Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-14

gins ny dear child. want 70 tell yea
ho~ dyusdfaIly sorry en- for your Dis
spTsaAnsznrns. bat how cane yoa ~ sup
loss Mr.. Sulich Ma serious Ia his atm
flossss Tell No al about II. dear. ~
viii comfort your poor heart ~ spssx
cut. Lad the nan ever really ask yoa 70
marry hiEy And 80 on until the de-
serted dams.'l Is ready 10 ding herself
cut VI tie vehicle under the horses fsss
ami feels that tho ioss VI hes lover u -
nothing compared with the shame Of be
iag pstici aid sympafai<sd with
On take the Case II ,a;sa who has
been e~hipp-i or kicked or slapped
la the face By another man stronger and
bigger and therefore Drawer than him
self lis doesn't want 10 know tina. his
s.isIds are sorry for him, He would
much rather Ia suffered Ia imagine taat
fhsy hadn't heard Il it. and yet there are
IlsEty Of thick skinned idiots who Will
en- ia. Grst OPPORTUNITY rush up to hiia
with outsrrefcnsd hand,
Nv dear fellow. want 10 tell Yea
how Indignant ! a.a at tho way that
brute treated yon, Fairly kicked You
down the step, OF TIE ciubhonss. they
tell me. Just Ike these great milking
lc..sts who think. because they are tds
ami s,roEg. n little fellow like you ar ne
Ilus, give u. 10 all their ifsnloncer'
Probably the nlaa thus ayostrophized
at once MEASURES ths other ''nttle frl-
Low" with bis eye and mentally decides
taa, be can thrash linn at least and VIII
DO So on tho first opportunity.
Among my acquaintance on one side
or the other Of The water am proud IL
iuclade baby whose father was hung.
and Justly 81. for murder. OF course the
most If her friends painfully avoided
any subject within rife shot u tho
sui iect. but heard that more than enc
well meaning person had attempted 10
sy,apafh.rs xifh her and thereby nearly
Grove the poor woman 20 madness.
Or think cf mother whose son has
committed souac shameful crime and is
either fugitive from justic. or is suffer
ing her penalties. Fancy any sympathy.
evea tho most delicate being anything
bat al osfenso To such a sufferer. In
fact. there Is no love upon whose death
/, Is not safer 70 count than upon that Il
mother IL - positively indestrnc,ihle.
and have never found any other class
II love 20 which that word would apply
Certainly some wives have loved some
husbants. some Inaicens have loved some
lovers. some women have loved some
men mot wisely. but too well" through
good re.,ort and i'll. through fortune and
misfortune. cruelty and kindness. faith
fnla-ss and unfaithfulness. even To tho
bitter end. but this unreasonins com
CLANCY cannot b. predicted 81 wives or
hancecs or mistresses "a rule. Much
depends upon the individual
But Ia the case IT mothers IL il the
rule. especially ~ regards her sons. The
bad boy may develop into the uniniti-
gated scamp. the profiigate. the villain.
the Jailblrd. but though she may DO
driven 10 discard him. to Danish him
from her sight. To- declare that she no
longer calls him son. there Is always at
the core VI her heart An Iniying flame IT
love. . divine forgiveness and pity and
longing that she could not il she would
quench or destroy. Lat the sinner but
reach his mothers feet. L., hiIn never I'D
clumsily plead. Mother. have sinncI-
Oh. forgive me- a..d his pardon Is as
surcsi Even lhousb hr'r judgment. her
reason. her conscience. steruly condemn
hlIn. that mother love q, hers will rise up
ami drown them al in the torrent OF its
death.css force.
la the Scripture story it IL set forth "a
A. s..s,..r stt.t ~. f,fI e
the prodixsl son foscave him. l, Is not
even mentioned that ms mother did. for.
not to he irrcverent THAT goes without
sayiny." Doubtless she hal forgiven him
long before b. set ont for home. and
indecl 1t Is probable enough that IL WAS
the te.epa,hy OF her love and forgiveness
that Induced him - r.iinquish his foul
living aud return
Well. then. II II not obvious that with
such love "a this III the background no
mother Will patiently sscc.p; sympathy
tor her sons mls!ecds, IL Will only anger
her and rouse her tn defend HIM even
though no defense bc possible II she is
womaniSh Sor; nj woman. she Will prob
ably adopt the tn quoque" form If re-
sentiment and say: Yes. | know Harry
has done "a foolish thing. but II arose en-
'irely from his desire To help and shield
a friend YOu must remember ali young
men ara not like your John. always con-
ridering what il best for his own inter
-sts"
If abe l. not woulanish. bnt womanly.
The bcs, you can expect l.. Thank you.
- - xxl 4 a
with 90 talk
was once sI~aking with lady in
Loudon whosa son haa Just bs,.n pursued
IN! brought back from the continent
under charge 70 aggravated breach 10
;ruS; when another lady came mp all
90 < h"r hand with a mgTrnur Of Dear
Mr.. Blank. want ga tell Won Eo-v sorry
am VIVA, You have heard oi II
sirrsiy'" exclaimed Ms Blank. with
susilc like tine flash os a hsvunet. Then
half Turning 20 me sh. continued. Il
have los. uy cDas hman. Won know. 40
tBally the poor fellow dropped dead in
toe stables tnl- morning. AMI an per
fe.tiy hesrfbru<ea The best old soul
that ever he'll a whip II va INV
fathers coachInsn and actually pat me
IN the first pony ever Tote. but |
ant think how you heard Of It So SIN.
InT dear. except that believe you make
~ vs,8t - gather every bIt ~ news
that j. stirring. don't youF And wi'h
'his meas little blow in the fase Ms
Wxnk ssil.-i away. leaving her would 10
sv'npsthirer gasping
Put there IL no peel q swelling The