A young Man had been caught in a daring act of theft and had been condemned to be executed for it. He expressed his desire to see his Mother, and to speak with her before he was led to execution, and of course this was granted. When his Mother came to him he said: "I want to whisper to you," and when she brought her ear near him, he nearly bit it off. All the bystanders were horrified, and asked him what he could mean by such brutal and inhuman conduct. "it is to punish her," he said. "When I was young | began with stealing little things, and brought them home to Mother. Instead of rebuking and punishing me, she laughed and said: "It will not be noticed." It is because of her that I am here to-day." "He is right, woman," said the Priest, "the Lord said: "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart therefore."

Seorang pemuda telah tertangkap basah melakukan aksi pencurian yang berani dan telah dihukum untuk dieksekusi karenanya. Dia mengungkapkan keinginannya untuk bertemu dengan ibunya, dan untuk berbicara dengannya sebelum dia dieksekusi, dan tentu saja ini dikabulkan. Ketika ibunya mendatanginya, dia berkata: "Aku ingin berbisik kepadamu," dan ketika ibunya mendekatkan telinganya, dia hampir menggigitnya. Semua pengamat merasa ngeri, dan bertanya kepadanya apa yang bisa dia maksud dengan perilaku brutal dan tidak manusiawi seperti itu. "Itu untuk menghukumnya," katanya. "Ketika saya masih muda | mulai dengan mencuri hal-hal kecil, dan membawanya pulang kepada Ibu. Alih-alih menegur dan menghukum saya, dia tertawa dan berkata:" Itu tidak akan diperhatikan. "Karena dia, saya di sini untuk- hari." "Dia benar, wanita," kata Pendeta, "Tuhan berkata:" Latihlah seorang anak di jalan yang seharusnya dia jalani, dan karena itu ketika dia sudah tua dia tidak akan pergi. "