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stefen
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One day, while the boy was away at school, his father decided to try
an experiment. He went into the boy's room and placed on his study
able four objects: a Bible, a silver dollar, a bottle of whiskey and
a Playboy magazine.
"I'll just hide behind the door," the old preacher said to
himself,"when he comes home from school this afternoon, I'll see which
object he picks up. If it's the Bible, he's going to be a preacher
like me, and what a blessing that would be! If he picks up the dollar,
he's going to be a businessman, and that would be okay, too But if he
picks up the bottle, he's going to be a no-good, low down drunkard, and, Lord, help me...
what a shame that would be. And worst of all.....if he picks up that
magazine he's gonna be a skirt-chasin', no good bum."
The old man waited anxiously, and soon heard his son's footsteps as he
entered the house whistling and headed for his room. The boy tossed
his books on the bed, and as he turned to leave the room he spotted
the objects on the table. With curiosity in his eye, he walked over to
inspect them.
Finally, he picked up the Bible and placed it under his arm. He picked
up the silver dollar and dropped it into his pocket. He uncorked the
bottle and took a big drink while he admired this month's Centerfold.
"Lord have mercy,"the old preacher disgustedly whispered, "he's gonna
be a congressman!"
an experiment. He went into the boy's room and placed on his study
able four objects: a Bible, a silver dollar, a bottle of whiskey and
a Playboy magazine.
"I'll just hide behind the door," the old preacher said to
himself,"when he comes home from school this afternoon, I'll see which
object he picks up. If it's the Bible, he's going to be a preacher
like me, and what a blessing that would be! If he picks up the dollar,
he's going to be a businessman, and that would be okay, too But if he
picks up the bottle, he's going to be a no-good, low down drunkard, and, Lord, help me...
what a shame that would be. And worst of all.....if he picks up that
magazine he's gonna be a skirt-chasin', no good bum."
The old man waited anxiously, and soon heard his son's footsteps as he
entered the house whistling and headed for his room. The boy tossed
his books on the bed, and as he turned to leave the room he spotted
the objects on the table. With curiosity in his eye, he walked over to
inspect them.
Finally, he picked up the Bible and placed it under his arm. He picked
up the silver dollar and dropped it into his pocket. He uncorked the
bottle and took a big drink while he admired this month's Centerfold.
"Lord have mercy,"the old preacher disgustedly whispered, "he's gonna
be a congressman!"
