Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-09-27
Stephen and his Anxious Mother

Stephen was snxru, t. see his rno,h.r.
His mother was anxicns 10 see tiephen.--
The dutiiul boy advertised II IN the pobps
prints that he was on HE wsy 10 see HE
mother. He started from the city Of Ess
York 10 visit HE mother, who resides In the
western section OF New York STATE. lie
naturally came to New Haven. Guilfor, and
Hartford on his way, and at the later place
he was betrayed into q speech. Still bent
on the ms,ernsl pilgrimage he goes towsrds
Boston attracted by relative Of his wife.
II was a case o: relative sttfsetion. On
his way, at Worcester. some Judas "be,
trayed" him into speech. At Boston, De-
bayed sgsin. Now, however, he stsrted to.
wards his mother. Al Albany. seeking to
pss, through there 90 = private man. aston.
isbed at the magnificent dsmons,s,ian, the
unex 'ecteG recs ,tion (ks the ans Al Hsrt
ford) he was "beuNyed" into a speech, 10
shich he declared he wss on bis wsy to ses
his mother. From here the pilgrim Q n
reaches Ssraisga. Here be lays aside poll.
tics, thinking Of his long unseen mo,hef
whom he Is sb vt 20 visit, and sinks into
the geLisl pleasures OF the pisce.
Previous to this. we ought TO msn'ion. he
was "betraye1" into a speech. Full OF
thoughts OF his mother, be s,srfs in . nor h.
east direction and lands at Rutland, tbs
home Of his youth. Owing TO the who J
Unexpected arrival In that place, so hal.
lowed, etc.-he well-is "belruyed'' into
a speech. Full Of pent-up affection be can
no longer rssirsis himself. but goes TO Bel.
low's Falls. Amid the believing Of the
popplace and the sobs o. Stephen, he IL
deceived. dsluded. imposed cn-in fact "bs-
usyed" INFO . speech. He Gees to tbs
north, he lands at Whhs River Junction -
Whst junction, what = conjunction in
point Of TACT was there! Stephen wac "ss-
trayed" into q lspesch. Cutting his iii,l
stick iu southeast diractio, he informs us
at Concord that he is visiting New EngianI
10 look upon 0 grave Of = relative. Sd
Stephen, row skifuIly his anxiety 10 sea
his mother is dI-gunsd ThIs s'e'ement
was made in he cJurss OF come extended
remsrk, which, in point oi fact, betrayed"
pous &1eas into G speech ei this very
place. At Manchester, at Nassau, al Proyi.
dence, still seeking the msterpal embrace
I that stil receded. ne is stlll surprised ard
still "be,rsyed"-bu. Why repsst tbs sad
/ deisilsi
Stephen, Stephen. who seems unable to
cut his bread sni cheese even, 10 n 1t seen,
at a ciam-bs at Rocky Point: fari far from
| mother, relatives or graves, on his strictly
/ private tour to SEQ his mother. S'ephen,
We cay, sinks the msternal Tor q season, and
silow. one bundled and fly bushels Of
baked clans and thirty thousand peopIs to
"betray" him into q sPeech--a brief oss OF
an hour and half.
Looking al tho msp OF New Englsn'.-
Where do you think Stephen 10 nowl Why.
way down on the Rocky end of Rhode Is
land. at Newport. kicking Up his truspt
heels by the great ocesn, IS much ss to ssy
that, having trave led all over New England
on the strength OF her. he new dent care .
"brsss tsrtbin" for his maternal!
And. yet. by-and.by, when ne gets re.
cupora.ed and wants to start on another
tour, we shall hear his low, sweet voice
mingling with the roar of the surf down
there by the sounding ssa sof:ly singlng-
wake, and call me early,
Gail me early mother dear"