Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-01-12
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INTO THR SUNSHINE.

Il Nhh tatper would come hone
The voice that said this hsd . troubled
tore, aud ths face that locked Up u.s sad.
Your fibsr will be very ssgry, said en-
sust, Who vas sitting in the room With q
book in her hsnd
The boy raised himself from che sofs.
shers be had been lsying ia tss,s for b. II
sa hour, and With touch Of indixna,iea u
his vsics apsveo1-
'Hsrl bs ssrry net angfy. Father never
gets angry.'
Yer few moments the asnt locked n,
the boy esrioa,ly, snd let her eyes fall again
upen ths beck thst vas in her hand. The
boy laid himself dsva upon the sofa again.
and hid hiTfsss from signt.
That's my father, Tow
He started up sfisr the lapse Of nearly
ten minutes, a. the sound Of q bell reach ed
kis ear, and vent TO the room door. II.
stood there for lirls whiis, aud then cam.
slowly back, saying With . disappoiutsd
air
1t isat father. I wonder What kssps
him 90 late Oh, wish be would come
You seem snxioas to get deeper into
trouble. remarked the suat, vho had ouIy
been IN the house for . week, and uhs "a .
nsistsr very en- liable aer very sym IN isiag
towards ehlldrsn. The boz . f.ult had pro
voked her aud she sonsidsrsd him q a. suh-
jset for punishment.
i ssisvs suat Phsbs, that you'd like 70
zee me whipped, said she bsy, little warm
ly .Bui you vsst.
i mast ssnfess, replied asnt ?hebs,
'that think . little Vholssons discipline
Of ths kind yea sp.sk Of would noe BE- eat Of
plsss ifJea we're my child, sn sure y -
ssuld boi escape
lam not youT chld. don'I want to Be.
Father 10 good aud lovss ne
IL your isihsr is so COED, ssd loves You
so veil, yeu ns.' bs . very uasFs,.fsI or .
very IL ecu'ideTats boy. His good nee. don,
seem 10 have bslp-d you much
Hush viii ysuP eJsoulsIed the boy .1-
siied . apssT b5 ihi. aetisdasss Of speech
'Phsbs =
IL Wssihs boys mother sho spoke for the
frst time In an uader tone sue ADDED
'You are wrong Richard 70 suffering
quite enough. aud yos are doing him bar IN
IsIi or tbHu good
Again the bcil raug, aud agsin the boy
left the sofa aud usst TO The sitting Toon
door.
'It's father
'Ah, kjchatd, sAs the kibdly greeting as
Mr.. Gordos tOok the hsad u / is boy 'BS.
vhsts the natter, ny sOBi You Do no,
lOoh happy
'WosI ysu soms iB hsPst' AsA Richard
drew his father istO che library M, Cor
des 'sa dovn, st'll boldisg RishAEd's baBd.
You ars In ,Tsubls, ny see. What has
bsgpsssdV
Tbs syss Of Richard alIss With team as
bs licked iStO his fathers fsss. lie tried
TO answer, bee his lips quivsEed. Thee be
,srBsd sway, ssd OPsaisg the door Of she
cabinet, broogAs out The fragments sfs bro
hsn stsiussts, uhieb hsd been ssbt hone
only ibe dsy before, aud sc' ,hs@ on tsbi.
before bis is'bsS. ossT whose eoustssssse
came iostshily . shsdsu of rsRrst
who do this ny son y "a. ash cd in 40
svsa voice
did -
'Eosy
i ,arsv my ball 10 there, once ssly
ouss. ~ foTgetfBinsss
Ibe by tones usTs husky and ttsnu-
lous
A little While Mr. Gotjao set. sonlFolhsR z
Aimsslf snd soiisctibE bis dstsfbsd thsHFkts
Tksb 10 sad gsutly
'Whas y doas Riskasd, ssst Be kslpsa
Pat ths bfehsa pisoss susy Yos ksvs Asd
iroubis ssosgs sbsst y, ! sss So, sud 20
psosH ssSusA isy yosF ,sssshtlsssasss, % I
skail 80, sad usFd 70 issFsass year peis
o, tstAsEF AHd Ne ksy ihsss be ssls
arousd be isihsgs nssk Yes ere % kiad
--ss good
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tbs siuisgsFosm With he isihsf Aaal
Phsbs lootsd % fos tss sbsasvsd isoss, but
did pea sss thsa. shs sss Dassisd.
That vss vsFy usisstsssls, sks said .
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vss sgsh - s1quisits sork u sFt u is
kspeisssiy fuissd
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uhsa his sast SD ,bis W. 0sfdoa oniy
ssilsd shd dFsv ks srm slossiy srsus4 his
toy Nfs 0of50a ikfsv upsa her sister
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