Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-09-01

case home with the plea Of her maternal
responsibility. -How cruel s,d I'm Just!
As II l had any interest or pleasure in
this world but my dear boys welfare;
az IL i were not clinging for his sake
alone to chat one bit OF property left to
mel And you want to drag il from me
now. after the weary struggle I've been
through, the desperate fight hal TO pre-.
serve 1t untouched tell you that, dur.
ing the last five years o. my married
life. scarcely a day passed but I had to
20 through scene like this with my
wretch" husband. tell you not a ruse,
an arr ice. threat, an entreaty that
re- could inspire WAS ] spared. And
AID tho courage to lie y him. u de'y ,.im
nth the Steel Of a loaded pistol grain.
v forehead, for | was mother. On,
.ltle c.,l you. my sisters, understand the
Sublime courage. the m ght Of resistanc e,
that motherhood conters even upon the
weakest. the most helpless of WOMAN
liud: u.tl. can ju--"
-Oh. stuff ana nonsense, Janeti" I In.
t,rrupted. not KNOWN whether 70 burst
nnt lau,hing or To- ny into Q temper 1T
ne olLra-'"buS Wv in which she was
turning the ,aol-s upon u sHow can
you 20 OF s- thaIi As II you didn't
know r"f'-vty, y, Il you hadn't thou
sand proofs thrt our "ily motive Ia urs.
INK IL seq u u"an ou y Phirs vel.
.arel AID ,ou md>t Admit that Q hoy
80 his talents and am tion ought to have
Unv-r"ity education snd be provided
\ IA -,srt M II r. b tn az which I
ell you. the i"t-r'st an the property -
~h'"' you clnc so d~t-rInineiiy would
ensure Ia HIM II converted iuto cash, and
not p"nny Of the capital need bs
touched
-O1. dra. IN, dear. mnan-d my sis
ter, closing her eyes. and. with q mar
~ I'd PROSTATE air. leaning back on her
codch--tn- did. old story that his ath~r
dlnned int NV ears for wears, How
could ! be 81 foolish. 80 impiovid-nt, 90
heartless--hs, hs!-to let six thousand
pounds lie in box. not yielding n penny
To our income, when he was half starv.
INK, when our boys toes were coming
out through his little shoes, and he
mend them' Tho old stpry-how we'll ]
know the jar-on."-sniienly starting NJ
and facing us with sparkling eyes. And,
II had not been 80 foolish, so improvi.
dent, so heart less, if my motherhood had
not sustained me. and | had handed my
diamonds TO my husband, would my boy
or should | have been one Shilling the
richer for 1t this moment-would "A DsDuv
nav" been spared To u, ~
"Bnt-hut, Janet. protested two al
the Others angrily. "you are wandering
from the point strangely! You surely
don't mean to imply, sister, that handing
he money over u us ia trust for YOUR.
self and your boy would be the same 40
handing 1t Ia your scapesrac. hu, band?'
NO, nO-of course not How stupid
YOU all are How could YOU imagine
that would imply such nonsrnse? VIVA
i mean isis that my pc boy, who,
see. has little of his fathers sprndthrifi
blood In him-how could he entirely
escape such taint?-is best off AS he ia
without money or prospect Of money
while the fever OF young life lasts. What
mean IL that = certain intuition. ma
ternal instinct which you. my dear sisters
cannot understand. urges m- To keeJ
Enstace Brownrigg's son denendent Of
hls own ex-rtiun~. his undenlnbl- talents
to make d start in life. rs ST. man, young
fellows without half his promise manage
successfully to do For something t.Ih
me-a conviction | would battle against
in vain-tlat II l complied with yuuI
wishes and handed over such "A sum OF
money to him. the inhrrit,d dis a-e--
disSip ation-would break out in my popI
child. and the fair promise Of his youth
be blasted forever Now ! be- 10 heal
no NOR of tins matter. You know m,
mint and my una .rro,'l- conviction. Il
let a. never be- r., we'd ia NV he.r.n,
please AMI bear THIS iu rnn, ,l,tal ,n
40 | am acting on an -yp-r .f.c-. ar
} s.u"t OF nature thar Your ~l-l ..ri ooc
i.a> .'eu D to 'ot, nit ~.-f.l- Noo lray.
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