Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-20
THE SUNBEAM's MISSION.
Copyright. 1915. by the Mcclure News
paper S~yndicate.0

Copyright. 1915. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Once there were many little sum
beams. Their home was right IN the
shining sun. When the stars would fade
away, and one by one the flowers and
birds begin to stir. the little sunbeams
would shine on the dewey earth and all
would awaken for the day. From his
shining throne the great Sun spoke one
day: II wish. you all to start on a
mission of love today. Each little beam
Is to perform the greatest act Of kind
ness it knows how. When / am sinking
to the west In the evening sky. each
will bring to me his noble deed. l will
listen and the little sunbeam which
has done the noblest act l will make
unto myself in brilliancy.
So as the day daWned, away flew the
Sunbeams. Goldenhead, Sapphtre-eyes,
Pearlywing n many others. Little
Heartease was q tiny beam, and when
the blazing master SUI gave this con-
mand She was afraid. What could a
wee sunbeam do to please so great a
master? She saw the shining beams
dart across the smiling world. each on
its mission of love.
Then she stole behind q passing
cloud and her little hear was sad. Sh
was too tiny to try in the big contest.
Then the cloud drifted by and Little
Heartease found herself shining down
upon the earth. The dewy lilies lifted
their heads n she drank the dew
from their cups; the little birds summed
themselves In her warm rays. as she
passed.
oh, mother, see the sunbeam"
But Little Sunbeam wished she might
bring back q noble act to lay at the
great SUMS feet. Her path lay across
golden fields Of grain and clear bub-
bling streams, but no act had Little
Heartease found to do.
Inc day wore on and Little Heartease
grew very sad when her rays fell on
q dingy, dark street in a great city.
So dark was the street the Little
Heartease could scarcely make her
way.
Maybe I can find an act OF love to
perform here" she thought.
Down the dark street she passed,
when there before her stood q little
brown house. Through the little brown
pane of glass Little Sunbeam streamed.
There was a faint whisper, and Sun
beam found her rays lighting up the
race OF a pale, sweet woman. 1t was
an Ill mother with her little ones
around her.
"oh. mother, see the sunbeam"
cried one Of the children. You said
that when the dark clouds passed and
the sun shone again that you would be
WE'LL Then Little Heartease shone all
LIZ DtA6ISC uL1ll Tic ulOllieE 3 ldCo
began to smile again. The color came
20 her cheeks and her eyes grew bright.
MY babies" she whispered, the sun
beam has made rae we'll"
Heartease fingered long on the happy
family and when she looked the sun
was far down in the western sky.
We'll, my little sunbeams, tell mo
what you have done today" said the
master Sun. Goldenhead told of the
flowers she had brought to life. Sap
p~hire-eyes of the tears she had dried
and Pearlywing of the birds she had
awakened. Then Little Heartease came
before the great Sun trembling and
told OF the mother she had brought
back to her little ones. st is to you,
then, Little Heartease. the prize mast
be given, for a mothr's life is the
noblest Of all"