The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-02-20
SuNSHINY.


How Willie Was Taught the Difference
4 Cheerful and Joyous and a
fearful and Fretful Behavior.
Willie was sne of the dearest little
boys when he was happy, and was loved
devotedly" by his papa, mamma and
two aunts who lived in the family. The
house in which they all lived was in
the country, and had windows on all
sides. Willie played out-of-doors every
pleasant day and was not happy when
the weather prevented his being out-of-
doors. He had never been a very
strong little boy. and his mamma was
compelled to keep him in many days
when he could not understand the rea.
son, and he was not very patient on
such days, and sometimes made all
who loved him sorry because he would
not be consoled by any mea in their
power-he wanted to be out-of-doors,
and nothing else would do.
Now, Willie's mamma was not at all
well or strong, and when she heard her
little boy worry so, it. worried her and
made her head ache worse. Aunt
Susie, who loved Willie almost as
much as though he were her own little
boy, thought of a way to make Willie
see how unhappy he made everybody
in the house when he would not accept
his mothers decisions as best.
One bright, sunshiny day in April
Willie was o~ut-of-doors, running and
playing with his dog. He was perfect
ly happy, and had been so sweet and
lovable all the morning that Aunt
Susie thought: This is just the day to
show Willie the difference between
having a bright, sunshiny boy about
the house, and a fearful, fretful one.
The spare room shutters were closed,
and the room would have been very
dark and dreary if one stray sunbeam
had not found its way through the
shutters, making a bar of gold across
the floor and a dancing spirit of gold
on the wall. Aunt Susie found the
place in the shutter through which the
sunbeam came, and covered it up,
making the 0 perfectly dark, and
then she called Willie in, and took him
upstairs into the room. After they
were seated she asked Willie: How
do you like this room, WillieP"
II don't like it at all, Aunt Susie;
it's all dark"
"Then you would not like to stay
"No, no, Auntie Susie, I want to 90
ou%t-of-doors."
Aunt Susie went to the window and
took away the towel fastened, over the
crack in the shutter, and in danced the
sunbeam.
ooh, oh!' said Willie, chow pref.
tyr and he ran and stood on the car-
pet where the sunbeam lay. Then he
down and held his hands in it.
Aunt went up to him, sat on the floor
md took him in her lap. Then, very
and lovingly, she said: .Willie,
his room is just like mammals life, and
you are the sunbeam. When you
worry and are cross, her life is like
his room without the sunbeam"
Willie big blue eyes grew large and
orrowful, and the tears gathered in
and then, with a little sob, he
'ut his head on Aunt Susie's shoulder
nd said: "Tn member, Auntie Susie,
III snember." Aunt Susie took him
y the hand, and Don they were play
ng out-of-door again as happy as ever.
Two weeks had passed, and all in the
oase were impressed with the great
hangc in Willie. He had controlled
imself whenever he was deprived of a
leasure it was not best he should have,
immediately interested himself in
'hatever substitute was offered. Two
r three rainy days had followed each
ther, and still Willie had been a de-
ght and comfort to all in the house.
ne day, when everybody had grown
red of the wind and rain, Willie came
uietly into Aunt Susie's room and
,ood BY tho window for some time.
the room to Aunt Susie, he
.'hispered: "Auntie Susie, hasn't l
cen mammals sunbeam since you told
leP" Aunt Susie took him in her
and kissed him again and again.
You have, Willie, darling, you have
a sunbeam for US ALL" With q
sigh Willie nestled in her arms
nd said: Else tried, Auntie Susie, Use
And for years after q frown
4 Willie's face would disappear, or
le cross tone from his voice, when he
card the question: "Whcre is man.
as sunbeamp' Christian Union.
YEN