The Red Cloud chief., 1883-11-16
SUNSHINE.

SUNSHINE.
II DON, ~. how | can ever pas
away the time. scOwlcd Lucy. There
ism n thing ! can do With mysel: I
wish the snn would shine" She iosked
out Of the window with = face fully o.
cloudy as the skv which ws. pouring
down such n torrent of nan TIA; she
could not 20 10 schOol.
Plenty for n little la,sic 10 do" sad
her mother.
I'm sure ! don't sce what"
There i one thing yoa can DO u
everything el.s fails You can make
sunshine here i'm the house. even
although there mas DC none out of
doors.
What 10 YOU mean. mammal
why. when you get up in the nom
ing and 90 about sin rng like n bird. a.
YOU sometimes do. your dear ltIle voice
ihls the whole house. and seems -
make brightness and sunshine al
through 10. no matter how Dame Na-
ture may be frownlng and weeping out
side"
II seems 4 pity tha, Lucy should no,
hsye fallen in with such a pleasant sug-
g~cstion. but 10 was plain that she was
no, in n sunshiny mood. She whincd
and whimperyd nj the weather n II she
fancied that IT would do som. good.
She worried her mother for different
things with which To amuse herself.
leased the younger children till their
noise drove grandmother Ia her room.
and made such a muss in the Kitchen
that Nora nj last remarked; "it's
the blessed thing mtoirely We er not
nj home much of the tonne. for It's
lone of Us Il have our wits left Hid ye"
The next morning found the rain
coming down with as good n viii n
ever. Father rcjoiced in the heaven
sent drops. each one of which was
bringing its kindly gift Of help and re-
freshpent To the growing crops Moth
cr was glad To- see The cisiern filling. and
the flowers smiling up their thanks rs
they bloomed and frightened with clean
washed faces. All were satisfied cx-
ccpt Grabbed little Miss Lucy. who felt
more than eve abused. and looked ~
il she believed the rain WAS sent for the
sole purpose of doing her a %grievous in
Jury. She took an umbrella aud walked
about in the garden. from which she
wa, brought in by Nora To her mother.
who was sadly troubled ut finding her
feet soaking wet
And she suffered for her folly. for On
the next day. when il raiped hut little
and she might have gone to school. she
had such a bad cold she could not 60
out If the house. Indeed. she was n
,..... To- -...r.t h. .fr...rta a.
the weather continued damp.
would not like In tell you. even IL !
could. how much those about her had
To endure from her rccvishness and i'll
temper. II is sad To think how many
little ones who have bright faces, sweet
voices and active limbs. giving them the
power to cheer and help those they love.
seem u like better To sadden them by
their sullcnness and idleness.
Lucy continued to growl and grumbie
at the weather through several weary
DAYS. until one morning the sun pccped
suddenly from behind n black cloud.
and looked around inquiringly. as II To
say:
Il wonder. now, IL I am really want
ed down there"
He seemed 10 decide tha, he was, for
he climbed clear ahoye the cloud - fas;
~ possible and sailed up into the blue.
Plenty of light, feathcry white clupls
were all about, but he laughed 50 harl
nj them that they scampercd out If his
way and hid. And then he turned his
attention down to the neighborhood
where Lucy lived. and found things
quite wet and muddy aud d~isagreeable
there.
"Ha, hal he said. ..here's . ffflc
solid work waiting for me-" So be sent
down a liberal supply of his cbccriesi,
warmest rays, and Lucy wa oon at the
window with n face rs clear n il she
had not all the week been running n n
with the sky to see who could show the
clouds.
"Oh. mamma" she cried. Its bean
tiful! DO come and see how the trees
are full of diamonds and how the flow
shine in the sun, Can; Won smell
those lilies and the ~jessaminc? And
hear those darling little birds. what n
twiiter and q chatter they are keeping
up, There's a robin picking up the
crumbs you threw out Oh, do love
suns hinc."
..But YOU don't try ia make much OF
il yourself. my little daughter. You
seem { prefer TO cast clouds about No
one would think you were fond Of sun
But, mamma. my sunshine would
shine only such a little NAY, no matter
how hard / tried. Now, when the sun
he shines all over the world. he
is so great and grand. but am only q
little bit ofa girl"
Yes. but there is only n great sun.
and think how many little girls there
boys. too. II every boy and
every girl made his or her own little
share of sunshine. how much would
there be. do you think?"
why, mamma-ii would reach AL
over the world'' /
VERY nearly" i
But ~e can't get every little boy and
girl to do il. mamma"
'.Tm afraid not; but the best way TO
begin is for each one faithfully TO do
her own share towards IL"
Lucy thought 80. too, and resolved
she nosid try to make her share OF sun
shine. and to make il reach n for - she
could.
I hope she kept her r~1solusioa- II
hope s6c learned the leseos taught by
the sunshine and the birds and the Cow
ers and syesy other beautiful thing. that
child heart should. ike them give
out brighsnsss and mssie and sweet |
ness, al 10 make light and happiness
for those whom they l~ove-Ssdsey
Dsyre ~ y. i. Observer.
Great Results q . Ittle Act g KlDa.