Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-11-16
Mother.



II is easy to say, s'be kind to mother"
and ninety-nine people IN hundred will
say it, and many Of them will be mighty
unkind TO mother If they are not careful
to watch every expression and not speak
harshly some day when the cares of the
world trouble them. When the mother is
old and has nothing TO do but to think Of
her boys. and compare their present
size with their size when she ten
derry cared for them, and when she be-
comes so tender hearted that cross
look makes her so sorry, big boy wants to
look at himself in the glass before he
speaks. for fear there may be an expression
of care on his face which she will mistake
for something else. A man that can school
himself so he can go from the cares
OF the world, where his heart is hard
ened and his brain nearly crazed, to the
presence of his mother with happy smile,
as though the world was all great picnic,
full Of fun, and sunshine, and laugh hearti-
ly As she tells him he is just great big boy.
though his hair Is becoming a red roan and
do that laughing and smiling for mother.
when his neartstnngs are duling with pain.
has got that IN HIN that will make him
come out right IN the battle of life.
We we're at a railroad junction one night
last week waiting few hours for a train,
IN the waiting room, IN the only rocking
chair, trying to talk brown eyed boy to
sleep, who talks great deal himself when
he wants 10 keep awake. Presently
freight train arrived, and Il beautiful little
old woman came in, escorted BY great big
German, and they talked in German, he
tft.s h..F Ia pf ,r,fnr
about the route she was going. and telling
her about her tickets and her baggage
check. and occasionally patting her on the
arm. At first our United States baby, who
did not understand German was tickled to
hear them talk. aud he "snIckered" at the
peculiar sound of the language that was be-
lng spoken. The great big man put his
hand up 10 the good old iady's cheek and
said something encouraging. and u great
bIg tear came 10 his eye. and she looked as
happy as a queen. The little brown eyes Of
the boy opened pretty big, and his face
snbered down from its laugh. and he said,
Papa, 1t Is his mother :" We knew It was,
but how should four-year old sleepy baby,
that couldn't understand German tell that
the lady was the blg mans mother, and We
asked him how he knew, and he SAID, 80,
the bg man was 50 Kind To her"
The 5ig man hustled out, We gave the
rocking chair TO the little old mother, and
presently the man came IN with baggage
man, and to him he spoke English. He
said, This is my mother, and she does not
speak English, She is going to Iowa, and
| have got to 90 back on the next tram.
but | want you to attend to her baggage,
and see her on the right caF With a ynod
seat near the center. and tell the conductor
she Is nv mother. And there's dollar for
YOU, and ! viii do aS much for your mother
some time" The baggage man grasped the
dollar with one hand grasptd the big mans
hand with the other. and looked At IN. little
German mother with an expression that
showed that he had a mother too, and we
almost Knew the old lady was well treated.
Then We pat the sleeping mind reader on d
bench and vent out on the platform and
got acquainted With the bug German, and he
talked OF horse trading. buNIng ard selling
and cNrIl thing. that showed that he was
1--we business man, ready for any specula-
ton, from buying yearllng colt 10 a crop
Of nops or barley, and that his life was u
very busy one, and at times full of hard
work, disappointment and rough roads, but
with all his hurry aud excitement he was
kind 10 his mother, and We loved him just
a little. and hen, after a few minutes talk
about busines. he SAID, You must excuse
me. must 20 in the depot and see If my
mother wants anything" We felt like grasp
ing In, fat red hand and kissing IT, o. the
love Of mother is the same IN any language
and il is good IN all languages.