The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-06-23
GOD KNOWS BEST
Mrs Sid Clark

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To read bad literature was his joy;
Wild West Shows, the Circus crew,
And all about Tramp No. T." he
knew;
Also he read many detective story
But he thought 10 be a tramp would
be his glory,
He thought that n tramp he would
More Of this wide world he could
see.
He knew his mother would never
agree,
For him, ragged tramp TO be.
Being only twelve he realized,
How she would object and be sur
priscd,
when he said, Mother, soon | will
Away TO Join wild West Show"
Said Mother, "Tommie you cannot
SO listen Dear, and try TO believe
You will need your mothers care
and love,
And someone to remind you Of
Jesus above.
Said Tomme, "Ohl Mother, don't
mention such,
Twill do no good 10 talk so much I;
For am bound and ! will 60
Away 10 find q Wild West Show"
Mother said, Listen, my Tommio
dear,
You stay with as, Jus; one more
year,
Then, II you wish 70 90 away.
Not one word viii your mother Say.
For I'm sure, when you older grow,
Youll have no desire 20 follow q
show
The boy was young and Of course,
The father could have kept him
by force,
But he said, "a lesson he will learn
Then gladly 20 us he viii return
So they took their son down 20 the
train,
Trusting that he would soon be
home again.
AZ last II was time for the train %
leave,
OH how sad 20 see them griovel
To fathers eyes, tears had crept
Poor Mother, how she wept
But thought Tommic, II cannot stay
Tho III come back 20 them someday'
The train sped on 90 n little town
Where Tommic got of and looked
around.
Said he, "I1l take my little pack
And walk right down the r. r.
track
on be walked till noon-timc came.
Then he thot, II wish ! was on
the train,
II / was, ! would 30 20 mother dear
And stay with her many q year
Next came the dark night and all
alone,
The lad thought Of bis loved ones
M home
he missed biz mothers goodnight
kiss,
Said he, to himself, Il cannot bear
this
Tho, on bed Of sand, he aep
al night
Awoke next morn with the first
streak Of light,
And again he walked, TIL dinner
time,
Bought him lunch with his last
dime,
He now wondered, how tramp
could live,
And never for food q penny give.
Back in the village, at the home Of
the lad,
Was a anxious mother and a rest.
less dad
They had expected him home a day
ago,
As they knew he'd never reach
show,
Before he would realize his mistake,
And homcward turn for his moth
cr's sake,
To persue the lad, the father refused
Al though Of such an act, he was
amused,
But the mothers heart, how il did
ache
For again in her arms, her boy 20
take
Tommic sat down on the track 20
rest,
Quoth he, T'n go home or do my
best"
Then Newspaper came blowing
by him,
Said he; m read 60, tho The print
b. dim
An article In the paper that he read
Told him that his mother was dead.
Il said she died Of n broken heart,
Because from her son she had 20
part.
Poor little Tommie; cried and cried,
Because for him his mother had died
Now how he would miss his moth
er's lOvel
But he thought she was with Jesus
above,
Said he: why, ! know how, and I
will pray,
Then perhaps, III go there some day
He knelt right down and prayed a
prayer,
That God might take and bless him
there.
Then poor grieved Tommie felt 50
bad,
He fell asleep, not now a self-willed
lad,
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