The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-02-04

AMorHER's LOYR.--Who) Is there thatL
does not acknowledge and bow in reverence
to mothers loveS What Is it that causes the
eve to ill--ltbat refuses utterrance TO speech,
and overwhelms with utter loneliness in the
midst Of lifef Deny il not, true at heart
it is the sacredness Of a mothers loYe-telt
through long years It may be; yet always
pure, ever sacred. blessing and refreahing!J
Gentle mother tenderest, truest, best ot
friends constant in love, in veal or wOe-in
de!ermity Or health, in honor or shame-19
through evil and good rtport-thy affection
knows 10 change nor the shadow OF turning.
Blessings on heel Earliest memories link
together and throw holiness on thy name. -
oacred to the heart ID the memory Of
mothers loVe
Such were the reflections suggested by an
incident in the great drama Of life. poor
victim to imtemperance was staggering home
wards--no, he knew not whittier when he
fell heavily to the earth, Stunned and bruis-
| ed by the fall, he lay for moment insensl-
/ BILE, but assistance soonTestored him to con-
sciousness, and to sense Of extreme degra-
dation. FL r0
81 thank you, gentlemen" said he falter-
ing, ''it was a hard fall, but am better now.
| have had many such. II is nothing when
you get used to i'll and helaughed as pre-
II pared to start again on his way. aHIivl
H "What pity remarked 9 spectator,
II s'that you should thus debase your manhood
II by selfish indulgence in strong drink. 'w0H
you're temperance lecturer, i suppose
n sneered the inebriAte. 3ii N h y
H mo, friend" replied the gentleman, Il
am not temperance lectdfer-at least, not
one professedly, gNeVetheless, | neglect no
H opportunity to speak word in aid OF that
honest cause. RI Y ~"
%Ssp' @Ss Fs FPre'sAsr' then H'yb'''' aa
swell, whhteusr you are. want none Of
'SSI merely meant II for your good"
mildly answered the gentleman. ''Are you
marriedf'
II "NO." ia s19Nilf@ p N
| "You have sisters and brothersH"
III eyes, but they don't know me now"
III "Have you fatherI' l.
"No. He died many years since.
II "a mOtherf' W HaA ,.
There was deep silence.
'You do not answer Have you a motherl'
The silence that ensued was broken by the
sohs Of the wretched man. 20 Cody
Godr' he exclaimed--"s she, too, is deadl
III broke her poor heart many years since BY
misconduct My poor poor mother! 80
good and 80 kind-so gentle and forgivingT
II ana ne sIlObe ulb UiCoob IN thS bAStSAANso VI
his anguish. If. 4.
Unhappy man--oh, how unhappy at that
momentl Through all the vicissitudes Of
life, a mothers love had followed him-en-
treating, urging, impIoring him to torsake
evil, and. cling only unto that which is right
II In vain had she striven-he had gone on
blindly, perversely, recklessly, until now he
J Il was broken down in health, fortune and repn-
| Il tation, an outcast lfom society, dlsoWned by
his own flesh and blood. Yet in the midst Of
II this accumulation Of wretchedness, there
came apprOachfully, yet full of love, moth.
II ers voice, sweet anu sad, and the heart bowed
II in grief to its mute appeal.
Honor to Womanl Without her smiles
the world would loseits brightness---sOciety'
Il charm would exist no nger--Chnstianity
would languish without her aid and apprO-
II val. ug 6f.H
"In whose principles" said the dying
/ \ daughter Of Ethan AllenQtO her skeptical
father, in whose principles shall ! die-yOurs
) \ or those Of my Christian mothert'' The stern
old hero Of Iic0nderoga brushed a tear from
his eye as he turned away, and with the SAINT
& H rough voice which summoned the British tc
t surrender, now tremnlOus with deep emotion
+, II said:--e WrI lfti attf 4NaAlfh
/ elm YOUR MOTHERS, oHILD IN YoUE
MOTHER s P'--BattetiN.
"