The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-04-10
YOUR MoTHER.-To GELS.

You all know the Divine command.
"HoEcr thy father and Thy mother" An
unduiiful ciiiid is an odious character. vet
lew young people, show the respect and
obedience 20 their parents that is becoming
and beautiful. Did You ever sit and re-
count the days and nights of care, toll and
anxiety you cost Jour mother! Did you
ever try 10 measure the love that sustained
your infancy and guided your youth -
Did you ever think how much more YOU
owe your mother than you will be able TO
repay! ii so, did you ever vex or DISC
hey her. If you did, ii is a sin of no
common magnitude, and shame which
shoaid make you burn every time you
think of it. Ii is a sin that is sure 10
bring its reward in this world. never
knew an undutiful daughter make happy
wife or mother. The feeling that prompts
any one 20 be unkind TO a mother will
make her whp INDUCES it wretched for
life. If you should lose your mother,
you little dream how the memory of eve
ry unkind look, or unduuful word, every
neglect of her wishes. will haunt YOU.
could never tell how sometimes feel in
remembering instances Of neglect TO nv
mother, and yet, thanks 10 her care, ] had
the name of being good child. She told
Inc, shortly before she died, that never
had vexed her by any act of disobedience,
and | would not resi- gn the memory of her
appreciation for the plaudlts of a world,
even though | knew it was her love that
hid The faults, and magnifed all that was
good. L know how many things might
have done TO add 10 her happiness and re-
Il
grave has cut of all opportunity to rectify
mistakes or atone for neglecis. Never,
never, lay up for yourself the memory of
| nnundness 10 your mother. If she is
afflicted, how can you possibly get tired
OF waiting upon her? How can you trust
any one else TO take your place about her!
No one could have filled her place to
peeyish infancy and troublesome childhood.
w hen she IS III her usual health, remem-
Der IsFss y not 80 young and active as she
once was. Wan upon her. Ii she wants
anything, bring it 10 her, no, because she
could not get ii herself, bat TO show that
you are thinking about her, and love TO
wait up0a her. No matter how active
and healthy she may be, or how much
she may love work, she will love 10 have
you do any iitile thing that will show you
are thinking of her. One thing more
never call either of your parents ..old
man" or "old woman" This is rude and
undutifuI. There should be something
sacred, something peculiar, in the word
that designates parents. The lone of voice
in which they are addressed should be af-
fectoaate aud respectful. short, surly
answer from a child to q parent falls very
harshly on the ear of any person who has
any idea of filial duty. Be sure, girls,
that you each win for yourselves the name
OF a dutiful daughter. 1t is much easier
10 be good daughter than good wife or
mother; but she who fails in this first most
sim pie relation need never hope 10 fill an
other well. Make her your con6dant;-
the secret you dare moi tell her is a dam
gerons secret. and one that will be likely
to bring you regret, and you should love
her so well that it would not be felt
punishment to give up the happiest party
10 remain with her. But unloved aud
unloving, you will live and die. if you 90
not love and honor your father and moth
er.-NortherR Ensign.