Evening journal., 1916-01-28

man, We have seen all the testimon-
ials of yours we want to see. The
best thing you can do is take your
hat and start towards the door"
A mother who had been out to
bridge party the night before. came
down to breakfast late the next morn
ing. and said. with an air OF pride.
We'll, last night | won four-dollar
cut blass pinch bowl az bridge" "Oh.
mother said her Oldest hoy "you
needn't think that you are the whole
thing, } won SEQ az poker" The
mother threw up her hands in hor-
ror and establishment ITO think"
said she. that my boy would gam
blel' Parents. he sure the chickens
VIII come home 10 roost II you are
gambling in the parlor for a vase. or
cup. or bowl. do not be surprised if
your son goes YOU ono better and
is discovered gambling in the dive. AS
you SOW, you will reap.
confess TO you that ! learned TO
play cards, but II was not in my par
ents' home. and not with their con
sent Always when I played il was
with q pricking conscience. Whom |
left home TO go TO college. the only
promise my mother asked me TO make
was that ] would not play cards II
was through no religious motive. but
rather to crafty the desire Of loving
mother that / made her that prom
Use. Many have been the times since
that I had to thank her for having
| taken that stand. knew young man
after young man in college who lost
all he had al the gambling table
and then went home In disgrace. Had
/ il not been for the conscience ant
strong moral principle OF that moth
/ er. in place Of speaking to this audi
ence tonight, | might be occupying 9
gambling hell.
I'm one of our Chicago churches I
Gideon, one OF those Christian travel
ling men. was speaking one evening
and he happened TO remark that in ;
few days he expected to visit AuburI
penitentiary in New York AT thu
close of tho service. a finely dressed
lady approached him and spoke &
him. saving. MAY ] make a reques
OF you?" Certainly" said he IN
boy is serving a life sentence in Au
burn penitentiary. If | would hrin
= down to your hotel tomorrow m
last photograph. would you take it &
him and tell him that you saw me, an
give il to him with a mothers love?
Conserving to do so. the mOthS
brought to him the next day the pho
tograph, and q few weeks afterward
he visited the states penitentiary. II
called for that young man. He cam
down 10 the Office attended by
guard. Said the visitor, 81 saw you
mother recently in Chicago and sh
gave me this late picture of herse
, and told me TO bring il TO you wit
her love" The young man took th
, picture and looked at il for a fe
moments, and then said. Mother
, growing old Her hair is gettin
: white. I suppose that Is largely du
} TO the shame and disgrace which
{ have caused her" Then he hande
+ the photograph back to the visito
"Oh. no. said the travelling ma
5 "she intended you TO keep the pi
, ture." II do not want it, replied q
], prisoner. you do not want it," q
y claimed the visitor, amazed. w
S is that?" 81 drank my first glass
r liquor and played my first game
n cards in my own mothers home, wi
n her consent and encouragement, a
o those two things have brought !
u here to serve this life sentence.
J. never want TO look upon that IA
u again as long as live"
- Parents, in spite of all that you c