The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-04-01
LITTLE SUNSHINE.
By Aubertine Woodward Moore.

j he Ave Maria.
The part of the house in which little Kathie
and her father lived was flooded with sunshine all
day long. On the other side of the house, where
grandmother lived, it was always dark and gloomy.
The suns rays never entered there.
Il wish could turn the house round bit
so that grandmother could get some of our sun
+ shine" said Kathie to her father.
1t would do no good replied the father, sadly.
The sun could not find its way into her rooms"
'erhaps could carry some sunshine there" said
Kathie.
Try it, my child--try it!" her father ex-
claimed. IF any one could carry it there my
little one you could"
So Kathie ran out into the garden, where the
suns golden beams, in all their splendor, sported
among the trees and the plants. Beyond all, the
roses seemed aglow with glorious sunshine
81" carry some roses to grandmother" thought
Kathie. Perhaps the sunshine will go with them
into her rooms"
Gathering great handful of roses, she hurried
with them fast as she could go to the gloomy
side of the house. She did hope she would not
lose any of the sunshine she had seen caressing
them
A burst of brightness entered the room with
her. Grandmother looked up, blinking her eyes as
though they dazzed by the unusual light
"Shrt the door, Kathie!" she cried, in peevish
tone. "Ycu are letting in a draught"
Kathie quickly shut the door, and it actually
seemed as if she had shut in some of the sun
shine Certainly the seemed brighter than
it was when she first peeped in.
Il have brought you some roses, grandmother
dear" she said, gaily. "They looked so lovely in
the garden, / wanted you to see them"
"You have brought bit of sunshine with
them" answered the old lady, and her voice was
less querulous than at first.
Every day kathie came with her Offering of
flowers and every day she left behind her more and
sunshine 1t was not very long before
grandmothers sitting almost as bright
the other side of the house. 1t was so at
least when Kathie there.
Grandmother felt it. Her eyes lightened the
burrows in her face became less deep, and her
voice more cheerful. She called Kathie Little
Sunshine" and kept the child with her all she
could.
"As soon as you come into the room, Little
Sunshine" said the old lady you chase all the
gloom away. Everythings seems bright when you
here. The sunshine sparkles in your eyes"
Kathe could not quite understand this. She
found herself peepng into the looking-glass to see
if the sunshine really did sparkle in her eyes She
could it, but it did sometimes seem to shine
in grandmother's eyes.
The old lady began to tell the little girl won
derful stories about brave princes and princesses
that were both beautiful and good. Kathie's eyes
would fairly dance with pleasure; and again
grandmother would say, tenderly: Little Sun
shine!"
1t was all most strange to Kathe. Grand
mothers room was far brighter than it used to
be; she could not help seeing that. AT the same
time the garden was SUMMER than ever, and her
own side of the house had lost none of its light
She asked her father what it all meant.
Don't you know the secret, Little Sunshine?"
asked he.
NO father"
'No? Well then, I will tell you. The more
people seek the sunshine the more they will find
Grandmother had quite forgotten to look for it,
so it had left her alone You began to carry it
into her room, and she helped you keep it there"
Kathie pondered long on these words.
God sends His blessed sunshine upon EARTH
Let us all unite in cherishing it.