Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-11
From the Hartford Evening Press, Aug. I.

STEPHEN AND HIS ANXIOUS MOTHER
/ Stephen was anxious to see his mother. His
mother was anxious to see Stephen. The du-
tiful boy advertised it in the public prints that
/ he was on his way to 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. lie naturally came to New
| Haven, Guilford, and Hartford on his way,
and at the latter place he was betrayed" into
speech. Still bent on the maternal pilgrim
age he goes towards Boston, attracted by
relative of his wife. 1t was a case of relative
attraction. On his way, at Worcester, some
Judas betrayed" him into a. speech. AT Bos-
ton, betrayed again. Now, however, he start
ed toward his mother. At Albany, seeking
to pass through there as a private man, aston
ished at the magnificent demonstration, the
unexpected reception (like the one IN Hart
ford) 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 lie is about
to visit, and sinks into the genial pleasures of
the place Previous to this, we ought to men,
ton he was betrayed into speech Full
of thoughts of his mother, lie starts in a north
east direction and lands in Rutland, the home
of his youth. Owing to the wholly uneXpect-
ed arrival in that place, so hallowed, Ache
-well-is 'betrayed" into a speech. Full OF
pentup affection he can no longer restrain him
self but goes to Bellows Falls. Amid the bel
lowing OF the populace and the sobs of Ste
phen, he is deceived deIuded, imposed on-in
fact betrayed" into speech. He fees to
the north, he lands at White River junction.
What a Junction, what a conjunction III point
of fact was there! Stephen was "betrayed'
into speech. Cutting his filial stick i'll
southeast direction lie informs us at Concord
that he is visiting New England to look upon
the grave of a relative. Sad Stephen, how
skilfully his anxiety to see his mother is DIS
guised This statement was made IN the
course of some extended remarks which, IN
point of fact, "betrayed" pious Eneas into
speech at this very place. At Manchester, at
Nashua, at Providence, still seeking the ma
terna embrace that still receded, heis still sur
prised and still "betrayed"-but why repeat
the sad details
Stephen, Stephen, Stephen, who seems una
BILE to cut his bread and cheese even, is next
seen at clam bake at Rocky Point; far, far
from mother, relatives, or graves, on tins
strictly private tour to see his mother, Steph-
en-, we say, sinks the maternal for a season,
and allows one hundred and fifty bushels of
baked CLAIMS and thirty thousand people to
'betray" him into a speech-a 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 tru'
ant heels by the great ocean, as much as TO
say that, having Travelled over New England
on the strength of her, he now don't care
"brass farthin'" for his maternal And yet,
by and by, when he gets recuperated, 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 sea
softly singing
Wake and call me early,
| Call me early, mother dear"