Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-05-14
Seeking for the Sunshine.
ny BRICK roMgRoY.

This afternoon We learned lesson from
little black AMI white kitten. Not a
poor little abused creature, kicked and
cuiFed aud starved by children, who be-
lieye that kittens no matter how innocent,
we're ordained to be tortured for being kit
tens, by those who are in turn some time
to be tortured for being human This was
pretty little house.pet with clean coat
Of fur, little red ribbon about It's neck,
and its pert, saucy ways seeming to crop
out as thanks for the care aud attention
given it. For awhile it tlaycd about the
floor, attracting attention and making rest
ing places for ones thoughts, then it found
a spot of sunshine a little larger than itself,
on the carpet, and cured itself down nicely
for a sleep.
In little while we saw that The golden
spot Of sunshine bad moved on, and Just
then the kitten moved to rest in the gentle
warmth. la little while the spot and
the kitten had again moved, the lesser fol.
lowing the greater. Do you ever think
how full of lessons a day can be2 What
lessons there are in little things? One
person passes along the street in a hurry to
reach his place of business, and but mere
ly notices what he calls handsome show
window. Another person sees the window,
pauses to examine its varied contents, notes
the ingenuity evinced in the manner of dis
play, and sees a hundred beautiful things
the one who went by in such haste never
noticed, or surmised Of their existence.
There are thousands Of beautiful hills this
side Of the grand mountains, as there are
thousands of opportunities for men and wo-
men and children to fiud spots Of sunshine,
and to be happy if they only will take one
half as much trouble to keep right, as to
walk the wrong path which to many is so
attractive because unnatural and exciting.
There are little spots of sunshine on eve
ry field. If not to-day, tomorrow. To
these are joys and hours OF happiness in
exact proportion as We try to be happy, and
to find the sunny spots. 1t is not necessa-
ry to be rich, or great, or powerful to be
truly happy. Ayarice is the curse of man
kind. The spot Of carpet warmed by the
rays of the sun gave to the little kitten as
much comfort as would the whole Of out
doors. Then in its home it was safe and
coutented.
But few know how to be happy. The
FIRST requirement is goodness Of heart. To
be good we must work on our natures. I'm
prove our minds Learn self control. Be
liberal to others who are pilgrims on the
same road. The perfect painting of the
Madonna and child in our library was not
the result of careless daubiug of colors or
the careless, reckless work OF poor work.
man. II is the work of great artist, God
only knows how many hours he studied
and worked. Here heavy, there light
touch, till at last as rises mountain from
a plain, or the Heaven designed truth Of
the liberal, progressive love of Him who is
Our Father, from the dark dungeon of big
otry and ignorance, came forth the concep-
ton of the Inspired painter who gave us
the picture Of the mother aud the child
Jesus. We must not grasp for more than
we can hold, for greater truths than dis
ciplined, inquiring mind can realize.
On the shore OF the Eternal Home many
millionaire--many child of wealth and
fashion will sit in sadness to see and to feel
the spirits Of many poor one, despised on
earth, touch. the shore, be clasped by loving
arms aud 90 at once far on the road to the
great Home of Inspiration. The gold he
stroye for--the wealth won by the tricks,
deceits, sharp games and dishonest prac.
tices, aud oitentimes expended for church
spires aud cushioned pews, above aud away
from the poor, will be left on the shore Of
sin and sorrow, and struggling to still far
ther curse the evil disposed and the hyp-
ocritical, and the new life will be entered
by bankrupt who must at some time learn
to control himself, and thus be truly great
er than he who couquers millions.
We know a woman whose life has been
but chapter Of torture. Early in life, to
es cape endless perdition, she embraced the
first faith that was in horrible picturng
presented. She grew to womauhood fear
ing God, fearing death, trembling over the
punishment she was made to believe follow
ed Gods mercy and boundess love. Her
soul, stricken by fear, terror-riven. afraid
to even look out of its dark church prison.
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