Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-11-26
MIS- CELIA Y.
INTO THE SUNSHINE.
,Iwi.hlather would come home. -

tone, and the face that looked up was SAD
Your father will bo very angry" said
an aunt who was sitting In the room with
book in her hand. The boy raised himself
from the sofa. where he had been lying in
tears f1r half an hour. aud, with n touch
OF indignation in his voice. answered"
"lIe'll bO sorry, not angry. Father new
cr gets angry"
For few moments the Aunt looked at
the boy half euriously, and then let her
eyes fall again to the book ,ha, was in her
hand.-Tbo boy laid himself down upon the
sofa again, aud hid his face from sight.
That's father now :" lie started up,
after the lapse Of nearly ten minutes, a' the
sound Of bell reached hi, ears, and went
to the room door. lie stood there for a li.
tie while. and then came slowly back, say.
ing with disappointed air.
"lt is'nt father. wonder what keeps
him 80 late. q, | wish be would come"
F" You seem anxious 10 gc, deeper into
,routle. remarked the Aunt, who bad only
been in the house for week, and who was
neither very ainable nor very 'ympathiting
towards the children. Tre boy. hul, had
provoked hor, aud she c.n'Idsrcd him 6,
slbjvci Tor punishment.
" b,lsyo aunt phnbe. ,haG you'd like
to 80 me whlppsd," -aid thu boy. a little
warmly. But you won't"
e. must confess" replied aunt PhUbe,
" that think li,tls wholc,omo discipline
Of tho kind you speak OF would not be out
Of place. II you were my child. AN sure
you wouldn't escape"
"Tm not yoar child DON, want to
bc. Fathers good and loves me-"
"If your father !. 80 good aud loves you
50 we'll YOU must bc very unsratefuI. or a
very ineonsiIerale boy. lis goodness don't
seemed to have helped you much"
Hush, will YOU :" eiacul,,,i the boy,
excited to anger bythi' unkindness oisPccch.
"Phuto! :" Il was the boys m other
who spoke now for the fr.t time. la an
undcrionc she added You are wrong.
Richard i, suffering quito enough and YOU
are doing him harm rather than good. "
Again the bell rang, and again the boy
left the ,oh, and went to the sitting room
door.
"Irs hthcrr' And no wen, gliding
down stairs.
"Ah, Richard :" was the kindly greet
ing, as Mr. Gordon took the hand Of hi.
boy. +" Da. what. the matter, my son :
You don't look happy.
Z" Won't you coms in hcrc'" AMI Rich.
ard drew hi, father into tho library. Mr..
Gordon ,at down .l,II holding Richards
hand
You arc in trouble, my son. whA,
ha. happencd2"
The eyes Of Richard illed with teaH rs
he looked into hi, father. face. llo tried
To answer. bat his lips quivered Then be
turned away, and opened the door OF the
cabinet, brought out the fragments OF bro
ken statue which had been sen, home only
the day bofore, aud set them on the table
before his father, over whose countenance
came instantly shadow Of regret.
"who did this, my son ?" wa, asked in
an even voice.
~ did IT,"
Howl"
"Ithrcw my ball in ,hcrc onCO-Only
once in foreetfulneS.
\ little whilO Mr.. Gordon sat eoniroll.
Ing himself, and collecting his disturbed
thoughts. Then he said ehcerfully;
"wha, !. done, Richard, can't he helped
Put the broken pieces away. You have
had trouble enough about it, | can see
and reproof enough Tor your thoughtless'
ncss, 80 | shall not add word to increase
your pain"
30. father - And the boy threw his
arms about hi. fathers neck. You are 80
kind, 80 goodr"
Five minutes later. and Richard entered
the sitting room with his father. Aunt
Phrbe looked up for two shadowed faces,
but did not see them. She was puzzled.
That was very unfortunate" she said
little while after Mr.. Gordon came in. at
wdN such an exquisite work OF art. II Is
hopelcssly ruined"
Richard was leaning against bi. father
when his aunt said this. Mr.. Gordon only
smiled and drew hi, arms closely around his
boy. Mrs. Gordon threw upon her sister a
look Of warning bu, !, wss UNDECIDED.
IL think Richard was q very naughty
boy"
ave have settled all that, phgbe," was
the mild hut firm answer Of Mr.. Gordon,
and i, is one Of our rules to get into the sun
shine as quick as possible"
PhGbc was rebukcd while Richard look.
ed grateful. and il may be a little triumph.
ant +; for his aunt had borne down upon
him rather too hard for boys patience to
endure.
Into the sunshine as quickly as possible
o. is not that the better philosophy for our
homes? IL il not true christian philosophy
II is solf.hness that grows angry and
rebels. because a fault has been committed.
Let US ge, the offender into the sunshine as
quickly as possible, 50 tha. true thoughts
and right feelings may grow and bc vso-
rous in its warmth. We retain anger. not