Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-21
TRYING A MOTHERS LOVE.

o.. ,thnnery Was Sure That "rho Two
nyes Il Aquii' In Her Heart.
Mrs Tlanncry is very cstimablc
All Industrious washcrwoman, u
widow. who keeps house for her two
cuwn sons in two neat rooms IN II
Ssmment. One son, Peter, is a hard
working young mason, tho other,
Joy h a Jacli.of.all.tradcs and q
pscrdo.wcel, but is popularity sup.
nd 10 DO his mothers favoritc.
I'M upposition Mrs Flannery indig.
,anily rscntH. ~ wouldn't bo that
man" she SAYS. "Thc two b'yes is
syauil In mo heart, an iyor will be"
Nevertheless, when tho probability
oi war with Chill WIS being discussed
In A family where she was attending
10 tho Mondays wash, Mrs Elan.
merry wasobscrycd 10 DO listcningwith
degree of attention which implied
some personal interest in the out
come and this Is her own cNplnna-
tion. in response to question from
the lady Of tho house.
"Yo see. ma'am. If thercswar, my
joey. he says hen go Ho como to
breakfast .ho ithcr morning, an he
TUX M the paper-bad luck to tan
eys he. What's thise says he. Ar
rih, bat I'm thinkin it's u bit Of u
war there's goin to be!
"Joayr says !, settin down the
taypot nm looidn at him. 'Jo.ayN
ays |. go wouldn't DO afthcr laycing
your poor old mother 10 go TO no
war Now would your says /.
IAN that's what would, says
he An It's foino Id look in uni.
form. as yo know An faith, an ho
would that. But couldn't bear to
think Of him goin TO fight hnythens
au Sayagcs an 80 told him, with mo
apron to ne eye an n bit Of u finder
smile like, for the. bye has u soft
heart, an | thought best 10 begin
with him aisy.
"'Jo-ayI says !. don't yo 30 mn
law me alone with me gray hairs AN
me soripr uow-dont yer
Sure ye wouldn't be alone, moth.
or sthruck in Pctor; an Peter. says
!, 'houll yer whisht; who's a-tall;in
toyoul Jo'ny says |.
I'm take care Of you, mother,
says Petor; don't you fret, An iis
a foine sodgcr Jocy'll make. An
hLybo hell come back an officer.
Sure, ! wish 1t was mo was goinN
Go along wild yc, thin, says /,
It's beautiful yc'd be loolSin in
stripped trnusics an n sodgcr cap
amt 1t now JO.ay! Eays |, will ~
stay at home fer your old mother, OF
will ye break her heart ontirelyf
But Joey he laughs nm he laughs
an he says he'll go, an that's Just ths
bad luck o the Flanncrys. There,
Peter rs steady as the Rock Of Cashel
IN safe TO 6e trusted with gun Il
liver a bye was. nm it's him will stay
at home when he might go for I
word If he wanted. An there's Joey
has a black eye every month and al
ways In trouble. an its him must rur
loose among powder an bullets ~
30 kilt as u matther nv course. Al
rah, well, Eve done my part; w
told EN- what think.
"'Pctcr, says |, 'yo'ro bye o
Judgment, an II yo want to go nn b,
shot ye may 20, and it's not you
mother will object, FOR you've Away
deserved well of her. But Joey,
says !. 80 win stay with mo, 30 "
WILL mo Garlin, for I'd die widou
ye
An Peter IN joey they look II
each other an they laugh an the!
laugh. An says, Amt We ashamed
yeheartloss bycs, to mock mo in M
thuubler
An Joey, he says, Don't yc cry
mother, don't yel Ill stay-if Their
amt any war;
An | SHOOT; me fist at tho laughil
rascal an says |, 'Jo.ayr Youth
Companion.