Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-01-20
To GirIs.-Kour z1othsr.

You all know she Divine CON-
mand, "HonOr thy father and thy
mother An unditiful child Is an
odious character, yet few young peo-
pie show the respect and obedience
TO their parents that Is becoming
and dutiful. Did you ever sit and
recount the days and nights Of care,
toll and anxiety you cost your moth
err Did you ever try 20 measure the
love that sustained your infancy aud
guided your YOUTH Did you ever
think how much more you owe your
mother than you will be able 20 re-
pay? p? If so, did you ever vex or dis
obey herr If you did, il is = sin of
no common magnitude, and n shame
which should make you burn every
time you think of il. 1t is q sin that
is sure to bring its reward in this
world | meyer knew an undutiful
daughter TO make q happy wife or
mother. The feeling that prompts
any one to be unkind to mother,
will make her who indulges it
wretehed for life If you should
lose your mother, you little dream
how the memory of every unkind
look, or undutiful word, every neg
lect of her wishes, win haunt you
l could never tell how l sometimes
feel in remembering instances ofneg-
lect to my mother, and yet, thanEs
to her care, had the name Of being
3 good child. She cold me, shortly
before she died, that / never vexed
her by any acts Of disobedience, and
l would not resign the memory Of
her appreciation for the plaudits ofa
world, even though l know Il was
her love that hid the faults. and mag
nified all that was good. / know
how many things might have done
TO add 70 her happiness and repay
her care, that / did not do; but the
grave has cut OF ali opportunity to
rectify mistakes or atone for neg
lect.
Never, never lay up for yourself
the memory of unkindness to your
mother. If she is afflicted, how can
you possibly get tired of waiting
upon her? No one could have filed
her place in your feverish infancy
and troublesome childhood. When
she is IN her usual health, remember
she is not so young and active as
she once was. Wait upon her. II
sho~wants anything bring it to her,
not because she cannot get il herself,
but TO show that you are thinking
about her, and love to wait upon
her. No matter how active and
healthy she may be, or how much
she may love to work, she viii love
to have you do any little thing that
will show you are thinking Of her.
One thing more, never call either
Of your parents cold man" or "old
woman" This is rude and uuduti-
full. There should be something sa-
cred, something peculiar, in the
word that designates parents. The
tone of voice in which they are ad-
dressed should be afectiOuate and
respectful. A short surly answer
from a child to q parent falls very
harshly on the ear OF any person
who has any idea Of filiAl duty. BE
sure, girls, that you each win for
yourselves the name of a dutiful
daughter. It is much easier TO be a
good daughter than q good wife or
mother, but she who fails in this
first, most simple relation, need
never hope to fill another we'll
Make her your confidant; the sac
cret you dare not tell. her is a dan
erous secret, and one that will be
likely to bring you regret, and you
should love her so well that IL would
not be felt punishment to give mp
the happiest party to remain with
her. But unloVed and unloving you
will live and die, If you do not love
and honor your father and mother.