The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-04
NOW 10 MAKE SUNSHINE.
A Fairy Tale with Moral for Little
Folks

A Fairy Tale with Moral for Little
Folks.
It had been a dark rainy day, and Mays
mother had suffered from a sick headache
and was only a little cross.
1 hate rainy days play" May had
thought, land 1 wish the sun would
shine" 1t was now past nine, and May
bedtime so May slowly undressed and
got into bed.
She had not been there long before
the room grew light and some one said
Come. May and go with me, and see why
the sun did not shine to-day" May got
up and stepped out OF the window with
the fairy.
What are you named?" asked May.
"Only Sunbeam" said the fairy.
"Where are you going2" May ques-
toned again,
why, l thought you knew
Il am going to hear my brother Moon
beam. lecture on what an old and learned
fairy told him"
Then she proceeded to open little door
in high chimney.
They both stepped in. Inside OF the
chimney were a great many fairies.
Presently a squeaky little voice said:
Il will now begin to tell you how the sun
was first made. II was long time ago,
and the people were awfully wicked.
"A little girl gave a penny to a poor
blind man. The next day a small light
shone in the sky A little boy united an
old tin can from a dogs tail, and the
next day the light doubled. A poor man
gave another lift and the light became
as large as a butter plate The king
found an asylum for poor helpless crlpples
and the light began TO get warm. A
small boy saved his sister from drowning,
and soon people left off their coats and
had TO have no fire except 10 cook with.
But one day a bad boy knocked a little
boy down and a small cloud hid the light
from view. Then he told an untrutH
about It, and that day IL rainedl A small
boy named Sun forgaye the boy and
IL soon cleared off.
The little light was getting larger and
shedding, warmth and love into hearts
that had grows cold IL kept on this way
long tkne-" Gomez said Sunbeam.
I'VE have heard enough" SO Nav fol-
lowed her. II will take you where Won
have made clouds" May trembled but
followed on. IL was In the nursery, and
Edith, her sister, sat talking to her doll.
Il wonder what makes May cross all the
time" she said, "she would not make
you dress to-day; she said she was
Interested She had been reading all
the morning, and when l opened the door
she said. Eight times six is fifty and
drew her apron over her book. l know
II was the one mamma took away from
her" Mays lip quivered, for she felt so
guilty
VIII show you some more" said Sun
beam. She saw her mother darning a long
snag In her best muslin frock A tear fell
on the dress and her mother said. NAV
might have obeyed." Come" said Sun
beam, merciessly. May saw a poor
woman looking out Of a window for the
postman, but he passed by, and the
woman hid her face with her hands and
sobbed May felt in her pocket and there
was the letter that her mother had given |
her TO mail
Now" said Sunbeam, IT will show Won
some sunshine you have made. A poor |
man came into a store and bought n |
loaf OF bread. "A little girl gave me this /
money" he said to the man. Then Nav |
exclaimed. Now, see / did make ons |
bit Of sunshine" Yes, dear. YOU did |
said her mother, who had come to Kiss
her good night
Ever since that day or night rather !,
May has tried TO make sunshine. I won |
der how many OF you little girls and boys |
are trying TO make sunshine? MERLE