The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-05-07
Tie Mothers Of Isemar arkablo Men.
BY HELEN MAR,

Ok hLLEN NAN.
Throughout the psgcs Of history we arc
struck with the fact, that our remarkable
men possessed mothers of uncommon tai.
ent for good or bad, and great energy Of
character. 1t would almost seem from
this circums .ance, that the impress of the
mother Is more frequently stamped upon
the boy, and that of the fnther upon the
girl--we mean the mental, intellectual
impress, in distinction from the physical
one.
1t is said of Sir Walter Scott's mother,
that she was small, plain, we'll educs.-
ed woman, of excellent sense, very char.
liable, and great lover Of poetry and
paiuting--and on the whole, a superior
woman. 'Tis evident from the writings
of Sir Walter that he had an uncommon
gift in word painting.
1t is said of Byron's mother, that she
was proud woman, hasty, violent, and
unreasonable, with not principle sufficient
to restrain her temper. Unhappily, By
ron inherited his mothers infammable
ten per, aud instead of being subdued
and sof,ened by the hsrshness with
which she often treated him, he was rem
dered more passionate by it, Thu. we
see that thi, iufrmity, which by gentle
ness aud kind treatment might have been
greatly checked, If not cured, was suf.
fered to cnslave one of the most talented,
brilliant, poctical minds which have ever
shone among men, entailing a life Of
misery upon its posscs,or, and an early
termination to his career.
The mother of Bonuparte was a wo-
man of great. beauty and energy of char
actcr. This last trni. has been striking
ly exempliied througkou his whole life.
The mother Of Robert Burncss--after'
ward written by himself Burns--was a
woman OF moderate personal attraction,
but in every other respect a remarkable
woman. She was blessed with singular
cquanimi'y Of temper, and Ler religious
feelings were constant aud deep. She
used to give wings to the weary hours
of her checkered life by chanting old
songs and ballads, of which she had q
large store. Her perceptions of charac-
ter were very quick and keen, and she
lived 10 good old age, rejoicing in the
fame of her poet son, aud partaking Of
the fruits Of his genius.
Lord Bacon mother is said to have
been "a woman Of superior mind, Of great
learning, and deep piety.
Little is said Of the mother of Nero,
except tha: she murdered her second
husband, the Emperor Claudius, about
four years after her marriage Do We
wonder that Nero was a cruel Emperor,
If his mother was a murderess How
strongly does the mother of Nero, an an.
cient tyrant, contras. with the mother,
Of some of modern philanthropists and
statesmen the mother Of Washington.
whose history is familiar to every reader
Of history the mother Of John Jay, who
deserves place by the side of Washing
ton. Mrs Jay is said to have had cu.-
tiVased mind, fac Imagination, and sf.
fectlonate temper.
The mother of Patrick Henry was a
womtn Of great excellence of character,
and marked by superior conversational
powers. Hence, doubtless, the oratoric.
al gif, of her sou. With the mother Of
the Adamses all arc well acquainted -
Where will we find more real prsctical
eommon.sense and true energy Of char
aeter than John Quincy's mother posses
sed :? Mothers will do well to remember
that their Impress ia often stamped upon
their sons life Illustrated.