Motion Picture Story Magazine (Feb-Jul 1911)

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& * A Pleasant Afternoon * Dg Lizzie Pinson <{ r\ LEASE, mother, may I go to \-^ the Moving Picture show this afternoon? Clifford and Edgar are going." "No, Walter, you cannot; I have told you that I do not approve of them and you must not ask me again." "But, mother, cousin Carrie said that Aunt Lottie takes her there, sometimes, and I have the dime you gave me this morning, and — " Mrs. Vernon dropped her sewing and looked up in surprise. Walter was usually obedient and she meant to chide him for being so persistent on this occasion, but a glance at the eager, pleading face softened her. Instead, she drew the little rebel closer and kissed him. Mrs. Vernon was a widow and a fond mother — albeit a trifle stern — all her affection being centered in her only son, a handsome, manly boy of twelve. His moral education was her chief anxiety, consequently she had always been careful in the selection of his books, companions and amusements. Being opposed to the Motion Picture shows she was obdurate now. "My son, I do not believe that these exhibitions are proper places for young people to attend and, therefore, I will not give you permission to go to one. Next week you may see the stereopticon views at the Sunday-school entertainment and they will be far more interesting and instructive. Now go and play, and remember that mother knows best what is good for you." She kissed him again and he went out, manfully trying to conceal his great disappointment. A little later Aunt Lottie dropped in and Mrs. Vernon broached the subject at once. "Lottie, is it really true that you have taken your daughter to a Motion Picture show?" "Yes, Clara, several times. I did not mention the fact to you, knowing your unreasonable antipathy to them." Mrs. Vernon looked aghast at her younger sister. "Lottie, how can you talk like that after seeing some of the newspaper denunciations and you know our pastor is opposed to them also?" The expression on her sister's face provoked a hearty laugh from Lottie for which she quickly apologized. "Forgive me, Clara, my mirth is illtimed, but I could not help it, you look so horrified. Now, listen to me a moment. Has Pastor Sterling ever been to one, or have you? Do you believe everything you read in the papers? No? Well, 'seeing is believing'; do not condemn on hearsay. How can you pass judgment on something which you have never seen?" "But others have told me that they would not want their children to see some of the pictures that are being shown daily." "I will not attempt to argue that point, but as far as my own experience goes I can assure you that I have never seen anything obnoxious; on the contrary, some are instructive and educating; some are funny and I hold that a laugh now and then is an excellent tonic ; there are also picture plays with a plot in each, of course, but does not every book as well as every drama contain a plot? You occasionally take Walter to the theater and while you 124