Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-12-24
Into the Sunshine.
i wish father wonld come home. ,

kutO tue SUNSHINE
Il wish father would come home
The voice that said this had troubled
tone, and the face that looked up was sad.
Your father will be vary angry said
an aunt, who was sitting in his room, read.
ing book.
The boy raised himself from the sofa,
where he had been lying in tears for half
an hour, and with touch of Indignation In
his voice, said:
He'll be sorry, not angry. Father new
err gets angry"
For few moments the aunt looked at
the boy half curiously, and let her eyes fall
again upon the book that was ia her hand
The boy laid himself down upon the sofa
again, and hid his face from sight
That's father now ? lie started up,
after the lapse of nearly ten minutes, as
the sound of bell reached his ears, and
for little while, and then came very slow
ly back, saying with a disappointed air:
1t isn't father. / wander what keeps
him so late ? o, do wish he would
come Z $3.50 3
You seem very anxious to get deeper
into trouble remarked the aunt, who had
only been in the house for a week, and who
was neither very amiable nor very sympa-
thizing toward children. The boys fault
had provoked her, and she considered him
a fit subject for punishment.
Il believe, aunt Phebe, that you would
like to see me whipped said the boy, but
you won't
Il must confess replied amt Phebe,
that little wholesome discipline Of the
kind you speak of would not be out of
place. If you was my child, you would not
escape
Il am not your child and do MT wish
to be. Fathers good, and loves me-
If your fnther is SO good, and loves you
50 well, you must be very ungrateful or
very inconsiderate boy. His goodness
don't seem to have helped you much
Hush will you p calculated the boy, ex-
cited to anger by this undkindnes of speech.
'Phebe! 1t was the boys mother who
spoke now, for the first time. In an under
tone she added;
You are wrong. Richard is suffering
quite enough, and you are doing him
Again the bell rang, and again the boy
left the sofa, and went to the sitting room
door.
It's father And went gliding down
stairs.
'Ah, Richard = was the kindly greeting,
/ as Mr.. Gordon took the hand of his boy.
/ But what's the matter vpu dom: look
happy
Won't you come in here : and Richard
! drew his father into the library. Mr..
/ Gordon sat down still holding Richard 5
/ hand.
You are in trouble, my son. What has
happened.
The eyes Of Richard filled with tears as
he looked into his fathers face. lie tried
to answer, but his lips quivered. Then he
turned away, and opening the door of the
cabinet, brought out the fragments Of the
broken statuette, which had been sent
home only the day before, and set them on
a table before his father, over whose cOun-
! tenance came instantly u shadow Of re-
gret.
who did this my son?' was asked in an
even voice.
Il did it,
I 'IIow =
Il threw my bal! in there, once-only
once, in forgetfulness.'
The poor boys tones were husky and
tremul0us. A little while Mr. Gordon sat
controlling himself, and collecting his dis
turbed thoughts. Then he said cheerful
| ly:
What is done, Richard, can't be helped
Put away the broken pieces. You have
had trouble enough, / can see-aud re,
proof enough for your thoughtlessness-sr
shall not add word to increase you
pain
%, father = and the boy threw his arm
about his fathers neck; you are SO kind
. so good
Five minutes later, and Richard entered
the sitting room with his father Aun
Phebe looked up for two Swallowed faces
hut she did not see them. She was puz
zled.
That was very unfortunate she salt
little while after MIR. Gordon came in
1t was an exquisite work Of art and it
hOpelessly ruined
Richard was leaning against lis fathe
) when his aunt said this. Mr. Gordon oul
smiled, and drew his arm closely aroun
his boy. Mrs Gordon threw upon her 81,
ter l,ok Of warning but it was unheedeC
i think Richard was very naught
10Y
(, we have settled all that, Phebe,' wa
the mild but firm answer of Mr.. Gordon
and is one of our rules in tins house, I
; get into the sunshine as quick as possible
Phebe was rebuked, while Richard look
ed graieiul, am, IL may ue, llttie trl
un phant /: for his aunt had borne down up
90 HIM rather too hard, for boys patienc
! to endure.
Irto the Sunshine as quickly as possible
o! is not that the better policy for ou
homes? Is it not true Christian philosophy
1t is selfshness that grows angry and re
: bells, because fault has been committed
Let us get the offender into sunshine a
quickly as possible, so that true thought
F, and feelings may grow vigorous in il
warmth. We retain anger, not that ange
may act as wholesome discipline, but be
cause we are unwilling to forgive All.
> we were always right with ourselves, "
would ofteDor be right with our children.
A Coon PACKER. The Washington col
y respondent of the Bridgeport Standdrt
writes:
Our hotels are full An officer on askin
for his bill few days ago, found that
quart of wine was charged, when he ha
\ had but pint, lie took exceptions to tt
items Landlord was incorrigille-sai
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