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goes down into the valley Of the shnd-
ow Of death that she may rise almost
glorifed in her new honor.
Unfortunately, there are many err
ring, selfish mothers, as well as good
ones-many who should never have
been mothers. The woman who ac-
cepts the crown OF motherhood should
discharge her duties faithfully, even
though they involve sacrifice. Rever-
ence would be the natural possession
OF every child if the parents were
worthy the respect of their children.
Parents may feel that it does not mat
ter whether their children respect
them or not; that the achievement is
not worth the effort which it costs
them; but It matters TO the children.
Their own wellbeing demands that
they reverence father and mother.
AS binding as this duty should be
considered by parents, equally so is
the one of providing in early life for
their own old age. Parents should
not, when the evening of life comes,
be dependent on their children, thus
interfering with the responsibilities
those children must naturally have as
sumed. A mother has no moral right
TO interfere with the marriage of her
daughter; it should be the duty and
privilege of a mother TO teach and fit
her daughter for wife and motherhood.
A good mother cannot be forsaken
in her old age. Notwithstanding the nu.
merous duties a daughter may assume;
that daughter will always find time TO
cheer and solaee the parent stem; the
golden quality of mother love will
beget love untold. To the aged mother
or father, for whom the sands of life
have nearly run, every thought of
daughter and grandchild will be
solace. Every triumph, every woe Of
the absent child will be sympathized
with by the parents who have proved
themselves worthy. There are sure to
be days when, with aching heart and
tired brain, the child will give any
thing on earth TO creep into the humble
home and feel the embrace of those
loving, aged arms. What comfort to
the parent who has been = worthy one
will such actions be only the mother
heart, tried and true, can tell!
No woman has the right to deprive
her child of its rightful Inheritance.
Parents owe it to themselves and their
children to make easy the downward
path of life; they should also fit them
selves to be companionable, sweet
tempered and unselhsh to those abont
them in the declining years of their
lives.
The mother who has become selfish
and irritable in her old age must surely
have been amiss in her younger life,
for trials and sorrow and suffering
tend to make good woman better;
they are brothers TO knowledge, be-
cause they educate and refine.
The mother who has become an In
valid or is in poverty should not be
deserted by son or daughter; yet some
other means. rather than the sacrifice
of child's dearest hopes. should
be devised for the maintenance and
comfort of such a parent. Herein
comes the blessing of making ones
self sweet tempered and adaptable.
A good mother is blessing and joy.
one to be priced above all things else;
her name should be breathed with rev.
erence. A bad mother is a lasting
disgrace to children and the commun-
ity.
Some mothers will not live alone
and refuse to have a son or daughter
in-law in the house, or to live in the
house of son or daughter-in-law, lest
their little failings become known
selfish, selfish to the core, To the good
mother every head should be bowed;
earth and heaven will do homage to
her. For the selfish mother there is
only lonely old age.--A. #. NJ, in the
New York Tribune.