Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-01
stephen ara mis- Anxious morher.

Stephen was anxious to see his mother His moth
er was anxious to see Stephen. The dutful boy ad
vertised it in the public prints that he was on his
way 70 see his mother He started from the city of
New York to visit his mother who resides In the
western section of New York State. He naturally
came to New Haven. Guidtord and Hartford, on
his way, and at the latter place he was "betrnyedr
into speech. Still bent on the pateraal pilgrim
age ne goes towards Boston, attracted By relative
OF ms wife. lt was a case of relative attraction.
On his way, at Worcester, some Judas "betrayed"
him into speech. At Boston, betrayed again. Now,
however, ne started towards his mother At Alba
ny, seeking 70 pass through there as private man,
astonshed at the magnificent demonstration the un-
expected reception, like the one at Hartford) he
was betrayed" into a speech, in which he declared
he was on his way to see his mother From here
the pilgrim son reaches Saratoga. Here he laws
aside politics, thinks of his long unseen mother
whom ne is about to visit and sinks into the genial
pleasures of the place. Previous to this, we ought
to mention, he was betrayed into speech
Full 0fthoughts of his mother he starts in north
east direction and lands Rutland, the home of his
youth. Owing to the wholly unexpected arrival in
that place, so hallowed, &c.-he-well-is. .betray-
ed" into aspeech.
Full Of pent up affection, he can no longer re-
strain himself but goes to Bellows Falls. Amid the
believing of the popuace and sobs of Stephen he is
deceived, deluded, imposed on, in fact betrayed
into speech. He fees to the North he lands at
White River Junction. What junction-what
conjunction, in point of fact was there! Stephen
was betrayed" into speech Cutting his flial
stick in Southeast direction, he informs us at
Concord that he is visiting New England to look
upon a grave of a relative. Sad Stephen, how
skilfuy his anxiety to see his mother is disguised
The statement was made in the course Of some ex-
tended remarks which, in point of fact. betrayed
pious Eneas into to speech at this very place. At
Manchester, at Nashua, Providence still seeking
the maternal embrace that still receded he is still
surprised and still betrayed" but why repeat the
sad details.
Stephen-Stephen. who seems unable to cut his
bread and cheese even, is next seen at a clambake
at Rocky Point far, far from mother. relatives or
graves this strictly private tour his moth
er-Stephen, We say, sinks the maternal for sea
son, and allows one hundred and fifty bushels of
baked CLAIMS and thirty thousand people to "be-
tray him into Speech brief one of an hour
and half.
Look at the map of New England Where do you
think Stephen is now? Why. way down on the
rocky end of Rhode Island, at Newport, kicking up
his truant heels by the great ocean, as much as to
say that, having Travelled ell over New England on
the strength of her, he now don't care 'brass
farthin' for his maternali
And yet by and by, when he gets recupersted
and wants TO start another tour, We shall hear
his low, sweet voice mDgling with the roar of the
surf down there that sounding sea, softly sing
ing
Wake and call me early,
I'll -