The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-29

"what was the book?" he asked and she told him it was
called 1.-THE Age Reason" od-tme book maybe
Bunny had heard of it. Bunny had but naturally he
solved to find copy read it, tell Ruth all that it.
his father poured his indignaton
much the same view matter Ruth OF
it was shame for child to be whipped for trying
get knowledge, old Abel Watkins the his
family and had the right discipline his children Dad said
he had heard the book; by infdep
Revolution Dad had read the book but it to
understand how Watkins had been outraged by it; Paul
was reading such things he had surely travelled far
Bunny couldn't there; it horrible that Ruth
should be beaten because she tried her mind Bunny
talking about all afternoon there ought to be law to prevent
such hng Dad said the law would only interfere In case the
father had used unusual and cruel punishment Bunny insisted
that Dad ought something laughed if
Bunny wanted MIN TO ADOPT RUIN Bunny uont want that put
thought influence with To
this Dad answered would be foolish to with
crank like that the argued the more set he would
what influence Dad possessed he had by pretending
agree with the old mans decisions.
Bunny drop subject-Dad do some
thing he would and he absolutely must And Dad thought
for bit, and then he said: "P tell what you
got go get religion" Bunny tone
his father Kidding him. and he waited patiently
make of the cardinal points in this Word that girls
be beaten by There would have to be
began interest asked questions Paul
what Paul believed and what Paul had said about Ruth and
what Ruth had told him about herself Bunny realized
was going to try something, and he waited.
campfire and had jolly supper and then Dad sad ow
that there religion they stroed cabin
you could tell what Dad would do when he was in
of mischief In after the boy used look upon
they able consequences of their est
vva moment that to shake the whole State California
rate the rural portion of it, ad
joining.
Well old Mr. Watkins invited them cordially in
Sadie and Meelie their chairs
thing of the time that Bunny
had been inside the Watkins home gave him shuddering
Of poverty bare boards inside out
there big implanted table, and six implanted
shelves with crockery few hanging WALL and
stove that rested leg broken That
everything literally everythngsave
lamp which enabled to the There other
he The
for the three girls who slept in bed back
of the house shed with two hunks against ton
one occupied by Eli and the other
sheep that had strayed
ELI was in the ROOM having back
Eli was now eighteen and had attained the man
also his voice that of except then it
cracked and went up in that would comica
anybody that listened to Eli fun Just now
he telling his wondering how the HOLY
Spirit had blessed him again. the shvers him and old
Mrs Pufer had been instantly relieved pains Mr. Wat
kns said Amen three four times and then he
turned to Dad remarkng "The in our Children
Dad said yes that true possibly knew
he asked had Mr. Watkins thought of the possibility that
the Lord might send revelation into world? And in
stanty you could the family sit up eyes upon
Dad the whole six of Them rigid statutes What
did their visitor mean?
Ito connnued)