The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-07-23
From the Boston Olive BHu,h
A Mothers Influence.


And you sai! to morrow, Wrlf I,hallm
you
Yes, I'm touud 10 zee tie worlI I've been
beating my wings IN desperation against the wircs
"i NJ cage these three ycafs / know every
si"k, ard stone and stump IN this uduGs ilagr
by heart rs well rs do those strrr4tyrrd set.
mons Of Parson Grey's He call. NE "A ,cape.
grace pity should have the name without
tle game said h" bitterly ! E.ycn't loon,
here to run the l"ngih of my chain III show
him what | can dc N wider field of action
bat how dd you brng Your father uyerF
oh, hes very glad t" be nd Of me; aujtr
Disguised because lvc no fancy fur seeing com
aud oats grow. The trHth L. every father
knows at once too much and too little about hi.
own sou; the OIL gentleman never understood
me; he soured my ,emper, wnici Nas uI,sin.lly
none Of the best. ruu-ed all the worst feelings of
my nature, and Is constantly driving mr from in.
stead ut 10, The point he would have me reach
And yC'f mulHct I
well, there y"u have me tha,'4 the ouly lu.
IN .nzed portion Of my heart--thr only -utt SPOT
N IT, She catSc 20 my btG -lde last uiahi, after
she lhpught Was asleep gently kissed uy fare
lead, aud then kuell hy nv bed side I've been
Wandering round the fields aii the n,oruiug. 10 try
to get nd "t NAT prayer Gle larson Grey
n1ghI preach at G.e I'll ihc millennium and II
wouldn't moss me any W'r- tl,n stone Il
mlk"s all tie difference m the world rhcn ,ou
Euow person feel, VIA. H. IL pra,iu abuut
~ W''d aUs ',Ck'ess. and wicked | suppn-e
bu' shall never be- an mGlrl while can r,ucu!.
her my mother, lou should see the way sLr
bars my fathers lmI"tu.us temper, ihat'- gruca
noi nature, Harry; but don't IL, u, tax about t.
i only wish my parting with her WAS well
over Gopd byr; Gpl hie.- ,ou, y lury: yuull
i.Ng Z an, { tlt, Il In 4 %,
NE and VII. left his friend aud cnlcIJd The cot
raIp.
His mother vas mooirg ncrvou>Iy and restless.
y about, tying up AL sorts uf my-triIous little
parco'' HAT only mothers Hmk e. IN case hc
should be sick, or IN case he huuld b. this that
or The other, Interrupted occasionally tv CXcll.
nations hhc tins from the old farmer: "Fud.e--
stuu-gtcat over grown baby making fool Of
him-nevcr be out of lrad,rg strings / then tur.
ting short about and facing viii as he entered. he
- said
Wei sir, look i'll your sca chest, anil You'll
find gingerbread aud rhysr. daning needles aud
tracts, "blttrrs aHi Bibles, popprrmirt and old
, linen rags, and upcIul,loc p,hw wa- more
tf man than you are when | was nine wear,
old, Your mother always made u fool q! voc
ant hat was eI'tEcly ..uEecc,sgry too, for yuu
were always short of what l. called common
To sea because YOU didn't know enough tu Ice
n a nnds!Dan; or that you never did anything
! night IN your li'e except iy srcidcnt l"u al,
as hk" that nc.rr do we'll Jack NAlpI1c. a.
: two Pens II lhrle Is auy thing in ,ou, hop,
I. ,ha! salt wafer will fetch 1t ont. C.mc, yull
: mo'her haH Your supper ready, SEQ
: MIS- Low : hand uen,lleG a. she passed lai
q boys cup Il wa, L.. last meal under that rood
Tor h.anv long day She did not trust hor.rIi
, 10 spchk-her heart was too full 81" Ia,
/, heard all hi, father 50 iiudlcousiy said to him
n and size knew t,o well from iurmcr experience III,
r etir'ti Wou'd have upon Ii, lmpc. 4ous hrIl
r spirit. She had only to oppo-c To 1t uorhcr
prayers, aud tears, aud all enduring love Sh,
II never cond,mncd, in wills hearing any oi hl
n fathers phihpplcs, always sXru,irg him with Il,
r general remark Hat he didn't understand Inn
IS Alone, she mourncd over II, and when with he
. husband. uIcd tu pidcG matters on better foo
n ting for bo0h parties.
=. Viii noticed his mulhcr'S swollen eycld.: h,
# saw his fayoI,u little tea cakes hat .he had busl
ed herself in preparing Tor him, aud he ATE au,
, drank what she gave lin, vIlhou, tasting amor
i sci he swallowed, listening f"r the iuudredu
4. time to his fathers accO9uI OF what he did whcl
# a young mnn.
y just half an hour, VIII said his father be
~ i'e you start run up aud see II you have forgot
~, any ., your ly,!y'
" Itwe, the lit,le room he had oIwoy. c,,,,lLi
: own. IIow n,ny r;,,h,s Il, had l,,, thor, li.,rn
! ing to the rain pI,,c,inr ON the low roof Loy
2. many mornings awakened by the chrp VI the II
:. TIN IN the uprl,. t,oe pnd,r the wir!nw The,
- wa. The iitri,. b,t Win IT'S snowy cnvc,irr nm
:, the thouaatd and ON. Lt,lr cop,t,r,. r,rna,aI b
-, his mu,hefs hand II, turnrlbi. hp,dL.he wa
at his side and her arms about h,s r,,k q,
W keen INV how . was oIl .l,. ronIl ,,,,r If. kra
4 at her feet ~ in the DAYS uf ciiIdho"d anu iror
ne those wacward lips came tins tearful prayer %
i, God, spare my mother. that may look upon i.c
ID face again in this world
lI Oh in few days when tha, voice had die
10 out from under the parental roos, how sacrc
n. wss that spot to her who .avt lin Lirthl ther
4 was hope Tor the Be, he had recognized his NJ,
he thrrs God BY that invisible b,'hru cord .hc sir
if held the wanderer, though broad .eas rolled b
tween
10. Letters came to Moss Clen-'nt stated interval
it then more lrregularly pc'mmc Gully the bri1l
al pot III the sailor life, linr viii wac proud, an
ID they were t" he 'canncd by bis fathers elr) II
in usual temptations Of sailors life, when IN po
til were not nuknown t"hm-of every cup the Syr'