New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-01-14

When Il boy passes IN public rs 4
criminal who but his parents are
responsible for his downfall. WHOM
n g,rl deceived. dragged down
ward until her short comInoS are
above her virtues. and cold
christ less society crlticiSee the
lghtneSs with which she enters
marriage. making # the end and
not the beginning Of the maternal
relate rrlilclSeS her for chopS
ing Il boarding house or hotel io
her own home by 81 dong she
Spolls motherhood Then society
shocked at the rapidly increasing
divorce statistics but doeSn I
fail 80 condemn and east aWay.
forgetting to stop and think who
IS really responsible the glrl who
did not know any better or the
mother who did not teach better.
two Of the tens of thousands Of
eases that have had to Ito with
Tor more than quar- er century.
should sal iStY the most SccptiraI
as 10 the cause. also the cure Of
crime and should awaken such an
interest in INDECENT aud lIItreatcd
children that no NOR such sad
stories could ever be written upon
the pages of history for eur grand
chllden to read and reflect upon
A home Of poverty q widow with
one bright boy. called ON me.
holding her all by his hand IIar=
rv In tears listened to her
hidden history. Once we
were wealthy. lived in luxury in
New York City Alas. DIR.
Orne my husband was II stool
pigeon for boss Tweed and lived
by stealing, am afraid my boy
will follow in his fathers foot
steps. Please Sir. save HIM !
took Harry into my own home.
when soon discovered he was
natural born thief. | than took
HIui W iHf i'l't litHIti ', W nl'li
name hate with unwritten words
and the reason why he is revealed
at the close Of this story Con
cord Mass. G. Tufts was then sup
Iintendent. acknowledged to be one
of the worlds best diSciplinarians
Harry graduated the third year.
with the highest possible honorS
Superintendent Tufts said to me,
DR.. Orne if you succeed in secur-
ing position for Harry whore
he will be loved and looked after
until he gets established there's
one of the greatest men the world
ever knew. If however You fail
there's one Of the craftieSt crooks.
| tried faithfully only to fail,
every one wanted the boy. but
were afraid of him, simply be
cause he was from reformatory,
hence branded as a ".Jail Bird. y
Two years ago this winter bold
burglar entered palatial home
in Brooklyn. n Y. turned on 1he
gas. resulting in the death of
mother and daughter. The faith
err testified that he had life enough
left to reach his gum and he shot
and killed my Harry When the
police searched his dead body. they
found two belts Of diamonds and
he had never even been sus-
picioned as the coming diamonl
crook. A home of plenty, wi
dow whose youngest son was hung
for the murder Of Young lady
from one Of the first families. al
though he had a lovely and loyal
wife and right beautiful boy, |
called al the jail to meet my boy,
The .jailor said. CDR. Orne. | am
sorry to tell you that Mr.
refuses to see any pious person,
preachers-and ! con
fess cannot understand why, for if
he didn't have a Christian mother
and a Christian home, no boy ever
lid; Mother was first to the
sick room and last to the funeral |
and always took her pocket book
along with her. Out of respect
20 you. DR.. Orne, will ask Mr.
{ he wants to see you. y The
aiIor returned smiling and said
80 strange, but Mr. says,
ell DR.. Orne | cant wait to see
lin.
Obi the thusands Of prodigal
IONS and daughters in the prison
rouse of sin, where no ray Of sun
hine or sweetness ever enter in.
ooking, longing and listening for
he footsteps Of a friend who will
introduce the "Christ" that he
ring their wasted, wretched. life l
o an end.
/ spent every afternoon for the I
wo weeks with the young man.
nd upon leaving him the evening
efore he was to be hung at six
clock in the morning, he said.
! wish every mother IN
ne world could hear.
| can never forget our parting.
was like breaking my very I
As | turned to 20
G called to me and | returned to
is cell closely covered by the
cath watch. when my neglected -
~. reaching through the II
it'll bIanched cheeks and broken
art, for he never had home
n a mother. said DIR. Orne if the
ible is true my mother is in hell.
ne claimef to be a Christian but
as not consistent in the home
am going to die as ! have lived,
want to go to hell with my moth
Now you ought to comprehend
ny the Lord Himself ordered
ID ordained the child movment
hich includes the Juvenile Court
w. Father TO the fatherless and
cahool--loyo mntbor IN