Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-01-18

II that question were put to most of us
This morning, we would have to say, if we
spoke truthfully, like Ssera's mother, she
is at the palace window. She has become "A
queen unto God forever, and she is pulling
back the rich folds Of the kings upholstery
to look down at us. We are not told the
particulars about the residence Of Siscra's
mother, but there is in that scene in the
book of Judges so much about embroiderics
and needlework and ladies in waiting that
we know her residence must have been
princely and palatial
So we have no minute and particular de
sclipton Of the palace at whose window
our glorihed mother sits but there is 50
much in the closing chapters of the good
old book about crowns and pearl, big
enough to make a gate out of one OF them.
new songs and marriage suppcrs, and harps,
and white horses with kings in he strrupS.
and golden candlesticks that we know the
heavenly residence of our mother is SIT
perb, is unique, is colonnalcd, is domed,
is embowercd, is fountaned. is glorilied
beyond the power Of pencil or pen or tongue
to present. and in the window of that pal
ace the mother sits Watching for news from
the battle.
What contrast between that cclcstia
surrounding and her once earthly sur
roundings, What work to bring up II
family in the old time way. with but little
or no hired help, except perhaps for the
washing day or for he swine Strengthening,
commonly called "the killing day. There
was then no reading Of elaborate treatiScs
on the best modes of rearing children and
then leaving it all to hired help. with one
or two visits day to the nursery to see if
the principles announced are being carried
out The most Of those old folks did the
sewing. the washing, the meudiug, the
darning, the patching. the millinery, the
mantua making, the housekeeping and in
hurried harvest time helped spread the hay
or tread down the load in the NOV.
They were at the same time caterers.
tailor,, doctors. Chaplains and nurses for Il
whole household all together down with
measles or scarlet fever, or round the house
with whoopinG coughs and groups and run
round fingers and earaches and all the in
fantile distempcrs which at some time
swoop upon every large household Some
of those mothers never got rested in this
world. Instead of the self rocking cradles
of our day, which, wound up, will 90 hour
after hour for the solace of the young sluuI-
berer, it was weary foot on the rocker some
times half the day or half tie night-rock
rock rock-rock.
Instead of our drug stores filled with all
the wonders Of materia medica and called
up through u telephone, with them the
only apothccary short of four miles ride
was the garnet. with its punches Of pepper
mint and pennyroyal and Catnip and mus.
tard and camomile flowers, which were eN-
pected TO do everything. Just think Of it!
THE OLD FASHIONED MOTHERS
Fifty years of preparing breakfast, dinner
and supper The chief music they heard
was that of spinning wheel and rocking
chair. Tagged out, hcadachy and with
ankles swollen. Those old fashioned moth
ers-ifany persons ever fitted appropriately
into Il good. easy, comfortable heaven they
were the folks, and they got there, and they
are rested. They wear no spectacles. for
they have their third sght-as they lived
long enough on earth to get their second
sight-and they do not have to pant for
breath after going up the emerald stairs OF
the Eternal palace, at whose window they
now sit waiting for news from the battle
But if any one keeps on asking the ques-
ton, Where's mothers' ! answer. she is
in your present character. The probability
i, that your physical features suggest her.
If there be seven children in "A household
at least six of them look like their mother
ana lhe older you get the more you VIII
LOOK IKE her' But speak now especially
Oh your character ana IoI oil your LOOKS
rms Is easily eNpiaihed' DurlhH me hr>t
/ ~ years oil your NE you were almost all
the TIME WIN her' ana your IA her You saw
only mornings ana nights mere are nc
years III any llte 5" important Tor impress
SION as the urNt ". linen ana there Is the
impression maze Tor virtue or wee fol
IL. I 1 l
lfuth or ialsehood' lor bravery or coward
ice lor religion or shept
suddenly start out from behind dool
ana frlghten the enid and yon may shattei
ms nervous system Tor lifetime. During
the nrst ~ years you can tell nm enough
spook stories to make INN coward till he
dies Act before MN as though Friday were
an unlucky day ana IT were balclul to have
10 at the table, or see the moon over the left
shoulder, ana ne Will never recover from
the ldlouc superstltlohs' You may give that
| glrl before she Is ~ years ola fondness for
dress that VIII make her mere dummy
frame, or iashlon plate, Tor ~ years. Eze
kiel XVI, A. AS is the mother So is hei
| daughter.