Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-29
INA" SUNDAYS INTIMATE TALKS
When Mamma Vert ADay
Of the famous evangelist discusses everyday topics in
helpful ard wholesome tCay.

for the sake of Bobby After all. she and
Soo nad been good to hlm-for they had
left him his son
He tried TO smile down into Bobby's face
as he talked ana Bobby tried TO smile back
Each was doing his best TO make the other
understand. and each. In his way was try
ing TO hide the tugglng wrench at his heart
Ana both knew what the other was suffer-
ing-Bobby in his wistful, boyish fashion.
and daddy in his mans suffering. which
seldom knows the relief OF woman's tears.
I'll tell you, little man. how It is" be-
gan John Walker abruptly. 'You loved
mamma Just as daddy loved her and as
God loved her, but in a different way from
either of us. You loved her as her little
boy, and she was the best and finest mamma
In the whole wide world to you. Daddy
knows, even IL he isn't little boy like
you. Lots and lots of people loved mamma
but God and the angels loved her more I
guess. than wo did. And somehow I think
they needed her more than we did up In
heaven or at least. they thought they did
So they decided TO take mamma up to them
There are very few mammas like ours, boy.
she did an awful lot for you and me
while she was with U.S. Some day you'll
understand how much she did for daddy
when you grow up TO be big man. We
ought to be mighty grateful for mamma
even for the little time she was with u.s.
for 1t was an honor to be as much loved
by any one as you and | were, boy. She
gave her life to us and. and-I guess i'm
stead of crying now because she has gone
up with the angels that we ought to be glad
for her For she is whole lot happier
than either you or I could make her,
Bobby. And II is because she is so happy
that she sends down her little messages to
us now to tell us about il and to let us
know she is thinking of us as we are think
Ing OF her. For she loves US lust as much
as ever, probably a whole lot more, boy.
And she Is so anxious for us to know II
and for us not to grieve, that she is think
ing of us first now, Just as she always did
when she was down here with us. That is
why when you are playing, you think she Is
still in the house, waiting for you, maybe
with piece Of bread and Jam, IL you have
been good She wants you TO know that
that Is just what she would be doing II
she could and her love is so big that IL
reaches clear down from the skies to us, to
you and to me.
Daddy feels the same way lots and lots
of times when he Is working hard and is
very tired. and Is thinking how much he
would give II he could only go home and
find mamma waiting for him with his slip
pers and pipe and her kiss-there never
was another kiss like those Mamma could
give, boy. And daddy knows So, that
Is why you and daddy think that mamma
is always at home, waiting for us to come
back-just. just as we are waiting for
herr"
Daddy's voice trailed to a stop, as he
and Bobby stared into the fire again. 1t
was Bobby who broke the silence rather
fearfully. "Do-do you think, daddy, that
you and I will ever see Mamma again?"
"Of course we willr This time John
Walkers voice was firm and reassuring.
When YOU and get to heaven, Bobby, do
you know who will be the first waiting for
us after we see God? 1t will be mamma
and she will be holding our her arms to
daddy; just as she used to do when he came
home from the office, all tired and worn,
with everything going wrong, and she will
have one eye for you, boy, and she will try
to put her arms around both of us at once
and we will all be crying together but II
will be a different kind of crying, boy, for
we will all know that never, never again
boy will mamma go away from us We
will have her for good then, boy forever
and forever Won't that be bully?"
ut sure WILL daddy" echoed Bobby
God is good to us, after all. isn't he.
daddy?" -,.-.
Copyright 1917 by the Bell Syndicate Incl
Wednesday-A love story from the trenches.