The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-19

How willie Was Taught the Difference
between = Cheerful and Joyous aud .
fearful and Fretfut behavior.

How Willie Was Taught the Difference
Between = Cheerful and Joyous aud -
fearful and Fretfai behavior.
Willie was one Of the dearest little
boys when he was happy. and was loved
deyotedly BY his papa. mamma AMI
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 oni-of-
doors. lie had never been very
strong little boy. and his mamma as
compelled to keep him in many DAYS
when he could not understand the r.y,
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 10 be out-of-doors.
and nothing else would do.
Now, Willic's mamma was not AZ all
well or strong. and when she heard her
little boy worry so. il worried her and
made her head ache worse. Aunt
Susie, who loved Willie almost rs
much rs though he were her own little
hoy, thought Of way 20 make Willie
see how unhappy he made everybody
in the house when he would not accept
his mother decisions as best.
One bright. sunshiny day in April
Willie was out-of-doors. running and
playing with his dog. lie was perfect
IN happy. and had been so sweet AMI
lovable all the morning that Aunt
Susie thought: This Is just the day 70
SHOW Willie the difference between
having bright. sunshiny boy about
the house. and fearful. frctful one.
The spare room shutters were closed.
and the room would have been YER,
dark and drcary il one stray sunbeam
had not found is way through the
shutters. making q bar Of gold across
the floor and dancing spirit Of gold
on the wall. Aunt Susie found the
place ia the shutter through which the
sunbeam came. and covered i; 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 ike this room. WILLIE"
I 1 don't like il at all. Aunt Susie,
it's all dark.
:" Then you would not like % stay
hcrc?'
:. No. no. Auntic Susie. want 70 90
out-of-doors."
Aunt Susie went TO the window and
took away the towel fastened OYER The
crack in the shutter. and in danced the
lovely sunbeam.
'.Oh. OH said Willie. ''how pret-
tyr and he ran and stood on the ear
pet where the sunbeam lay. Then he
knelt down and held his bands in il.
Aunt went up to him. sat on the floor
and took him in her lap. Then. very
swectly and lovingly. she said: Willie.
this room j. just like mammals life. and
YOU are the sunbeam. When you
worry and are cross. her life j. like
this room without the sunbeam.
Willie big blue eyes grew large and
sorrowfnl. and the tears gathered IN
them. and then. with little Cob. he
put his head on Aunt Susic's shoulder
and said: I'm member. Auntie Susie,
In member Aunt Susie took him
by the hand, and soon they were play
ing out-of-door again as happy as ever
Two weeks had passed. and all IL tho
house were impressed with the great
change in Willie. lie had controlled
himself whenever he was deprived u =
pleasure il was not best he should have.
and Immediately interested himself il
whatever substitute was offered. Two
or three rainy days had followed each
other. and still Willie had been de-
light and comfort 10 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, hc
whispcrcd: "Auntic Susie. hasn't !
been mammals sunbeam since You told
me?" Aunt Susie took him in her
arms and kissed him again and again.
= You have. Willie. darling. you have
been sunbeam for us all. With q
little sigh Willie nestled in her arms
and said: Else tried. Auntic Susie, l'sc
tried" And for years after a frown
on Willic's face would disappear, or
the cross tone from his voice. when he
heard the question: Where j. mann
mas sunbeam" Christian Union.