The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-04

Into the Sunshine.

Wisl father would come home
The voice that said this had troubled
) tone, aud the face thse9soked up Was sad.
Your father will be very angry" said
an aunt, who was sitting in his room, read.
! ing book. t'F 20
! 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: -
Hell be sorry, not angry Father
never gets cngry" 7n-h'
For few moments the aunt looked IL
the boy half curous!y, and let her eyes
fall again upon the book that was in her
hand The boy laid himself down upon
the sofa again. and hid his face from sight.
hats father now !" He started UP,
alter the lapse Of nearly ten minutes as
the sound OF a bell reached his ears and
Tor little while, and then came very
slowly back, saying with disappointed
air: 80
1T isn't father wonder what keeps
him so late? o, l do wish he would
Gomez
You seem very anxious to get deeper
into trouble" remarked the aunt, who
! had only been in the house for week,
and who was neither very amiable nor
, very svmpathizing toward children. The
F., boys fault had provoked her, and she con-
sidered him fit subject for punishment
81 believe aunt Phebe, that you would
like to see me whipped said the boy, but
. you wont
! must confess" replied aunt Phsbe.
that little wholesome discipline Of the
I kind you speak of would not be out Of
place II You was my child, you would
not escape
Il am not your child and ! do not
wish TO be. Fsthers good, and loves me-"
If your father is so good, and loves you
50 VEIL you must be a very ungrateful or
a very inconsiderate boy His goodness
! don, seem to have helped you MUCH
Hash, will youl" calculated the boy,
! excited to anger BY this unkindness Of
speech. f-.s
rAcbe" It vas the boys mother who
spoke now, for the first time In AZ
unt,erlone she added
I You are wrong Richard is suffering
/ quite enough, and you are doing hiR1
: harm"
Again the bell rang, and again the boy
left the sofa, and wen. 10 the sitting foona
door
/ It's father" and went gliding dowa
the stairs
All, R;chard,'' was the kindly greet
/ .r:., IS Mr.. Gordon took the hand Of bis
! boy. But whats the matter; you don't
look happy ... %
/ Wonl you cone in here :" and Rich.
ard drew his father into the library Mr.
Gordon sat down, still holding Richards
hand.
" You aro IN trouble my son. Whist
/ has happened p a Ga,
The eyes Of Richard flied with tear. as
{ he looked into his fathers face. He tried
% answer. bat his lips ouiyered Then
he turned away, and opening the door OF
the cabinet. brought out the statuette,
which had been sent home only the day
before, and set them Oh table before his
father, over whose countenance came iu-
s:antiy Q shadow Of regret
>. Who did ;Ai:, my son Z was asked in
cn even voice
d. ] did it,
"How?' '-f
= threw my bail in there, once-only
once, in forgetluuess.
The poor boys tones were husky and
trenialous. 4 little while Nj Gordon sat,
controlling himself, and collecting his dis
tHiJea thoughts. Then he said cheer:
fully: "a, ,-,.,,
What Is done Richard, can Z be helped
! Pu. away tie broken pieces. You hats
had trouble enough. ] can see-and 70.
proc. enough for your houshtlessness-ss
p! shall net add q word to increase your
pain ~
0, father and the boy three his arrns
around his fathers neck, YOU are 90
hirl-so good.
Five minutes later. and Richard entered
the s.;:iA: room with his father. Aunt
Faete looked up for .wo .hadored faces
but She did not see them. She was
puzzled.
That was very unfortunate" she said
It'll. while after Mr. Gordon came in.
&c II was an exquisite work Of art and it il
hope!essly ruined
Richard was leaning against his father
when his ann. said this. Mr. Gordon only
smiled, and drew his arm closely around
his boy. Mrs. Gordon threw upon her
r sister a look Of warning but it wrs un.
needed 1
a. think Richard was very naughty
hoy -
We have settled all that, Phebe," was
the mild but firm answer of Mr.. Gordon {,
land it is one Of our rules in this house,
to get into the sunshine as quick rs pos.
sIlle'
phebe was rebuked, while Richard
looked grateful it may be o little trium
phant; fer his aunt had borne down upon
l,inr rather too hard, for boys patience
10 endure.
Into the sunshine as quickly as posslblei
O! is not that the better policy for our
homes Is it not true Christian philoso.
ply? 1t is seltishncss that grows angry
aud rebels, because fault has been com.
ntted Let US get the offender into the
sunshine as quickly as possible, SO that
true thoughts and feelings may grow VIC;
orous in its warmth. We retain anger,
not that anger may act as wholesome dis.
cipline, but because we are unwilling 70
forgive. All, if we were always right with
ourselves, We would ottener be right with
our children.