The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1886-02-26
MAMMALS SUNBEAM.

How Willie Was Taught the Differences
Between q 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 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 means 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 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
lovable all the morning that Aunt
Susie thought: This is just the day to
show Willie the difference between
having 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 it's way through the
shutters, making 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 room perfectly dark, and
then she called Willie in, and took him
upstairs into the room. After they
were seated she asked Willie: elbow
do you like this room, Williep"
sI don't like it at all, Aunt Susiei
it's all dark"
"Then you would not like to stay
herep"
mo, no, Auntie Susie, want to go
out-of-doors."
Aunt Susie went to the window and
took away the towel fastened over che
: crack in the shutter, and in danced the
lovely sunbeam.
"Oh, ohr' said Willie, show pref
! typ and he ran and stood on the car
y pet where the sunbeam lay. Then he
! knelt down and held his hands in it.
y Aunt went up to him, sat on the fiool
and took him in her lap. Then, very
\ sweetly and lovingly, she said: '.Willie
y this room is just like mammals life, and
y you are the sunbeam. When yor
. worry and are cross, her life is like
this room without the sunbeam"
!. Willie big blue eyes grew large ant
IL sorrowful, and the tears gathered il
them, and then, with little sob, h,
- ! put his head on Aunt Susie's shoulde
/ and said "I'll member, Auntie Susie
I'll member" Aunt Susie took hin
: by the hand, and soon they were play
= ing out-of-door again as happy as ever
y Two weeks had passed and all in th
u house were impressed with the grea
= change in Willie. He had controlle
- himself whenever he was deprived of
pleasure it was not best he should have
7, and Immediately interested himself i
ot whatever substitute was offered. Tw
Z or three rainy days had followed eac
Y, other, and still Willie had been de
Or light and comfort to all in the house
le One day, when everybody had grow
+! tired Of the wind and rain, Willie cam
ye quietly into Aunt Susie's room an
stood by the window for some timt
m Crossing the room to Aunt Susie, h
II whispered: 'sAuntie Susie, hasn't
ct been mamma S sunbeam since you tol
to mep" Aunt Susie took him in ht
a arms and kissed him again and agail
"You have, Willie, darling, you ha,
u, been sunbeam for us all" With
little sigh Willie nestled in her arm
ou and said: "I'se tried, Auntie Susie, l.,
in tried.n And for years after frow
or on Willie's face would disappear,
to the cross tone from his voice, when
or heard the question: "Where is mar
as mas sunbeampn- Christian Union.
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