SUNBEAMS' COLUMN

Maoriland Worker, Volume 12, Issue 301, 6 December 1922, Page 12

SUNBEAMS' COLUMN

: Dear Sunbeams, — Itou all kno-W, of ; ic'oi4?se,. that £«. elects is taSciagr piac& this; weeK-in wtiieh" , ??© .liabcur - : ■i>eop!'Q ; atQ very lnuch intorSstad. -Ijiks -, ■ Sucl-c ■ tlta €-iant Killer we arefigStmg , of but he"-was- ' :Ws>ie tb eire&iies c ,110 " rons ' "die ; -giaru€s- -Wo , are tip- agvainst hairs;' , ' ; Kiernselves ■ togethef • m : 'a ; •I«jfiCli and are, ■ therefore, liietrtlel' to; aiCKle; ifed wis ; are- almost aa vr-e&li-m lie was coinp.arsd tlie giants, [ ■for ult'aottgh lilte life'we have rigitf tfii oar sicfe; tile" en-emy fea»- everythihg . ' olse , . ■-'■' Money;-" Vower, iiMiittiee, -anti- j the"' newspffpei's except one "cki'-ly J" rmd ©tie weelily pap-ei , . "Tfv©- ov/aers j ■;o? tiio capitalist 4d m>f want to sbe : 'Labour on toil nere, aitliough ; H>me oftiienr were Just everyday--.working •■ tne'n ■ a-t tive start and flic- ■ sons 1 of "■workiiift ■men.-- But now" they . have made a bit of money tlrey forget ; ifll tMt. and they are aifra'-d- -° their - "profits 'vr'i ulcl not bo, »o *a^g«- i? I_-tv ..kour*-K6a-dei' : "tlie' laws. Perftaps theyj 'are 'right for Labour wfll- not] [fct atryony pile tip mllliom- whlle the j i people- at-A in need of as many thiftge j jaa they need to-day." So they soream-j jo.ut ;"Bofeliie, -Bolsaii«v"- <*t Uie, T.sry, ' jspiHid' oftii? -word labour; and these j -silly pep-ple- who are not ■»l>l&r-:. '.'to tliink for. fiwa-llav;}.. : -.uvery,thittg they see ilio. n&wsgapers-J ■ his if it; mv.st.all be.--gjfjs»er:-trath.'. B-ii'tJ. : W'ur moa,. like . Jack, are .putt-log., .Ujv-a-; μ-pieiidid light,'- wild we-laay bo: quite J Uuxr that .cnu- Pai'ty wili--s-r#w bigsfirj ! tf'.fch 'each- elocJion - until w-e -rftaah tLo ' [top." Tliira-we will -ahow- tUe. sijantß;| how they should lurver caxfiiil itor Oie^ j t-eor, t'ia"-ma , "io'-ed--a-iid l-tea- aftlicteu ali.j these years. We will taka care that--j-f.ho workers- ar.e .properly -liGcused ajiUf j fed and •clotlietV and- tli;iit they. h.ay-3..; I plenty .oZ time- for rest and r.ecrea-1 i tlon. We shall .not liavp any- iniilion-1 laires, but v/e .sluili'have wiiat is-forj better—a ?i»Pi?y,, pros.peroß3 caurj. tetite-i]. people. . '. , -J- '...•» ■*' * -K-. I ■ Four littte- boys ; were -p!ay- f Jis-ono |V!ay in a paddock when one ot tiisraj Ir-ipied. a wasps' nest in the long grass/ !.Hf. pointed it out to ttte a-r/o 1 j-'lioy' iliongiit it would hi Euiiiiy t© j throw- 'stones into it. .N.uvV,.. i^.- { Ist were not doing luiyth-MV-j t/ i! - _e | I-boys, tuey were -ju%t. .tho'ii i !o?;».- little lives ..und only v/a.iti-fl tc> j -jbi: left Qlorra, . j i Invert. the boy wlio ■haY! 'first sera: i'theni got a big stone, the biggest he; j-eottUi ftii&y and tlii-ev/- it ■ r'&ht into. ' th? nest.''.. Out came a . cloud b£ syasps ; iwho fastenod on., the fcoys and ytuhg ■1 ikfiiTt : they "could get .& ; iicoti.rig. alfciiougli they ran home | a* ctuicia? as thsy could, Lhey -v/exaj r-jadly stung before they got. there,; !And as they blamed ih& hoy wlioj jhad thr-07/ii tiro stone, every, time?-ITiey J igot, neur enough, to inmeh. aim itivy-l In his. hurry t o . get twa}-i.fro-rrL. th© ,-.v;asi?s. lie Itad: left his- cap, [■'behind, and as it happened to be a: .one, 'us mother noticed Its do-! sencD tlie minute he got, inside the j door, tori before he had time to ex-j plaiii what ha .d happened gaye him aj hiding' for lastfng it. So he got yvell 'ivanisiied for his misjcliievoui? cruelty.' :j One at the oilifir Isoya on reaching, ; [hoiHO sat tlown vary quietly :by the! itHelien fire. He -roas so very -quiet ( 'that .at last.,Ms mother said, "What's the.matter with, you?" . . lie fo-arat out crying,- J'Boo-hoo-j, hoc," lie roared,. "Uiere's wasps 1a • my iV'&ad." So rnoiiier had to get a; •comb, and get the stings out. • i - Bat none of the four 'hoy* ever touched a wasps' nest again. If. * . «?i hue HEW box; f It "first .flay-itt s-e-hool. aficlj las he was- a very, siiy lutlle boy he; felt very-' strari'S'e and mlraerabJOi i /When play,tinit>, came he..went wut. with !&11 tlie othera feeling that he would give anything in . tlio worldj just to have ons : Triiehd among* :atl i .tliose. boys. Just at that moment a! fcoy abt?tit liis_ own. age, with kjnd j eyes and a freckled face, fcaid, "Come 1 along, kid; I'll' show- you round." .. c . He ' took Tommy to his'own little- ; ;s>and -&t plf*yata«tes. and, they let • him. 1 'take part ia their games, /.lost lii« lonely - feeliiig and vggs quite-l happy. Aitei'waMs and Sam, tli?> ' fredl£.f»»d boy, became great.,fciends, and ${>imny.told him one ttay how he had. always liked liim since Ihei.'fir&t day when he luid been so fcind to 'him. "Wiiat- M&&& you- mlHic of I ; 55l>T!aking to mo?" Ue asked. ''■'' yo\i- see,** »aid' S*m, "I t&it ' 'Liorrible the first day I was here, s&»if I ttdbody «polce te>> mc. I- mctde ujv my then that if I ever «*w eivMeV : <i»- .'aa^»et i iarM« ;:,: a^-' I teli i^U%t.'.-^ay. n ,l , 4;. tvy .to, be-MemUy soj feel &<> >i<l,"

,i«. Tommy satid, "I tb.i»k thatJ%ar totalis idea. '-'/ It was just doiog n» you'd be- doae ■$&, Sunbeama. • T , ;-• -*• -x * * ? • .; ■ THE " * ; Tlie Red. ramblers . naddlng lazily to asch other across the fence -wane.the sun klajaed down an tiiesa, 4 and the tall whHe vcm l&.t&e comer ''.raised her beautiful head proudly. ■She .hiZ'l taken several prizes at .t&« ■ Ifosse Siiow and theywere., only .moil Ramblers.. that. _' no-; : 6ne.; tnougfat of' "putting , iin f=h."3 show, so t&afc. she considered far beneath &oi% But as they were neighbour 3 isk& talked, to them, sometimes. -~ ' "i'sliali be cut this ske : said; "Tlijs ..gayrd'eiier is Icolang for the mosfc-.&sautifu* fio>v.ers k> decorate the '] dinner and i*e is- sus©-, .to tul&e , ! iiX3. ' .. . : '■••.. ."How J.Q'vely,"- one p£ .the .'ilairtfcj.tip said, enviously, .- "I wish, lie '! fake ix.'.c. I should i.ove to ccc I'rooxri, the iigiiis aad all tb.2 f/esjpls-j J file Paint- w&b -telling us., afaoui; yesterday. , , y - ■' .The . wr.dte "o*a laughed acoruCully. ■ ..'■■'■-Pli, you,'* akb: said. "You're; only good to cover «*p. v any ugly pfexes in i 'live fence —that's is,U you-'re fix... .for. { : t*ut ttie people will, all •admire, myj Ik-auty and talk about mc." "'■■ When the evening cams the higt ! TvitUe rose was in the place of Iroa- • j our in the middle of the* feitf tjowl ' jo* ■'roses on. the dining, tat) Je, and afi j f-slLe li-ad foreseen, .eyeryonc Was say■'j ing how beaxi't:fwl she wa». Bij'-. I reora was veo" a&cl Ehe .bright; I lights hurt her .soft peiala. Tiiey feai j4ippstV;J.ier fitaik- J-α liot .fcfta* I ttie bloom wotild last •'acfied all over.- After &-fciave &a heat. •|of the room became so -great iiv-t she ■■j gelt ouite fauu. The people hicf.. ailj ! 'j gone t-o tho o titer room atul slie "'! ■•r'iarscl he-** haad. 3i-igh " tJ>.B 1 ; other flowew, but s&is knew s'hs vra«. '•■j ilyihg and moia.n-ed:' : "i ■ ' ; I aui iia.yi.ug dearly tor my | •land ray ■ vanity. I£ 1' wore oaly aj 'vßa'tuble'.: , , I' have s>«en left fe'eej 'and happy out thereJu the.-cdoi nigat; : !s»r with Uie frsyli- -wind; 0,1 l <.:;3oit:nd j !R>e. Why cartS these., stunici ■KiarUla: ; tfeat a Ret stuSy roam is-j ' j fco. fiov/ws Siat bloorr! a-t ; i -ilo ti-i--jisli i/j. tho open air. , '-— M-ITM.- "" -■