Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-08-30
From the Hartford Evening Press.
STEPHEN AND HIS MOTHER.

Stephen was anxious to sec his mother
His mother was anxious to see Stephen.-
Z The dutiful boy advertised it I'm The pnbiC
prints that Inc was on his way to see hi:
inother. He started from the city of New
York to visit his mother, who resides in
the western section of New York State
Z lie naturally came to New Haven, Child
ford, and Hartford. on his way, and at the
later place he was betrayed" into a speech
Still bent on the paternal pilgrimage, he
goes towards Boston, attracted by lela-
tive OF his wife. ID was case of relative
attraction. On his way, at Worcester,
some Judas betrayed" him into speech.
At Boston. betrayed again. At Albany,
seeking to pass through there as a private
man. astonished at the magnificent demon
stration. the unexpected reception, (ike
the one at Hartford. he was "betrayed"
into speech. in which he declared he was
on his way to see his mother. From here.
the pilgrim son reaches Saratoga Here
he lays aside politics, thinks of his long
unseen mother whom he is about to visit.
aad sinks into the genial pleasures of the
place. Previous to this. we ought to men,
ton, nc was ''betrayed" into a speech.
Full of thoughts Of his mother he starts
in a north east direction and lands at Rut-
land, the home of bis youth Owing to
the wholly unexpected arrival in that place,
so hallowed, &c.-he-well--is "betray-
cd" into speech
Fell of pcnt up affection, he can no Ion
ger restrain himself, but goes to Bellows
Falls. Amid the believing of the popu-
lace and the sObs of Stephen, he is decciv-
ed, deludei imposed. on, in fact betrayed"
into speech. lie fled to the north; he
lands at White River junction. What q
iunction-what a conjunction, in point of
fact, was thcre Stephen was "betrayel"
into speech. Cutting his filial stick in
southeast direction. he informs us at Con.
cord that he is visiting Nes England to
look upon the grave of relative. Sad
Stephen, how skillfully his anxiety to see
his mother, is disguised The statement
was made in the course Of some extended
remarks which. in point of fact, ''bet ay-
ed pious 1neas into speech at this very
place. At Manchester, at Nashua. at
Providence, still seeking the maternal en-
brace that still recedel. he is still surprised
and still betrayed" but why repeat the
sad details.
Stephen-Stcphcn. who seems unable
to cut his bread and cheese even. is next
seen at clambakc at Rocky Point; far
far from mother. relative or graves, on this
strictly private tour to see his mother
Stephen. we say, sinks the maternal for
season. and allows one hundred and fifty
bushels of baked CLANS and thirty thousand
people to "betray" him into speech-a
brief one ofan hour and a half. = .tup
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 all over New England
on the strength of her. he now don t care
a brass farthin for maternal!"
And yet, by AMI by, when he gets re-
cuperatcd and wants to start on another
tour. We shall hear his low. sweet voice
with the roar of the surf down on
the sounding sea, softly singing
Wake. and call carly,
Call me early, mother dear.