The Washington herald., 1918-01-25


She Is wearing her winter hat. SUM
mer and winter, and those wrinkles
in her face are all seals Of love for
you, my GIRL.
n your father doesn't appear as
well as you'd like to have him. don't
get worried. You blush. Well. the
old man earned the money TO build
the house. But remember. viii you.
my boy. remember that that bent
form, remember those hard hands, re-
member those bronzed cheeks. re-
member they tell OF his kindness, un-
selfshness, sacrifices made. to edu-
cate you and give you home and give
you a good start In the world. so
that when he was gone, you wouldn't
have to work as hard as, he. did. He
will give you fifty years the start.
Andwhen you look upon your fathers
white hair, or his wrinkled face, and
see his slow step and you take his
quivering. faltering hand, be proud OF
him. Those are love marks, those are
Jewels in his crown of love for you.
A young man came up to me one
time In Woodstock, Ill, and said,
THANK you for one thing you said
this afternoon. ! am the only child.
My mother washes for a living. I am
working for. a living and have saved
$50. After hearing you, have writ
ten my mother a letter. ] went down
and drew out half Of my money"
Respect the Aged.
I read the letter, and the tears
trickled down my cheeks. ! said, to
him, 'T can see success written all
over you in capital letters"
It said something like this, Mother,
am ashamed the way have treated
you. Give up your washboard, have
earnings enough to take care Of you.
am enclosing you a check for s225
which represents half OF what have
saved"
Honor your father and your
mother" I will tell you, when Gar
field was inaugurated President, after
he'd taken the oath Of office and be-
fore he started to deliver his address.
he turned and threw his arms around
little frail woman that sat behind
him. 1t was his mother. Did you
think any less Of him because he kiss
ed the one that had made 1t possible
for him to live In the White House.
preached in Canton. Ohio, and for
a week every day, l went five times
a day past McKinley's old home; past
Judge Days home; past the home OF
United States Senator Pomerene who
lives up there on the same street They
asked me to deliver the memorial ad-
dress, which I did.
When the Spanish-American war was
resting heavily upon the shoulders of
Mckinley. his mother lay very sick
in the old home in Canton, Ohio. He
then had a private wire from her bed
side into the White House, and they
kept him posted every few minutes
day and night. He didn't want to
leave unless 1t was absolutely neces-
sary.
The Pennsylvania Railroad had a
train with the best engine and crew
for the run, sitting there in the de-
pot, not knowing what minute they
might have TO leave.
She kept saying. why don't Will
liam Gomez"
By and by the doctor said, She is
getting worse. you'd better tell him
to come"
Honor Father and Mother.
1t flashed over the wire, and he
sent back that message which has be-
come embalmed in the hearts OF the
American people. Tell mother / will
be there"
He jumped on the special train. and
they rushed him TO Canton. Ny
friend. the mayor, had cleared the
streets, stopped all traffic. They had
the keen, thoroughbreds hitched to the
ruboer-tired carriage standing in front
Of the depot. When the train stop
ped he leaped into il, and down the
street they went on the dead run. The
sparks flew from their hoofs as they
struck the pavement They turned the
corner by the County Court House
and east into Market street. He leap
ed out and was soon in his mothers
arms. She kissed him and she said
to him, William, knew you'd come
If you only knew how sick you~
mother was"
Did you think any less OF him be-
cause he did II you do, you are some
low-down thing. I wouldn't spit on
you.
Honor your father and your moth
er."
Thou shalt not kill"
You say, we are all right there.
Bill, We never murdered anybody"
There are ways of killing without
sticking your dagger into somebody's
heart. There is many a husband kill
ing his wife because she has learn
ed that he is false to the marriage
VOW. There is many a wife killing her
husband because he has learned that
she is living a double life.
Many a boy is sending his father
and mother to a premature grave be-
cause they have learned that he is
going down the line and is forming
bad habits. Honor thy father and
mother"
A fellow came to me one time. and
1 said to him: "why don't you give
your heart to God?" He said: bill,
don't believe the way you do.
believe that everybody will be saved.
What would happen to me If I'd die
now?"
1 said: IF half Of what I've heard
about you were true, IL you died now,
you'd be In hell before midnight, and
1t is now ten minutes past nine"
1 preached in a town in Illinois one
time, and a woman came down the
aisle. / heard the rustic of her silks.
She came up, scintillating with Jewels
She said: Mr.. Sunday, you are going
to preach to men only Sunday after
noon?'
Yes, ma am"
She said: do you say anything
about men being false to their wives?"
1 said: Yes. ma'am, make a few
remarks along that line"
She said: DO you make 1t plain?"
said: When 1 am through you
needn't appoint a committee to find
out what I am talking about"
She said: "Mr. Sunday, it is not ego
tism. have 5000 a year for pin
money. I have unlimited accounts at
Marshall Field. at Peacock's and at
Spaulding, the jewelers.. I can 60 buy
anything ! want, he will pay for it.