Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-01
Her Unsel6shness.
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nearest and dearest to us; second, on
those remote from. US. Mrs. Day fol-
lowed this rule inversely. She ey-
pected those nearest and dearest to
her to do her legitimate work, while
she benefited the larger number
Her daughter Maud possessed dis
position exactly the reverse She sacr-
feed for those nearest and dearest to
her, while her mother was engaged in
general charities. The consequence
was that Maud's sacrifices, which We're
real ones, passed unnoticed and IN
known, While those of her mother,
which We're not real ONES. gained her
the reputation of being one of the
largest hearted women in the world.
You must give me up, Harry, dca:,"
said Maud to her lover one evening
when he had proposed for the seventh
time. II feel that it is my duty to
stand by MOTHER
"While your mother stands by any
one except YOU
'Mother's unselfshness is beauti-
full"
"1n what way do you stand by herr"
swell, you see, if mother had the care
| Of the family she wouldn't have time
| to do what she does for the world, and
I'm needed to relieve her Of it, Now
| If you were rich mother wouldn't OBJ
| ject, you know, because you could
supply her with nurses to look after
the children while she presided at
charitable meetings and directed the
efforts Of the army of good workers.
She's a sort of general"
every general is supposed to have
a body servant"
81 don't know what you mean by
that"
"You are doing work which your
mother should do while she is crafty
ing her ambition.'
ooh, Harry. you don't understand
her at all! She is the most unselfish
woman in the world.'
'TIer unselfshness is truly remark
able. She loves you 50 we'll that she
expects you to marry rich man that
he may provide her with means for
doing what she should do There's
nothing to prevent her marrying the
rich man herself. She's widow
you are very unjust. Mother has
no idea of marrying. and above all
things, she would not let wealth nAu.
ence her in her choice Her nature is
far above that
It was year after this dialogue that
| Mrs. Day announced to her daughter
that she was about to marry million.
aire. The news spread, and Harry
Ashurst heard it. The same evening he
was with Maud
'Sweetheart,' he cried, "is the glori.
GUS news true? Is your mother ell
gagged to old Cubberly:"
"She is
"And you will now
"Mother says she'll need me more
than ever"
"What do you mean? Didn't she
wish you to marry a rich man that he
might provide servants to take care OF
her children while she"-
"Please don't talk so, Harry Mother
IS a truly beautiful character. Sh,
says Mr.. Cubberly is to give her con
troll of his income, and she's going tc
spend it all on the poor"
"NOw, see here, Maud, this is the las
time Pm going to ask you to marry
me. Either fix it up with your mother
now or give me up
This decision had it's effect, and
Maud pleaded with her mother to be
permitted to marry the man of hel
choice. The mother coldly told her tc
do as she pleased. Harry turned the
tide in his own favor, and mother and
daughter were married about the same
time
Harry" said the young wife one
day, give just been over to mothers
It's perfectly regal over there-splen
did house, rich furniture, lots of serv.
ants"
Il thought the income was to go tc
the poor"
"Of course she must keep up the
mode of living to which her husband
has been accustomed-for him, you
know
| A1OW lIlu\ll SlcS " CuuIllN
II don't know. Mothers forte was
always in directing others. She's g
great organizer. What she could dc
by merely giving would be a mere
trife compared with what she does as
an administrative
care you sure she has the control OF
her husbands income?'
eyes, l am. But l don't think he
likes it as well as he thought he would
I overheard him talking to her very
unkindly''
''What did he say?'
"W'hy, he said that-I don't lie tt
repeat his awful words.''
"Come, sweetheart, out with it,
''He said that he'd been foil tt
make some agreement or other"
''About his income going through bel
hands to the poor?"
"How did you know that?"
"Why do you ask?''
because that's just what he Tic
say"
"Anything more?'
'What's moneyductY
Same as an aqueduct. only nor py
goes through it instead of water"
"Well, he said the moneyduct hai
got stopped up"
But nothing Of this has ever reached
the world. Mrs. Day still presides &
meetings. still organizes new charita
bic associations and religiohsly gives ;
tenth Of her husbands income of 500,
600 year to the cause. The rest sh.
makes way with in her own fashion