The Arizona sentinel., 1886-02-27
MAMMA'S SUNBEAM.
How Willie Was Taught the Differences Between a Cheerful and Joyous and Fearful and Fretful Behavior.

How Willie Was Taught the Differences
 Between a Cheerful and Joyous and .
 Fearful and Fretful Behavior.
 Willie was one of the dearest little boys when hewas 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 very strong little boy, and his mamma was compelled to keep him in many days when he could not understand the req 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 means in their power-he wanted to be Out-of-doors, and nothing else would do.
 Now, Willie's mamma was not at all we'll 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 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 out-of-doors, running and playing with his dog. He was perfect ly happy, and had been so sweet and II III Al,a hot Susie thought: This is just the day to show Willie the difference between having bright, sunshiny boy about the house, and 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 bar of gold across the floor and 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 room 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, Willie?"
 !" L don't like it at all, Aunt Susie; it's all dark"
 $ Then you would not like to stay here?"
 [" No, no, Auntie Susie, I want to go out-of-doors."
 Aunt Susie went to the window and took away the towel fastened over the crack in the shutter, and in danced the lovely sunbeam.
 Oh, ohi'' said Willie, ..'how pret- tyr' and he ran and stood on the car pet where the sunbeam lay. Then he kneIt down and held his hands in it. Aunt went up to him, sat on the floor and took him in her lap. Then, very sweetly and lovingly, she said: Willie, this room is just like mammals life, and you are the sunbeam. When you worry and are cross, her life IS like this room without the sunbeam.
 Willie big blue eyes grew large and sorrowful, and the tears gathered in them. and then, with little sob, he put his head on Aunt Susie's shoulder and said: ..I'll member, Auntie Susie, | I'll member Aunt Susie took him by the hand, and soon they were play ing out-of-dOor again as happy as ever. TWO weeks nau pdSSeu, duu aA III 1n0 house were impressed with the great change in Willie. He had controlled himself whenever he was deprived of a pleasure it was not best he should have, and immediately interested himself in whatever substitute was offered. Two or three rainy days had followed each other, and still Willie had been de- light and comfort to all in the house. One day, when everybody had grown tired of the wind and rain, Willie came quietly into Aunt Susie's room and stood by the window for some time. Crossing the room to Aunt Susie, he whispered: ''Auntie Susie, hasn't l been mammals sunbeam since you told mel" Aunt Susie took him in her arms and kissed him again and again. .. You have, Willie, darling, you have been a sunbeam for us all" With a little sigh Willie nestled in her arms and said: ''I'se tried, Auntie Susie, Tse tried" And for years after frown on Willies face would disappear, or the cross tone from his voice, when he heard the question: "Where is man. mas sunbeam?"-Ch ChriStian Union.