Efí；mhadbeenawayjustayear，anditwasspringagainwhenhereachedhomeoneevening。Hissonwasnotathome，buthadgonetothepublic-houseandwhenhecameback，hehadhadadroptoomuch。Efí；mbeganquestioninghim。Everythingshowedthattheyoungfellowhadbeenunsteadyduringhisfather’sabsence。
Themoneyhadallbeenwronglyspent，andtheworkhadbeenneglected。Thefatherbegantoupbraidtheson；andthesonansweredrudely。
’Whydidn’tyoustayandlookafterityourself？’hesaid。’Yougooff，takingthemoneywithyouandnowyoudemanditofme！’
Theoldmangrewangry，andstruckhisson。
InthemorningEfí；mwenttothevillageEldertocomplainofhisson’sconduct。AshewaspassingElisha’shouse，hisfriend’swifegreetedhimfromtheporch。
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