MAY, 1946 213 J U N I O R KING' S BUSINESS The Best Mother's Day Gift ETHEL S. LOW N -O-R-MANl Al-den!” c a l l e d Mother. There was no answer. “Norman! Alden!” Mother’s voice was more insistent. T© ©IHM MOTIIDKS BEULAH A. CRAIN fau. rights reserved )
“Coming,” answered the boys, but Mother had to call again, for they were coming very slowly. “Why do we have to come in now?” whined Norman. Alden argued, “All the other chil dren stay out after dark and play un der the street light. Why can’t we do that, too?’’ “Because boys and girls should be in their homes when it gets dark.” Mother was patient, but firm., The boys came in very unwillingly, and got ready for bed very slowly. They could hear the other children in the neighborhood laughing and squealing, as they played. Later, when Mother came into their room to .hear their prayers, she ex plained why she wanted them in the house when dark came. “Somehow it seems to be easier for folks to do wrongs after dark than in the daytime, and many times when boys and girls play outside after dark, they get into mischief. Perhaps a boy or girl will steal something, or break the law in some other way. This makes a great deal of trouble for the one who does the wrong, for his play mates, and for his parents, too.” “Why do their mothers let them play out, then?” asked Norman. Mother was quiet for a moment, then she said, “There are some moth ers who do not care whether their children do right or wrong. And there are some who do not know that it is not a good plan to let their boys and girls stay out after dark.” The boys were not sure that Mother was right, but they knew they must , obey her. They didn’t obey willingly though. Every night she had to call, and call, and call before they would come in; and one night she even had
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