Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-27

and there SO Straight, so dim of eye
throl the binding # earthly tears and
now her eye as clear as heaven, so full of
aches and pains once and now SO
agile with celestial health, the wrinkles
blooming into carnstion roses, and her
step like the roe on the mountains. Yes,
must see her, my grandmother on my
fathers side, Mary Mccoy, descendant Of
the S.otch. When first spoke to an
audience in GLASGOW, Scotland, and felt
somewhat diffldent, being stranger,
began by telling them my grandmother
was q Scotch womsn, and then there went
up s shout Of welcome which made me
feel as easy as do here. I must see her.
You must see those women of the early
nineteenth century and of the eighteenth
century, the answer of whose prayers is
in your welfare to-day. God bless al the
aged women up and down the land in all
lands! What happy thing Pomponius
Atticus to say when making the funeral
address of his mother: "ThoUgh l have
resided with her sixty-seven years l was
never once reconciled to her, because
there never happened the 5least discord
between US, and consequently there Was
no need of reconciliation Make it as
easy for the old folks as you can. When
they are sick get for them the best doc
tors.
GIVE THEM YOUR ARM
when the streets are SLIPPERY. Stay with
them all the time you Can. Go home and
see the old folks. Find the place for
them in the hYmn-book Never be
ashamed if they prefer styles of ap-
parel little antiquaeed. Never say any
thing that implies they are in the way.
Make the road for the last mile as smooth
IS you can. Oh, my! how you Will miss
her when she is gone. l would give the
house from over my head to see mother.
I have go many things 1 would like to
tell her, things thst have happened in the
twenty four years since she went away
Morning, noon and night let US thank
God for the good influences that have
come down from good mothers all the
way back. Timothy, don't forget your
mother Eunlce, and don't forget your
grandmother Lois. And hand down to
others this patrimony OF blessing. Pass
along the coronets. Make religion an
heirloom from generation to generation,
Mothers of Americs, consecrSte your
selves to God and you will help conse.
crate all the ages following! Do moi
dwell so much on your hsrdsh.ps that you
miss your chance of welding an influence
that shall look down upon you from the
towers of an endless future. I know
Martin Luther was right when he con-
soled his wife over the death of their
daughter by saying: "Don't take on So
wife, rememoe that this is q hard world
for girls" Yes; go further and say
1t is hard world for women. Aye, &C
further and say: 1t is hard world for
men. But for all women and men who
trust their bodies and souls In the hand
Of Christ, the shining gates will soon
swing open. Don't you see the sickly
pallor on the sky? That is the
pallor on the cold cheek of the dying
night. Don't you see the Frightening OF
the cloudsp That is the flush on the
warm forehead of the morning. Cheer
up, you are coming within sight Of the
Celestial City.
Cairo, capital of Egypt, was called
"City of Victory" Athens, capital OF
Greece, wss called getty of the Violet
Crown" Baalbeck WAS called "City OF
the SUM-" London was called "The City
of Masts." Lucian's imaginary metrop
oils beyond the Zodiac was cslled "Tht
City of Lanterns" But the city to which
you journey hath all these in one, the
victory, the crowns, the mssts of those
that have been harbored after the storm
| Aye, all but the lanterns and the sun, be
cause they have no need Of any othel
light, since the Lamb is the light thereof