East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-07-07
INTO THE SUNSHINE.

The boy raised himself from the sofa,
where he had been lying in tears for
half an hour, and with a touch af indig.
nation in his voice said: "Hell be
sorry, not angry. Father never gets
angry" ..e
For a few moments tho aunt
looked at the boy half curiously, and
let her eyes fall again upon the book
that was in her hand. Tho boy laid
himself down upon the sofa again, and
hid his face from sight.
"That's father now!" He started up
after the lapse of nearly three minutes,
as the sound of a door bell reached bis
ears, and went to the room door. He
stood there for little while, and then
came very slowly back saying with dis.
appointed air: at isn't father; / won
der what keeps him SO late? Oh ! do
wish he would come! rgI.ges.q
"You seem very anxious TO get deep
err into trouble remarked the aunt,
who had only been in the house for a
week, and who was neither very amiable
nor sympathizing toward children =
The boys fault provoked her, and she
considered him fit subject for punish.
ment.
81 believe aunt Phebe, that you
would like to see mo whipped" SAID
the boy, "but you won't"
81 must confess replied aunt Phebe,
"that a little wholesome discipline Of
the kind you speak of would not be out
ofplace. If you were my child you
would not escape. " 81.
81 am not your child, and do not
wish to be. Fathers good and loves
me-"
"If your father is good and loves you
SO well, you must be very ungrateful
or very inconsiierate boy. His good
ness don't seem TO have helped yon
much"
Hush will you !" calculated the boy,
excited to anger by this unkindncss Of
speech. g...-... ...
"Phebe" 1t was the boys mother
who spoke now, for the first time In
an undertone she added: You are
wrong. Richard is suffering qnite
enough, and you are doing him harm. F"
Again tue bell rang, and again the
boy left the sofa, aud went to the sitting
room door.
"Its father" And he went gliding
down stairs.
"Ah, Richardl' was the kindly greet.
ing, as Mr.. Gordon took the hand Of his
boy. "But what's the matter; you don't
ook happy"
Wont you come in here; and Rich
ard drew his father into the library.
Mr.. Gordon sat down, still holding
Richard IS hand
"You are troubled, my son. What
las happened"
The eyes Of Richard filled with tears
Is he looked into his fathers face. He
ried to answer, but his lips quivered.--
Then he turned away AMI opened the
loor of the cabinet, brought out the
fragments of tho broken statute, which |
Iad been sent home only the day before,
oy bis father, over whose countenance
:amc instantly shadow Of regret. ~
"Who did this, my son ?" was asked
n an even voice.
81 did it" ... i..
How?p
81 threw my ball iu thcre-only once,
n forgetfullness.
The poor boys tones were husky
nd tremulous. a little while Mr.. Cor.
lon sat controlling himself, and collect.
ng his disturbed thoughts. Then he
aid cheerfully; ..,, ..... {
"What is done, Richard, can't be ;
elpcd. Put away the broken pieces !
GU have had trouble enough / can (
reproff enough for your
houghtlessness-so | shall not add a {
iord to increase your pain" !
ooh, tatherm AM the boy threw his
rms about his fathers neck: you are
0 kind-so good"
Five minutes later and Richard en- ,
cred the sitting room with his father
Iunt Phebc looked up fol two Swallowed
ices but she did not SEQ them. She ,
'as puzzled. /,
That was very unfortunate" she !
nid, little while after Mr.. Gordon /;
anne in. at was an exquisite work of {
ri; and it is hopelessly ruined. :
Richard was leaning against his
lther when his aunt said this. Mr. =
'or,lon only smiled, and drew his arm
Iosely around his hoy. Mrs. Gordon !,
,rew upon her sister look ofwarning, :
ut it was unheeded. !,
al think Richard was very naughty
oy."
"We have settled all that, Phebe was
10 mild, but firm answer of Mr. Cor. \
ON; and it is one of rules in this house, q
} get into the Sunshine as quick as pos "a
ble.n [
Phebe was rebuked, while Richard I
oked grateful, and, it may be little n
for his aunt had borne down p
pom bin rather too hard for boys n
ltience to endure. -.ti.f.e G.
Into the Sunshine as quickly as posi-. b
@. Oh! is not that the better philoso- h
ny for our homes? Is it not true l.
hrstian philosophy? 1t is sel6shncss a
at grows angry and rebels, because a b
ult has been committed. Let us get p
Q offender INTO sunshine as quickly as '
'ssible, SO that true thoughts and feel.
gs may grow vigorous in it's warmth
c retain anger, not that anger may y,