Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-09-16
Dependence Of Parents.

i BABE is born, and new hopes, new agsctious,
new joys spriny up 10 the paternal bos N outgusb-
ing as the sparkling waters from the barren roc,
that Moses struck, as sudden, copious and pure as
they IN all their crystal beauty burst forth 70 r.
fresh ani gladden. tie thirsty and weary IsraeIites
Henceforth what toll so arluoGs bat the mother
viii sustaa for the sake Of her child? And wass
thorus she finds in this new garden path Of life -,
Cares she never dreamed of, await her; trials Of
temper lone watchings, weary fastings, fearful an
ticipations, and great dread when the dark angel
hadOws the threshold, that he may come near the
cradle bed Of her darling, and fold his little haods
II the long sleep and seal the sweet blue eyes that
shall never know dreamless waking. Yet how
uncOmpainingly are all these tolls and heartaches
borne
Did you ever hear mother murmur because her
lorg vigils at the beside Of her babe had stolen
beauty from her cheek, and brightness from her
eye? DID you ever hear her answer with an impa
tient gesture or quick reproof, the wearing fret
fulness of the restless child? Add if her lie is We
ry humble, and some poor scholar blesses her lii
tie cot with his smiles Of love- how sweetly will she
return those smiles as she cuts The wheaton bread
for him, and sups herself on coarser fare. And a
consumption saps the young life trom all his vitalp.
ill he is shrunken aud emacated, she stn guards
him with her sngellike presence; still, as the day
ight returns, gdes from his pillow Of pain, to hard
and unremittiDg toil-never restiog, yet forever
satisfied if she may CLEAN few comforts for him
rom the full sheaves Of the ulore favored laborers
In view, then, Of mJthers sacrifices, pains and
tears, Of fathers unremittihg toll, how strange
hat when years have sivered their locks, aud the
coming Of doom can be read n the lines upon thei.
brows, how strange that they should feel like de-
peHdenis upon the bounty Of their children Sup
pose they are left in untOward circumstances. homo
less and friendess as il were with none to lean up
but the child of their more favored years, in re-
ceving them that child does bat pay very little
1.-THE of the great debt be owes and cruel is the
or daughter, who, By their cold nagrat.iul de-
neanor, would cause parent TO feel otherwise.
Yet that there Is a peculiar deicacy which pa
rents feel 10 craving assistance from their children,
who has not at some time seen? Perhaps it le-
cause Of an Innate Consciousness that to then un-
Ter God they owe all Their blessings, and should
1e more than met bali way, nay, promptly tender
ID he comforts Of home as an Oblig ,tiOn resting
upon the don0r that their declining years may pass
more smOythly bv, as tney totter TO the grave Be
hat ii, may they should he eit to ask for
hrlp, for sustenance; and the child in alaence IS
criminal or his lack Of ofknowedge concerning thei.
comfort. 1t is MT enough that tbeyseez doing
veil; there are many little delicaces which they re
qure, and have been aceustomed to, which they
orbear to speak of, because it looks so like d per.
dence.
Tniuk Of this, ye aho have ap"d DqrAnts.