Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-11-25
Into the Sunshine.

Ihe voice that said this had a troubled
tone. and the face thai looked upward
was sad.
Your tasher will be very angry said
an aunt. who was sitting in the room with
a book in her hand. Tue boy raised
himself up from the sofa, where he had
been lying in tears for half an hour, and
with a touch of Indignation in his voice
answered
He'll be sorry, not angry. Father
never gets angry"
For a few moments the aunt looked at
the boy half ~cnriously, and let her eyes
fall again on the book in her hand. The
boy laid himself down on the sofa again,
aud hid his face from sight.
That's father now y He started up
after the lapse of nearly ten minutes, as
the sound Of a bell reached his ear, and
went to the room door. He stood there
for a little while, and then came slowly
back, saying with a disappointed air
1t isn't father. wonder what keeps
him SO late. Oh. | wish he would come
You seem anxious to get deeper into
trouble" remarked the aunt, who had
only been in the house for a week. and
who was not very amiable or very sym
pathizing towards children. The boys
fault had provoked her, and she censid.
cred him a fit subject for punishment.
believe, aunt Phoebe, that you would
like to see me whipped" said the boy, a
little warmly, but you won't.
must confess" replied aunt Phoebe,
6 that think a little wholesome disci-
pline of that kind you speak of, would
not be out of place. If you were my
child, 1 am very sure you would not es-
cape"
F" am not your child | don't want to
be. Fathers good, and loves me-"
If your father is SO good and loves
you SO we'll, you must be very uugrateful,
or a very inconsiderate boy. His good.
ness don't seem to have helped you much"
Hush, will your" calculated the boy,
excited to anger by this unkindness of
speech.
Phoebe r 1t was the boys mother
who spoke now, for the first time, and in
an undertone added You are wrong.
Richard is suffering quite enough, and
you are doing him harm rather than
good"
Again the bell rang, and again the boy
left the sofa, and went to the sitting room
door.
Its father /" and he vent gliding
down stairs.
Alb, Richard |" was the kindly greet
ing, as Mr.. Gordon took the hand of his
boy But what is the matter. my son ?
you don't look happy
Won't you come in here ~ And
Richard drew his father into the library.
Mr.. Gordon sat down still holding Rich
ards hand.
You are in trouble, my son. What
has happened 2"
The eyes of Richard filled with tears
as he looked into his fathers face. He
eried to answer but his lips quivered.-
Then he turned away, and opening the
door of the cabinet, brought out the frag-
ments of a broken statue, which had been
sent home only the day before, and set
them on a table before his father, over
whose countenance came instantly a
shadow of regret.
Who did this, my son p was asked
in al ever voice.
q did it,
How 2"
" / threw my ball in there, once-only
once, in forgetfulness."
The pooraboy's tones were husky and
tremulous.
A little while Mr.. Gordon sat c~ontroll-
ing himself, and collecting his disturbed
thoughts. Then he said cheerfully-
" What is done, Richard, can t be help
ed put the broken pieces away. You
have had trouble enough about it, | can
see-and reproof for your thoughtless
ness-so | will o add a word to in
crease your pain"
"Ah, father" aud the boy threw his
arms about his fathers neck. You are
SO kind-so good!v
Five minutes later and Richard entered
the sitting oom with his father. Aunt
Phoebe looked up for two Swallowed faces,
but she did not see them. She vas puz.
zled.
That was very unfortunate she said
q little while after Mr.. Gordon came in.
1t was such an exquisite work Of art
1t is hopelessly ruined
Richard was leaning against his father
when his aunt said this. Mr.. Gordon
only smiled and drew his arm around his
boy. Mr.. GordoA threw upon her a look
OF warning, but it was unheeded.
think Richard was a very naughty
boy
I'VE have settled that, Phoebe" was
the mild but firm answer of Mr.. Gordon !;
and it is one OF our rules to get into
sunshine as soon as possible"
Phoebe was rebuked, while Richard
looked grateful, and it may be a little
triumphant ; for his aunt had borne down
upon MIN rather too hard for a boys pa
thence to endure.
ln the sunshine as quickly as possible !
Oh, is not that the better philosophy for
our home? Is it not true Christian phi
losophy? Ii is selfishness that grows
angry and repels, because a fault has
been committed. Let US get the offender
into the sunshine as quickly as possible,
50 that true thought and right feelings
may grow vigorous Id its warmth. We
retain anger, not that anger maj act as
a wholesome discipline. but because we
are unwilling to forgive. All, if we were
always right ourselves we should oftener
be right with our children.
SINGULAR CASE or DEArH.-A little daugh-
ter of d Mr.. West, who resides near Cooper's
Furnace, Warren County, while eating chest
nuts on Monday, got q piece OF shell in her
throat which caused death in . very short