The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-03-15
Ew.Woent the annexed nrLielo fr1r

tho Wyondot Pioneer. where It appears
in the Ladies' Column" edited by
"Mrs. Lou a. WILsoS," the lady, we
Epresume, oftbe able editor Gen. w.
IT, WILSON If the article Is original
with the editress, she wields n happy
Epen--otherwise it is a most excellent
selection, and contains food for reGec.
tion by the "young folks" generally:
4 "whO VIII Care Tor Mother Now"
! The song and the sentiment sound
very sweetly from your lips, young
ladies, and we do not wonder that the
young gentlemen, who arc SO Industri-
ously turning the leaves ofyoIr m usic.
think hey would like to scare" for the
fair singers, provided they could win
in return little Of the love you are
layishing so freely on your mothers.
| There is no more beautiful trait in q
daughters character than pure, nm
wavering love for her mother. Butwe
would like TO pnt this affection to q
practical test. We would like to call
at the back door some Monday morn.
ing, and find out whether the taper
fingers that could dance over the ivory
keys lightly, were equally successful
!, lin elieiting q tune from that old fash
, ioned instrument. "the wash board -
perhaps MOTHERS hands are requisite
b for that kind of music Or we would
like to step in some Saturday night,
, and identify the weary figure bending
over the basket of undarnod stockings,
with thelithe form we thought we saw
: on the skating pond. r
Young girls are proverbially thought
less, (and we thank God for keeping
! their spirits so hopeful and bright,) but
: when thoughtlcssness becomes rNKlND-
NESS, it is time for day Of awakening.
Mothers are noted for a self.sacriicing
spirit, and daughters, we had almost
! said, for sel6shness. The mother tolls
' on day after day, finding each hour
bringing the same weary load of care,
y and the daughter is suffered to spend
. the precious time in idIeness, in order
: that life may be, TO her, all sunshine
and self qualification. If the mother
y wishing an hour of enjoyment, she
: must gain it at the expense of an ad
: ditional draft on her physical energy
or rclinquish it altogether, because
!; 9 Maria or Jane would enjoy it so much.
y There are few husbands who ever
reflect that their wives need any re-
Z Taxation, and, we believe, fewer daugh
= ters. They believe that their mothers
y were made to ,cork, and forget that the
!, - latter havejustas much right to enjoy
% 20 life as the former; yes, more, fer they
u dearly earn the enjoyment by constan
toll and uni emitting care. MoTHEI
,, comes TO be looked on, in This fast age
q y as q mere household drudge, who mus
- see to the meals, nurse the children
:, = and in many instances, make the fires
q black the shoes, and keep up parlol
,e for tho young ladies" and ifshc wishes
= an hour or wo to herself, must see
that it does not interfere with theil
~ ~ plans for enjoyment.
10 Is it not so, girls? Do you ever ash
u, yourself the simple question "Isther'
10 not some way in which can reliev,
~ mother of her burden of carc2 Coul(
% | not purchase her q little relaxation
/, or give her time 10 read that interest
~ ~ ing book, by somo extra exertion ol
20 MY part? Can / not keep the wrinkle
8, from mothers face while longer, b,
~ tightening her toll and making he
'e feel as young as MYSELF" Setting
r. !, aside the Importance of your learning
'n practically to become mothers your
: selves, have you ever thought hoy
ou grateful your manifestation ofa willing
ness to help, would be to that mother
e how thankful she would feel for tn
ho small return for her years Of self-dcni
- and anxiety on your account?
&C Do not wait for her to declare he
,ro wishes. In many cases she knows the
ino would conflict with your own, and til
additional burden is borne in silenc
rather than meet your refusal or III
willing acquiesccnce, Sec that you
he share of the work is ,ceH and promptl
las done; sec that she has her hours I
he recreation and freedom from all car
of and let the very thought that "moth'
for has not five minutes to call her own
ri- give you intense pain. Labor wit
at. her and do not consider it hardshi
tie TO do SO little, for her, when she is col
,ht stantIy doing SO hnuch for you. j
in not lot her feel, when night comes, th'
nts she has worked hard all day for tho'
lat who consider it one of their rights
bel demand her labor and her love, ar
ers award her nothing in return.
n g She feels as deeply as you, al
to though no word of complaint issu.
len from her lips, there is mournlul col
Of sciousness ever signing through h
Ir. heart that SHE is not loved or appr
son ciated as she feels she ought to be.
- Let the mother be Queen" in h
vas own household, and to the latest dc
i Id Of lifo treasure her love, guard h
t q health and scatter in her thorny pa
of the roses of affection and duty.
ais, -------P.s------