The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
A YULETIDE MEDITATION
The Prodigal-A Triangular View of This Character in
Three Week Serial. First; Severing Home Ties

Three-Week Serial. First; Severiag Home Ties
By "opsmo'
Our vuletide thought the parable prod
GAL and three First the demand of his patr
mony Of and the OF the home
tes second gradual dcnsion Rome third his
humating penness and swineherd In far
country. and his noble resolution
He demanded of his father that portion Of goods
which, of inheritance, his To the eldest
son family assigned portion of an estate than his
received because him deoved the duty OF
maintaining females of the family In this there
two sons of them entitled his fathers DEATH
to third of the paernal wealth.
But this apportonmen demanded while yet his father
lived he in this and exceedingly selfish And
upon demand father made division of his between his
foolish thing do and exceedingly hazardous
Tragicay youth beheld with indifference the hoary
of those in whose veins flowed the
blood; and the toworn have
love and unsehhness surrendered to their
children legal property gained by of frugaty thrift
unng industry the atmosphere of serenity that afome
has with discord and in the
adjustment home" themselves have been made feel that
they emphacay and such condition
humaing vy have they been reduced that they have ended
days wandering in heavyheared from home
of their children, transient and unwecone guests and
have sought the public amshouse
division Of the ancestral wealth have
the fact such has been
parents whose love for their children has
this procedure and the possibility of
should much refe
making homeless their children
he divided them his living" All Of his
father between his And while the
of the elder brother such call forth lengthy
this time give him than passing notice
younger Informed Of the and of
his POSSESSIONS after he gathered all together
took his journey far country" And here the begin
tragedy that has been often nacted during the
responsibility suddenly the shoulders of
youth He his And already his journey into
country For while beneath the home roof
he raveng mentally fragrant wales OF Romance and
ascending umphanty the Alpine peaks of Achievement (These
achievement, youth always capitalzes)
The home ways longer his Estranged
limited that
to present sphere action
the the plans his father had carefully thought
like bird ENGAGED beating the
had his anxious spirit cbafed the slow of
the early fulnes of which he the home ties
and launch into the Sea of Adven
would his
Life into the fair haven of Success.
Here neghborhood he known only as
his father But the far land mystic opportunity he would
achieve and fame of his And he did, But
the he wrought for himself which he might have
PRIDE and his fame of be Always
the distant fields verdant
upon him the father restraining Albeit
doubtless would have greeted with glad acclaim the decision of this
his home; for surely little opportunity thus
close hand The herds could we'll the
and labor of another and mind and body the borders of
their domain might aavantagous be extended of good
parentage prospects, he
remain home and of the fair of Jewry surely there would
be ackng willing share bis lot and
worthy of the coveted berth
These thipgs more father pondered
But, after ALL perhaps his boy stuff finer If
youth did horizon of far beyond the home
armament would indeed be slow and mans achievements
but little Maybe in larger sphere of his boy might
higher altitude than would be his
vocation him home How he
might be doing his by persuadng him foreeo this his
ambition explore and the unknown world
might be his know. No; he would let the boy his
Great Adventure and attended his efforts the fathers
heart would be second only his ,hrob with pride his
achievement he failed with
airy, and in his love a solace.
Some have the boy departing with regal
camels heavily laden
attend his But
pompous, him striking
his from semiobsury a