| Show I 1 know a tiling thing or two sly ly dear boy said a father to his only son eon you ars are in bad company the lads with whom you oil associate in bulge in bad lia habits bits they drink smoke swear and I 1 am afraid they gamble they are not sate safe company for you I 1 beg you to quit their society you be afraid of me father replied the boy laughingly 1 I guess I 1 know a thing or two I 1 know how tar far to go and when to stop the lad left his lathers fathers house house twirl arg ills his cane in his fingers and laugh arg at the old mans notions A few years later says the youths temperance banner and that lad grown to manhood stood at the bar of a court before a jury which had just brought in a verdict ot of guilty against him far some crime in which he had been concerned before he was sentenced he addressed the court and said among other things my illy downward course began in disobedience to my parents I 1 thought I 1 knew as much as my father did and I 1 spurned his advice but as aa soon as I 1 turned my back upon my home temptations came upon me like a drove of hyenas and hurried me into ruin hear that boys you who think you are wise enough to do without fathers advice dont disobey your parents I 1 beg of you dont |
