The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1855-02-01

guest thal though he had been absent from
her ever since he was child, she could
not fail to know him among thousand
strange faces; for there was a natural fael.
ing in the breast of every mother, which
she knew would enable her. without tho
possibility Of mistake, to recognize her
son in any disguise he might assume.
Franklin doubted, aud took leave to dis.
pute his mothers proposition on the DOW.
er ofnatural feeling. He said he hadtyied
this natural feeling in his own mother
ana found 1t deficient in the power she as.
cribed to it. H''' 80
And did your mother inquired She
mot know you? or if she did not seem to
know you, was there not in her kindnsse 10
you, an evidence that she saw something
In your appearance which was dear to her
so that she could not resist treating Won
with particular tenderness and affeolion?'
No indeed replied Frankln, .sbe pei-
ther knew me, nor did she treat me with
The least symptom ofkindness. She would
have turned me out of doors but for the in
terpositlon of strangers. She could hardly
be'persuaded to allow me to sit at her ta-
Bile. | knew was in my mothers house
and had claim upon her hospitality; and,
therefore, you may suppose, when she pre-
emptorily commanded me to leave the
house, was in no hurry to obey
Surely, interrupted his mother, she
could not have treated you SO unmotherly
without some cause
Il gave her none,' replied the Doctor.
She would tell you herself had always
been dutiful son-that she doated upon
me, and that when l came to her house as
a stranger, my behavior was scrupulously
correct and respectful. Itwas a stormy.
night, and | had been absent SO long that
l had become stranger in the place. l
told my mother this, and yet, SO little was
she influenced by tina. natural feeling of
which you speak, that she absolutely refus-
cd me bed, and would hardly suffer
what she called my presumption in taking
a seat at the table. But this was not the
worst, but no sooner was the supper ended
than my good mother told me with an air
OF solem earnestness, that must leave
her house.
Franklin then proceeded to describe the
scene at the front door-the snow drift
that came SO opportunely into the entry
his appeal 10 her natural feeling Of
mother--her unnatural and unfeeling re-
lection oIhis prayer-and, finally, her very
reluctant compliance with the solicitations
of other persons in his behalf-that he be
permitted to steep on CHAIR.
Every word in this touching recialwent
homo to the heart of Mrs. Franklin, who
could no; fail TO perceive that it was true
narra'iycofthe even!softhe prece !ingn git
in her own house and, while she end>ayoTed
to escape from the self-reproach that shehad
acted tie part of an unfeeling mother, she
could net easily resist the conviction that
the stranger, who became more and more
interesting to her as he proceeded in his
discourse, was indeed her own son. But
when sho observed how tho tender ex-
pressiveness Of his eyes as he feelingly re-
capitula.ed the circumstance under which
she attempted to turn him shelterIess into
the street, her maternal conviction over
came all remaining doubt, and she threw
herselfiato his arms, exclaiming-'It must
bet must be my dear Benz