikes of purple or crimson flowers,
twine around the walls of every home, and all things are sweet and pure;
streams of water gush out here and there; natural fountains send out
jets of clear and sparkling water; birds sing joyously in the trees, and
hop fearlessly in and out of the houses; so tame are they that they will
perch upon the finger of any little boy or girl who calls to them, and
sing a song of cheer to the great delight of their mountain keepers.
Happy Valley is like a vast school-room filled with the bright and
cheerful faces of little children, with here and there an adult or grown
person who is a kind, loving, and gentle teacher. The lessons are always
learned in the open air, never inside the houses; for much information
is gained by the little ones from the natural scenery which they so
frequently gaze upon. The children of this place are very musical in
their tastes, and are given every opportunity and facility to cultivate
their powers in this direction.
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