The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-28

to take the family name You now vesr. and
shs has done her part to make It an honor.
able name How heavy o trouble you nut
sPUn . nsr ,s waen, a ~ misdeeds you wrench that
down from your mothers forehead and
trample Il IN the dust would be crtminai.
Your tather's nnme may not be adistinguish.
ed name. but hope 1t stands Tor something
fpsd' Iins that u ., may Ko,,o not b famous;
epic poetry, or Izank Walton. the father
Of angling. or .tssrhyius, the father Of trage.
| dy or Ethelwold the father OF monka or Hsr.
odotus. the ather Of history, or Thomas
Aguinas, the father of moral philosophy, or
Abraham. the father OF the faithful, but your
father has name in a small circle a. pre.
cious to him as theirs in a largeer circle Look
out how you furnish iti
Further. the recklessness and dissipation
OF q young man are cause of parental dis.
tress at u time when the parent sless able to
bear It. The vicisaitu.les of Ii 10 have hft
their impression upon those parents. The
eye 10 not as clear as once, nor the hearing
as acute, nor the nrr.es ns steady, nor the
step "a strong, and with the tide o incoming
years comes the weight Of unfiiial behavior.
You take your parents at a great disadvan.
tage, for they cannot stand as much ~ they
once could Thcy have not the elasticity Of
feeling with which once they couli throw ID
trouble. That shoulder, now somewhat bent.
cannot bear rs heavy burden as once it
could. At the time when the machinery 10
getting worn out you put upon It the most
terrific strain. At GO and 20 years the vital.
they are descending the down grade OF liz
swiftly enough without your increasing the
the momentum. They will be zone soon
enough without your pushing them. away.
Call in all the doctors who ever livad since
iipporrates raised medicine from a super.
stition to science, and they could not cure
the heartbreaI Of o mother over her ruined
boy. There may BE- az some suppose, enough
herbs on e0rth. II discovered, to cure all tho
ailments of the body; but nothing save q
leaf from the tree o. the heavenly paradise
can cure wound made by o foolish son who
is the heaviness OF his mother.
Prehaps 1t il good thing that cruel trent.
msnt BY child abbroviates q parents lie,
for what is there desirable in q fathers lie
or mothers lie u its ponce liz gone? Do
you not think death is issometimes beniacenti Il
It stops the mothers heart from aching and
her eyes from Weeping and says: "You need
and sleep. ! will put the defense Of marble
slab between you and that boys outlages
Gonow wherethe wicked cease from trou bling
and the worry are atrest?" At thedepnrture
ofsuch mothers let the music be an anthem in-
stead OF dirge. While you and hear no
thousands Of parental hearts breaking. All
caro- was taken with boys schooling, ali good
counsels given, aud the equipment for 30.
her and earnest and useful life was provided,
but IL has oil gone, and the foolish son has
become the lleaviness of his mother.
Much of the poignancy of the parental
grict arises from the ingratitude Of such be-
havior. What an undertaking 1t 10 to con-
duct u family through tha ailments and ex-
posures of early life! Talk about the akin
demanded off sea.captain commanding u
ship ncross the oceanl That requires ters
~ lfNv
ncross tho infantile and boyhood years
Many time your nthcr felt like giving up the
battle, but then he looked ut your holplessnsss
and the helplesaness Of the household, and
then he nerved himself up nnew and said
"By the help of God will not stop; my
advantages. and q comfortable starting in
the world. and must get little something
ahead, SO that if am taken away these
helpless ones will not be turned out on the
cold charities Of tho world" Yes, your
father has been good friend to you: He
anyone. OF the sacrifices he hns mnde for
you. And he is ready to keep right on until
unto that hand that has been to,ling for you
all these years shall come the very numb.
ness Of death. You cannot afford to break
liis henrt. But you arc doing It. Yes you
to the hlt.
And your mother-I warrant she has never
told you about the nights when you were
down with scarlet fever, or diphtherin, and
she slept not u wink, or FILLING into drowsi.
ness, your first cry awakened her, and
brought the words, What is It. my dear?"
Oh il the old rocking chair could spvakl Oh.
II the cradle could only tell it's story Of yearsi
And when yon got hetter and were iretiul
aud hard to please, az is usual In convales-
cence. che kept her patience 40 we'll. and was
ne kind as you were unreasonable and cross
Oh, many nights of motherly watching. how
can you keep silence? Speak out and tell
that wandering young man thestory that he
50 much needs to hear.