Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-09-04

ferent from the lives Of any other young
man l ever knew. 1t Is my love for
you that has made 1t so. have kept
you near me and away from the world
which l have repudiated. | have
taught you differently. trained you Diff
ferently, led you to think differently
Your manner of living. your methods
Of study. your isolation from strangers
have, combined, created the differences
that you discover. Your imagination
has emphasized and magnified them.
That is ALL"
Llsle sighed and shook his head neg,
atively.
"You do not or you will not under.
stand" be said. Your reply does not
comprehend the question. 1t Is like
building a house without windows.
am your son. You are my father.
Should not father and son be alike"
Sometimes they are very much
alike; sometimes they are very differ
ent. There Is no rule which governs
such a condition. Step with me to the
mirror. Have you forgotten how great
" we resemble each other. eliminating
the difference In ageT'
"No; 1t Is true that our features are
alike. Our forms. are different. Fire.
Quently | see you at work without
your coat. You never permit me to re-
move mine except here in the house.
The men remove theirs and place them
across their saddles. Their figures,
thus disclosed. are not the same as
mine. Yours Is not the same as mine.
have studied myself before my own
mirror. | know that | am cast In
different mold from other men. ! know
that you are cast In the same mold rs
other men. am as different from you
as the day Is different from the night.
Tell me truly. am like woman"
"Yes. you have the best qualities of
woman and the best qualities Of man.
Strangers see and recognize both; hence
such remarks"
Again you fall short Of complete
response to my question" sighed Lisle.
I'VE will pass 1t for the present. You
mentioned my parents. Who are or
were they? You are one; who was the
otherY'-
"Your mother
"You have always refused to speak
Of her to me. Will you not do so nowT'
mo"
"Was not my mother-a being whom
you have taught me to despise-a wom-
an?
YES"
Does my mother live%
1--WE will not discuss your mother"
81 will not urge you. father. l have
learned to know that the subject Is
painful to you. although you will not
tell me why 1t Is so. May child dur
ing its growth change from woman to
man or from man to woman%
Human beings come into the world
by the will of God. They live out the
period Of existence allotted to each OF
them and pass away In order to make
room for others. God appoints that
they shall be men or women. Human
ity has no power In the selection-a
newcomer is not permitted to choose
between the two entities. They grow
up like the sagebrush. some Of them;
others like the trees which l planted
around this house when you were very
small. You have been In our orchard
with me when you have seen me prune
and graft among the trees. You have
seen ME take tender shoot from one
that Is the child-and atfix 1t to anoth.
er Of different species; you have seen
that shoot grow to maturity. just as
you are growing; you have seen 1t bear
fruit different in quality and texture.
in size and in shape from the other
fruit produced by that same tree"
eyes. but what Is that tree to which
you attach the shoot? ls 1t the father
or Is it the mother?'
"It is both; It is the father and the
mother"
"You are replying now to the third
question l would have asked, for 1t
concerned creation. Children are not
grated upon their fathers and moth
ers as you graft the shoots upon the
trees In our orchard"
"The principle Is the same, Lisle.
throughout all nature. The law OF Gre
alton is the same in all things, from
the alfalfa growing on the river bot
toms to the sagcbrush on the hills,
from the trees in our orchard through
the animal kingdom to humanity. You
know what evolution Is. have taught
you that. The younger and weaker
plants. whether they are vegetable or
animal. are the result Of laws which
are controlled by the Supreme Father
Of all and which are and forever will
remain a mystery to all mankind.
They evolve into the older and stron.
ger product. Let us end this discus.
sion now. On the day when you are
81 we will resume these subjects. Come
to me then"
'"Is 81 the crucial age Of man? Are
all things revealed to him then? Will
| experience a change when ! arrive
ut that age? viii all things be made
clear to me them
"All things which puzzle you now
will be made clear to you then. NY son.
dread the day."
"Why?"
at can bring no JOY to you-nothing
but misery to me-"
"Fathcrp'
as you have been until that time. Aft.
er that
"What, fatherp'
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