The Ward of the Mission

Reared in a mission to which his mother entrusted him as a child, the young man wishes to enter the order, but the monks wisely decide that he must first see something of the world, and he i... Read allReared in a mission to which his mother entrusted him as a child, the young man wishes to enter the order, but the monks wisely decide that he must first see something of the world, and he is sent forth with a round sum of money. Fate leads him to an inn where he loses all to a g... Read allReared in a mission to which his mother entrusted him as a child, the young man wishes to enter the order, but the monks wisely decide that he must first see something of the world, and he is sent forth with a round sum of money. Fate leads him to an inn where he loses all to a gambler. The gambler's wife pities him and learns his story. She is horrified to recognize ... Read all