The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-09-07
Stephen and his Anxious Moth er

stephen was ANXIOUS to SEQ his mother
HIS mother was ANXIOUS 10 see Stephen
Tho dutiful boy advertised ia tho pubii,
prints, that he was on his way to his mother
He started from tho city of Now York tt
visit his mother, who resided in tho western
section of New York State. He naturaIj,
came 20 Now Haven, Guilford aud lIartfor,
on his way, aud at the latter place he wa
betrayed" into a speech. Skill bent OF
tho maternal pilgrimage he COOS toward
Boston, attracted by relative of his wife
II was a case of relative attraction. Gu hi
way. mt Worcester. somo Judas "Lctrayed
him into speech. At Boston, hotray &C
again. Now, however, be started toward,
his mother. At Albany, seeking to pas,
through there as private map, astonshcd
at the magnificent demonstration. the uu.
cxpecfed reception (iiko the ono at Hartford
no was betrayed" into speech. in which
he declared he was on his way to sec his
mother. From hero the pilgrim soon
roachoh Saratoga. Hero he laws aside poli.
ties, thinks Of his long unseen mother whom,
he is about to visit, and sinks into n genial
pleasure Of tho place. Previous to this VIC
ought to mention, no was BETRAYED" into q
speech. Full Of thoughts OF his mother no
Starts IN i northeast direction and lands t
Rutland, the home of his youth. Owing to
tho wholly unexpected arriva: in tha, place.
so hallowed, wel-is "botrayed"
INTO II spocch. Full of pcnt-up affection, he
can no iorger restrain himself but COOS to
Bellows Falls. Amid the believing of the
populace and tine sobs of Stephen. he is do.
coivod. dcludcd, imposed on-in fact, "bo.
trayod' into speech. He flies to the north.
he lands at White River Junction. What a
junction, what conjunction in point of fact,
was thcre Stephen was betrayed" into Il
speech. Cutting his filial stick in a south.
cast direction. he informs US al Concord that
he is visiting Now England to look upon
tho grave of Il relative. Sad Stephen, how
sklIfully his anxiety to see his mother is
disguised. This statement was made in the
course of some extended remarks which, in
point of fact. betrayed" pious Eneas into
a speech at this very place. At Manchester,
at Nassau, at Providence, still seeking the
maternal embrace that still rCceded, he is
still surprised and still "betraycd;' but why
repeat tho sad details
Stephen, Stephen, who seems unable to
cut his broad and cheese even, is next seen
at c'ambake at Rocky Point, far far from
mother, relatives or graves; on this strictly
private tour to see his mothor Stephen. we
say, sinks tho maternal for a season, aud
allows ono hundred and fifty bushels of
bakod clans and thirty Thousand people to
'betray" him into speech-a brief ono of
nm hour and q half.
Look at tho man of New England
Where do you think Stephen is now Why,
away down on the rocky end of Rhode
Island. at Newport. kicking up his uuant
heels by tho great ocean, as much as to say
that, having travelled all over New England
On the strength of her, he now don't caro- q
'brass farthin" for his maternal
And yet, by aud by, whom no gets rocu-
,oratod and wants to start on another tour.
Te shall boar his low, sweet voico mineling
With tho roar of tho surf down there by tho [,
oundng sea. softly singing:
wake, and call me carly,
Call me early. mother dear"
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