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. When his Mother came to 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 I began with stealing little things, and brought them home to Mother. Instead of rebuking and punishing me
"He is right, woman," said the Priest; "the Lord hath said:
Moral of Aesops Fable: Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is
old he will not depart therefrom