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
You have heard of a little instrument called the æolian harp, which,
when placed in an open window or anywhere where the wind will sweep
across its strings, gives forth a very sweet and plaintive melody. Well,
in Happy Valley every child who desires one—and who does not?—has an
instrument very similar to that little harp, which they place where the
soft breezes can sweep across it, thus evoking the most sweet and
enchanting music, not sad like the melody of the æolian harps of earth,
but cheerful, inspiring, and very tuneful. A stranger entering this
valley, and for the first time listening to the music drawn from a
number of these little instruments—as he will be sure to do—will wonder
if he has entered fairy-land, and if it is the chiming and chanting of
the fragrant flower-bells he hears, so exquisite is the sound. But no;
it is only the children’s harps, played upon by mystic fingers of the
wind, and teaching a lesson of cheer and hopefulness to the little ones.
The teachers take this method of instructing their pupils in the laws of
vibration, of harmony, of melody, and of rhythm, while explaining to
them by practical illustration the operating power in the breeze that
causes it to have such a glorious effect upon the tiny instrument.
The little girl of whom I am going to tell you is only about eight years
old. She is a very quiet, gentle child, full of care and thoughtfulness
for others. Her great pleasure is found in trying to make others happy.
I will not tell you how she looks; but if you know of any good, kind,
loving little girl who tries to help others, to speak softly and
pleasantly to them, and to smile cheerfully when desired to do anything,
why, you may think she looks like this little spirit girl whom I shall
call Flora—after the flowers. Flora came to the Summer-land when about
four years of age. At first she felt very sad, and would sit all day
silent and sorrowful by the side of some stream, or upon some grassy
knoll, and take no heed of the happy sports of the frolicsome children
around her, for you see she had left a dear mamma and papa and a sweet
little baby-brother upon the earth, and she felt that they missed her
and wanted her back in their home.
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