Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-11-24
TIE WISE SON.
81. Knew His Own Father and II Pre-
H ma T.od Name with His Parent.

Ea KNEW HIS ONh
$3.50 M Good Name with His Parent
Primus pere was the son ana Eranu,
son of Presbyterian ministers lie h"u
inherited his religion as he had MS
moderate wealth. lie had been me-
customed to both since his YOUTH SO
that he never made a display OF either
Though a reasonable share OF ms IN
come was subject to the calls OF charl'
,ics benevolences, and philosophical
movements, he was never ostentatlous
in his subscriptions for such purposes
He dealt with his religion very much
as he did with his e~state-therc was
moderate supply for every day use but
he never INDUCED himself with any
lavish or spectacular displays with IT,
He attended church regularly, was one
of the trustees, and passed the plate
for the offertory. But he was never
known to pray in public, MOI was
he ever very prominent during revlvaiS
or special occasions Of devotional senti'
ment.
primus fills was a graceless youth
who had not yet come into his patrl-
mony either of religion or worldly
goods. At the time of this history he
was away from home at a preparatory
school learning the necessary Greek
and Latin and other things,
MS his parents fondly believed, to en-
able him to enter the freshman class
at Yale, of which institution ms
father, his grandfather, his great
grandfather, and several other ances'
tors were alumni. But Primus fills had
a greater faculty for breaking acad-
emy rules than he had for mastering
the Latin dative or the Greek aorlst.
| There never was a Friday passed that
his name was not read off in chapel at
the head of the list of those students
whose department caused great anXi'
ETY. to the principal and professors who
considered themselves as standing IN
loco PARENTS to all the boys under
their charge.
1t was on one of these fatal Fridays
that Primus pere came to visit Prlmus
fills at the academy. He came on an
early train, gave his parental greet,
ings before Rotations began, and
then proceeded to interest himself
about the academy grounds
Primus fills attended his daily reclta-
tons. Those over, the two met IN the
short interim between the last reelta-
ton and the hour for the daily chapel
exercises in the young mans room.
Mutual inquiries Of family and school
matters engrossed their attention UNI
til the chapel bell rang.
"Ill have to go to chapel now for a
few minutes" began the young man,
who had been revolving in his mind
all morning how he could keep his
father away from chapel and the NOR
tifying announcement of his shortcom-
ings in department,
"Ill be back here in about fifteen
minutes and then we'll go to dinner."
Whats the matter with mi going
with your asked Primus pcre. ITS
a good while since | went to a chapel
exercise at a college and I'd like to see
how it seems"
"Oh, you're tired now, and you'd
better stay here and rest. You
wouldn't be interested, anyway.
There's nothing there but lot of boys
and some old professors. It's a pretty
dull affair. Besides you must be pretty
tired after yonr ride on the train and
roaming around the campus all morn
ing"
81 don't know about that" replied
Primus pere, slightly piqued at his
sons implication that he wasno longer
so young and vigorous as he once was
in spite of the tlial language in which
it was couched.
I'm not tired, and besides I'd like
to see all there is to be seen while I'm
here.
Primus fls was in cold sweat. He
dared not permit his father to be pres
ent when his " shortcomings would
be made public. But how to prevent
it? He played his trump card.
well, all right; but if you go they'll
call on you to lead in prayer. They
always do when any of the boys
fathers visit chapel"
It won.
"Well, don't know, George, but |
am feeling u little tired. guess
will stay here and rest, and then well
have the whole afternoon together.
You won't be gone long, will you?"-
Charles l., Rhodes, in Chicago Times.