The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-04-08
"THE MOTHER TOUCH"


"THE MOTHER TOUCH"
Mothers Gencrally--Thcir Useful .
ness Very Touchingly Expressed.
How so on the house shows its absence
How little the lack Of her executive
watchfulncss Is realized still, like the
plants that droop for water, everything
about the house has somehow wiltcd
look! For was it not mother" who
moved about instinctivelyplacing bright
colorcd vase just where the bright light
would most e1ectually fall on it,and rails
ed curtain or drew it aside from the
same artistic impulse! opened the win-
dow here, closed it there, just at the right
moment, to make the temperature OF the
house agreeable? who, in passing into
one room, and, araighteneG q cloth that
was ever SO little awry upon the table,
or put out OF the way some carelessly
placed foot-stool, over which some
Strange foot might have stumbled; or
put SOFAS and chairs in such neighborly
and comfortable proximity that 1t was
really quite wonderful how they could
Ihep carry on conversation with each
other.
Was it not "mother," who, seating
herself at the table, say on the instant II
the proper geographical positions OF the
dishes were respected! And did she not,
how weary soevcr with her fritterlng
!, life Of detail, see to it that the unities
were harmoniously preserved, in spite
of Erms untcachable proclivities to the
contrary, and oil with a glance OF her
eye, or whispered word, or touch OF
/. her magic finger tips?
And the children! The button is never
missing at the throat Of the little gar
ment, where insidious Group essays to
creep in. The tinny mittens are nicely
,nended, and no shouldcr-strap is so tight
rs 10 impede motion or cut the tender
skin, till the justly irritated child gets
. boxed ear at school, which should, by
: right, have been administered to the per-
!, son who planned and put OH its abomin
1 able clothes ruf1led, mayhap, and EN-
! broidered, but ill-titting, and rasping al
the hair-cloth shirt Of the devotce.
u And who but smother" remember
whether "that poor child ate any break
fast this morning." or needs the inter
Ivcning and comforting bit Of bread ant
lbuttcr, for lack OF which, again, its ear
|are upjustly boxed at school? And doe
|she not plan her shopping" and calling
leo that when the little ones come bacl
iron schoolor play, the house may no
iscem empty, who else soever may b
There, because another" is out! N
little nose in her house is flattened on tn
window pane hour after hour, WATCHING
I,or the presence which alone fills tn
house with sunshine - which settles al
lgrievances. or else kisses them away
land always ior the tired little feet substi
tutes soft slippers in lieu OF the heav
boots; and who at night bathes the hea!
ed forehead and flushed face, and cool
off the little hands before thvy are fold
cd to say, snow l lay me" and leaves
kiss OH lips that falter with sleep at til
Hast unsaid syllable, for it may be that
this world it will never be finished.--
"Mother" think of that.
And now smother" is "gone!" Ol
ihow much is in that little word! Thel
lis q "body" down stairs, but that 500
Twill go too. For the grown people
;lcaves behind there may be solace, b,
3alas for the little child, who can not CO..
,prclrnd why, when mother is "dow
stairs" she can at the same time
,"gone!" : who knows not how, fro
THAT narrow grave, she can "get up"
1.-The far heaven, where they say she h
|Gown. Alas! for the little child, wi
,now overloaded with clothing when
lis warm and has on far too little wht
more is needed; who goes hundry wh'
food is imperative, aid is over-ied wht
digestion clammors for respite; wi
breatles ali night all already exhaust'
atmosphere, and sits, perhaps, in dea
,ly dmught next morning! The lit
,chiid WHO touches "moiher's" desk, a,
mothers" dresses. but never can fiji
). HER! who goes TO sleep with sigh
place Of a smile, and wakes up 10 a Ion
'o- tiy house, though Tiled with voices!
!, all the wide world there is never so EN-
ne ty spot as that little heart.
; q FANNY FERN.