The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-24
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( do for me: Tell the sick girls and boys
| that the Sun loves them very dearly;
| that they must watch for me every
day. and let me kiss them. In return
! l want their smiles. l want them 10
be patient and kind, and in TINS way
they, too, can spread sunshine ana can
make the world better for their having
lived They must remember the sun
has the sick and the well to care for
little children and children of larger
growth oftener called men and women.
Then there are all of Gods precious
children of the soil,-the grass, trees,
bushes and flowers, and again the
birds and animals, all need me. so |
can never sleep, but must traVel
around the whole world doing good.
Now when you see me in the early
morning with my head coming up the
eastern sky, you must not think have
lust crept out of bed, nor again when
my head is disappearing from the
western sky, you must not think l am
tucking the clothes around me for a
long sleep, for l never close my eyes.
1 have only gone to shine for every
thing and everybody on the other side
of the world.
Tell the girls and boys. when they
are cold to stand in the sunlight, for
that Is Gods fire that warns the
earth. In the autumn and winter Gods
fire is not as warm, for the trees, grass
and plants must sleep as the girls and
boys do In the spring time they are
putting on their clothes to be ready to
labor for God in the summer time
then the Sun works, too, to make all
these beautiful children brave and
strong. that they may give food, fruit
and flowers to the girls and boys. The
gentle rain helps with soothing
draughts to make these children ten
der and kind.
The autumn comes and the trees.
grass and plants begin to be tired, and
as fast as they can, put off their
clothes, as boys and girls put oft their
clothes to be ready for sleep. Then
winter comes and the plants are all
sound asleep. Bye and bye God spreads
a great white blanket of snow over
them to keep them warm, just as some
loving hand spreads the soft white
blankets over the girls and boys while
they sleep. In the spring God tells the
Sun to send a finger Of fire way down
into the ground to wake the plants
up, and the trees grass and flowers be-
gin to stir. and they hear God saying.
Come, my children, 1t is morning.
wake up, for you have work to do"
Bye and bye they raise their heads
from the earths warm pillow and open
their eyes to the spring daylight.
Turning their faces skyward their per-
fumed breath seems to say, Dear God,
we will grow in Thy loving service.
While we slept You cared for US. AS
we waken You pourish us from the
bosom of the earth; You quench our
thirst from the heavens with cooling
drops, and You warm US from the Suns
bright fire. Like the little child we are
awake by day and asleep by night, and
Thy hand guides and guards all Thy
children through the days and nighte
of the changing seasons"
Perhaps 1 can get my friends.-the
Wind Rain and Snow-to talk to you
sometime. They are doing a grand
work. but are too often misunderstood
and frowned upon. Now. l must go to
distant countries to spread sunshine.
have a great many miles to go and
only a few hours u which to make