White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-08-23
Going to See His Mother.

The political astronomer of the Hart
ford Evening Press has been taking OBJ
servations of the somewhat cratic course
of luminary whose (coat) tail, it as
been said, is very near the earth. The
astronomer reports as follows:
Stephen was anxious to sec his moth
er. His mother was anxious to see Ste
phen. The dutiful 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 "be-
trayed" into a speech. Still bent on the
maternal pilgrimage, he goes toward Bos-
ton, attracted by relative of his wife.
1t was a case of relative attraction. On
his way, at Worcester, some Judas "be-
trayed" him into speech. At Boston,
''betrayed" again. Now however, he star
ted toward his mother. At Albany, seek
ing to pass through there as private man,
astonished at the magnificent demonstra-
ton, the unexpected reception, like the
one at Hartford, he was betrayed" in
to a 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, and sinks into the genial pleasures
of the place. Previous to this, we ought
to mention, he was betrayed" into a
speech. Full of thoughts of his mother
he starts in q northeast direction, and
lands at Rutland, the home of his youth.
Owing to the wholly unexpected arrival
in that place, so hallowed, &c.-he-
Wells "betrayed" into a speech. Full
of pent- up affection, he can no longer re-
strain himself, but goes to Bellows Falls.
Amid the believing of the populace and
the sobs of Stephen, he is deceived, delu-
ded, imposed on-in fact betrayed" in
to q speech. lie fees to the north. he
lands at White River Junction. What
a junction, what conjunction in point of
fact was there! Stephen was betrayed"
into speech. Cutting his filial stick in
a southeast direction, he informed US at
Concord that he is visiting New England
to look upon the grave of relative.
Sad Stephen, how skillfully 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 speech
at this very place. At Manchester, at
Nashua, at Providence, still seeking the
maternal embrace that still receded, he is
still surprised, and still "betraycd"-but
why repeat the sad details ? Stephen,
Stephen, who seems unable to cut his
bread and cheese even, is next seen at a
clam bake at Rocky Point far, far from
mother, relatives, or graves, on this
strictly private tour to SEQ his mother.
Stephen, we say, sinks the maternal for
q season and allows one hundred and IF
tv bushels of baked clans and 10000
people to 'betray" 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 all over New Eng
land on the strength of her he now don't
care a "brass farthin' for, his maternal
And yet, by and by. whom he gets reeu-
perated, 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
awake and call ne early.