The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-13

/ As they were again on their way ''Fred
said Henry, IF it was not for mother [
would whip that boy" All! no child !!
it is the spirit which prompts thy moth
ers prayer, that stays thine hand. -
I will not linger over the every day
cares and trials Of this family, but it is a
pleasure to sag that by persevering indus
try they succeeded in making home com
Portable. After being supplied with nee
essary food and clothing everything avail
able was devoted to the education of the
children. When the dnties of the day
were over, the children preferred their
books to being with bad boys in the
street. Those that were to young to
work were sent to school, The sabbath
saw them all neatly dressed and in church
and in sabbath school at proper hours--
After church we shall find them in neat
plain room (which is called parlor) read
ing to their mother, All the family are
gathered there but one. That one is
spending his sabbath in low groggery,
drinking up the hard earnings Of his chill
dren,
1t is not enough for them to feed and
clothe him; the law permits more. He
can boast of his freedom-his right to
rule his own household and make HIM
self pest to his family and to society,"
All this he can do, but do not raise your
against it, for the lar sanctions it--"Oh,
this dark, unnatural, and loathly moral
spot" $40 's|
Year after year, witnessed this family
striving fora livelihood, and for the means
to procure an education, sufficient for the
active business of life. This object was
partly attained, when one son, OF the age
of eighteen, was promoted as superinten
dent ofone department in the mill; an
other is learning lucrative trade; a third
has entered an academy near by; the
fourth is in a common school, with two
Younger sisters, who work in the mill
long enough to earn their board and clo-
Ties. Two of tho daughters are at the
coveted age in which they can command
their own wages nor can the hand of in
Justice reach it. This money is carefully
laid by until sufficient is obtained, to &C
complish the great desire Of their hearts,
which is no less. than attending q select
school for young ladies. Here time is
improved. and progress made: for they
know too well the worth of time and
money to squander either. Both Of the
young ladies are respected, and beloved;
for the mother has guarded the morals,
and trained the mind and manners of her
children, with the most assiduous care.
She never said to herself: "My husband
is drunkard, we are poor, can do moth
ing, fate is against me" Far otherwise;
but with faith, and hope, as her seltinels,
she passed through those fiery trials, a
victor at every step, worthy [ doubt not
henceforth to receive a conquerer's crown
unfading, and eternal in the heavens.
This mother now rests from her labors
and her works do follow her. Eight
children, all well settled, all we'll settled in
In life. arise this day and call her blessed.
Nobly did she fulfil her mission here on
earth, and nobly was she repaid. Not
one of this band follow in the footstep OF
their father. His sin, misery, aud death,
were ever before them in their most apal-
ling and horrible reality. Yet all this
might not have saved them, had it not been
for the vigilant eye Of the mother, who
watched with jealous care, day and night,
over the moral as well temporal interests
of her children.
Said one of her sons who is now a
wealthy merchant in one Of our eastern
cities s.to my mother owe all that am
or hope to be. Those prayers, counsels
and tears, abide with me at home, travel
with me to foreign shores, and have at
all times, proved my shield in temptations
dark hour Minnesota Republican.