Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-10-27
NEGROES,

| TIE MOTHERS or REMARKABLE MEN.-BY
HELEN MAR.-Throughout the pages Of his
.ory we are struck with the fact that our re-
mariable men possessed mothers of urcom-
mon talents for good or bad, and great ener-
ey Of chnractc-. 1t would almost seem from
this circumstance that the impress Of the
mother is more frequently stamped upon the
boy, ard that Of the father upon the grl--we
mean the mental intellectual impress, in dis
tnction from the physical one
1t is said of Sir Walter Scots mother.
that she was small plain, wel-e,lucated
woman, of excellent scnse, very charitable,
and great lover OF poetry and painting, and
on the whole superior woman. "lis evil
dent from the writing, of Sir Walter that he
had uncommon gift in word painting.
1t is said of Byron's mother, that she was
a proud woman, hasty, violent. and unrea-
sonable, with not principle sufficient to res
train her temper Unbappiy, Byron inheri-
ted his mothers inilammable temper, and in
stead of being subduel and soitcned by the
harshness with which she so often treated him :
he was rendered more passionate by it,
Thus we see that this infirniiy, viii h bv
.chtieuess and kind treatment might have
iiecn greatly checked, if not cured, was suf-
fercd to enslave orc Of the most talented. bril-
liant, poetical minds which has ever shown
among men, entailing life of misery upon
the p sscssor, and an caly termination of hi.
career.
The mother Of Bonapartc was woman Of
great beauty aud energy of character This
last trait WAS strikinely exemplified through
out his whole lite
The mother Of Robert Burns, the Scottish
poet, was a woman of moderate personal at.
fractions but in every other respect she was
a remarkable woman. She was blessed with
a singular equanimity of temper, and her
religious feelings were constant and deep. -
She used Ia give wings 10 the weary hours of
her chtckrrcd lie hy chanting oid songs and
ballads. ui which she had II large st,re Her
perceptions oi character were very quick and
keen, and she lived tn a guui old age, relpic-
ing in tie fame of Ler poet-snn, and partak- |
in. ot the fruits of lis ;.S.si':s
Lor,. Bacuns mother II 49, - have been
a woman of superior mind, OF great learning,
and deep picty.
Little is said of the mother of Nero. ex-
cept that size murdered her second husband. |
the Emperor Clau,lius. about four years after
marriage. Do we wonder that Nero was a |
cruel Emperor if his mother was Il MURDER
ess? How strangely does the mother Of Nero.
an ancient tyrant, contrast with tine mothers !
Of some OF our modern philanthrupists and |
tatesmcn.-tle mother OF Washington, " hose |
name is familiar to every reader Of history
the m'ther of John Jay, who deserves place
by the 81 ie Of Washington. Mrs. Jay is said
to have had cultivated mind, fine imagi-
nation, and an aflectiouate temper
The mother of Patrick Henry was a woman
Of great excellence Of character, aud marked |
by superior conversational powers. Hence,
doubtless, the oratorical gift "f her son. With
the mother OF the Adainses all are a,quailI;-
ed. Where will you 6hd more real practical
common sense and true energy Of character,
than John GUN ys smother possessed? Moth |
ers will do well To remember that their in.
press is often stsr'red upon fbeir sons.