The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-05-02


Into the Ssnshine
IL wish father would come home
The voice that said this had trou
bled tone, and the face that looked or
was very sad.
"Your father will be very angry
said an aunt who was sitting in the
room with a book in her hand. 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, answered:
Hell be sorry, not angry. Father
never gets angry"
For few moments the aunt looked
at the boy half crustily, and let her
eyes fall again upon the book tha,
was in her hand. The boy laid him
self down upon the sofa again and
bid his face from sight
"Thst's father nowp He started
up after lapse of ten minutes, as
the sound of the bell reached bis
ears, aud went TO the front room. He
stood there for q while, and then
came slowly back, saying with dis
appointed air :
at isn't father. l wonder what
keeps him so late o, l wish ne would
come I'' tr
you seem anxious to get deeper
into trouble" remarked the aunt,
who had been only in the house for a
week, and was neither amiable, nor
very sympathizing toward children
The boys fault had provoked her,
and she considered him fit subject
for punishment 1I
Il believe, Aunt Phebe that you'd
like to see me whipped" said the
boy a little warmly. But you
won't.r = 4e tAA @
II must confess" replied Amt
Pbebe, "that / think little whole
some discipline of the kind you speak
of would not be out Of pace, Ifyou
were my child I am very sure you
wouldn't escapen
II am not your child I don't
want to be. Fathers good, and loves
me.n @ ~
"If your father is good and loves
you so well, you must be very un-
grateful, or very inconsiderate boy
His goodness doesn't seem to have
helped you much"
"Husn, will youl" calculated the
boy, excited to anger by this unkind-
ness of speech in his aunt
sPhebei" II 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 harm
rather than good.
Again the bell rang, and again the
boy left bis seat on the sofa, aud went
to the sitting-room door.
Its fstber.v aud be went gliding
down stairs.
"Ab, Richard :" was the kindly
greeting, as DIR. Gordon took the
hand of his boy. "But what's the
mater, nv son. You don't look
happy"
Wont you come in here ?- And
Richard drew his father into the IL
brary. Mr.. Gordon sat down, still
holding richards hand.
"You are troubled, nv son what
has bappened-s"
The eyes of Richard filed with
tears as be looked into bis fathers
face He tried to answer, but his
lips quivered. Then be turned away,
and opening the door of the cabinet.
brought out the fragments of a brok-
en- statuette, which had been sent
home only the day before, and set
them on the table before bis father,
over whose coantensnce there came
Instantly shadow of regret
who did this, nv bcv ~ was
asked 10 an even tone.
Il did it."
How ?D
Il threw my ball in there once
only once, In forgetfulness.n
A little while Mr.. Gordon sat con-
trolling himself, and collecting bis
disturbed thoughts Then be said
What is done Richard can't be
helped. Put the broken pieces away.
You have had trouble enough about
it. / can see, and reproof enough for
your though,Iessness, so | sbalI not
add word to increase your pain"
"On. father :. and the boy threw
bis arms about his fathers neck.
Five minutes later and Richard en-
tered the sitsing-room with his
father Aunt Phe5e looked up for
two shadowed faces, but did not see
them She was puzzled
That Was very unfortunate, she
said, little while after Mr.. Gordon
came in 1T was such "a exquisite
work of ARR
Richard was leaning sgsins; bis
father when his ssnt said this. Mr.
Gordon only smiled, and drew his
arms closely around his boy.
Mrs. Gordon threw upon her sister
q look Of warning bat il was ua-
heeded