There they sat down; Preston curious, Daisy serious and even
doubtful.
"Preston"--she began with all her seriousness upon her,--"I wish I had
the book here, but I will tell you. When the Lord Jesus comes again in
glory, and all the angels with him, he will have all the people before
him, and he will separate them into two sets. One will be on the right
and one on the left. One set will be the people that belong to him, and
the other set will be the people that do not belong to him. Then he will
welcome the first set, and bless them, because they have done things to
the poor and miserable such as they would have liked to have done to
themselves. And he will say--'Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the
least of these, ye have done it unto me.'" Daisy's eyes were full of
water by this time.
"So you are working to gain heaven, Daisy?" said Preston, who did not
know how to answer her.
"O no!" said the child. "I don't mean that."
"Yes, you do."
"No,--that would be doing it for oneself, not for the Lord Jesus"--said
Daisy gravely looking at Preston.
"Then I don't see what you mean by your story."
"I mean only, that Jesus likes to have us do to other people what we
would want in their place."
"Suppose you were in my aunt and uncle's place--do you not think you
would like to have a little daughter regard their wishes?"
Daisy looked distressed.
"I think it is time to go in and get ready for dinner, Preston," she
said.
If she was distressed, Preston was displeased.
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