The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-01
COUSIN PILLS REGULARITY:
i Was as Baatag Always Kind TO- amt LBFllg His
e. ltd i. /. Mother. .:.:. 7.
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:; Written Tor TnK fpsDAiY Calf.

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He was only dfstantiy related to me, but
Twas always glad to meet Cousin Phil. and
return7a friendly greeting te:the kind, half
GLANCE from:bfs blue eyes as he partly lifted
his bent head. -. =
They sad he: was peculiar. But liked
him from5the first, long<age. " hen we both
were Young and he went faithfully the
rounds tI1indiihg his eyrand- cart, and en-
through the years when he was an itinerant
merchant, and zup*t through the successive
stages until he became established in BUSH
ness and weil:to dos # :: !:
.slie had reached the prime. OF life when
!. his mother was taken very Ill. Dear, sweet
Old Aunt Faith!s Il: - =.:s
:. Eyety%oise loved her. and perhaps what l
am. about to relate was NOT SO very much Of
"A wonder after all. although it was thnught
strange an It Ilacp liar -: j.. =: J.
3: Itwarlned your lIRart and seemed To- make.
YOU grow better every. time to meet dear
4 unit. Fal9h. 'er.te see her !! SHE mad such a
pleasant way with Ter: Yoa felt Your; heart
thrilled through ard through with llle sin;
eefltX of her=true Kin ffneSS.r- : ~
:. She crossed: tie ocean more than- half a
rentury ago.. telon gfnas::f to pne of. those
@Sianch Old AifieS.:Df THE mother country
w hose ehfHty IS marked and strong in all
their GhaT9cteris{icsE Sire had become far
adyanced. I'm years wien afflicted With the
seyetg ilillfs S which etused ller life to be
>despairel Of: :.3 :. :. .. j..
: ..SaQn, TOE, Phil was stricken, down It'll
: the :. same terrible disease but was NOT
!. Thought table IN great inlhIetliate danger,
until his iHQtieF was prem onneed pltst, hope
Ell TeeQ very, ~ hen he sank into mnCo4fsc0lls-
hess and in d lew days breathed. has last,
without ever again 4. recognizing those: about
him. :! u F.: r. = =. -: -.
Then, little by. little. we: began =tb:learn
mare of C0usin Phi l'Specuiia u" lie told
me, said one, IF his mo iher should die, he
would ntyerAgitih either enter:or even pass
by:lliS old hOines' @G::5== :: J; !:
:, twas related at his funeral that when a.
child lie was called 10 the side of his dying
=fat1er, who, Ia wing his hand on Phllss head,
sdld -. My boy, always ia Ike: good: care :of
YourmotheT al d lie Kind and loYin ! to- Hert
+ = It made a deep impression ON risyouflg
.heaIt:and hewaS always true TO his trust,
eyer rem iabaring his InQther With a. & EN- LIE,
10 wing rev erenee. sl:I. : = -
f. x near felat]ye. #of5 Phil: who; knew Of
this affection for his nlotler, said he closely
WATCHED him from the first of his illness,
and Wien ft:was: told him flat. his mother
coutd notrfcoYer hi gave: right up and (! id
not want 70 get well himself =
? Aunt Fattal. who, although SO very low,
was FULLY Gsal scijjttS of all, nlaGe the attend
ants promise that ss hen: he was ready fer
burial hey wGt;la bF5ng her boy to ifet bed:
side that. she INF silt bid fiIa the Tong. last
= aifsA ticfs kt9laSflt tlfe sep
aratiQn WAS to be :SAdrt. Nllen ffie: slent
form of lieE:sQn%Sta hfoAeii tto :her:abed sid E
the peDr flatleE 1S{esto @ YEA l. TO he raised
. to. loek7op~@1l fs.desir ca, even for the last
time. .but her taalh hard VI as placed OF
his head, Where size =teiLdetly: let:it,teHainr a
few ;minute reealling what sacred. menf6+
Ties III thea 5 :ilearkI,ifly*o;tii3. sutnlise
Then With self aid fail etiBg: breath she
sighed, I" MI (fg. . :: =
. And the 8 roils urea carried the dead son
from the .dHing lI6tller with eyes moist " ifh
sorrow fnr!thf SEticK ken; !: aeed parent, ard
r*aHd laid ia. iiis last festing-plaee with the
Solemn ard impressive: {seremoniess Of the
order OF lis Masaf il brethTen. whose. tears
fell on the. hft#pi .eXerpreetr:-- emblem Of
updylifs aiffc eg-eeaehs dr1pped-. upon his
: bier =: II: - -. LoJISE. S oyg.. i