The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19
THE OLD-FAsHIoNEO MOTHER.

Net long ago NOTtLRTU exchange
chrouicled the news that a new in
dusrry for young women is that Of
lullaby singing. Girls who are study
ing vocal music are now turning their
grouin e talent 10 account by going 10
nurseries TWO or three times a week
and singing 10 the children at bed
time hour soft-croOniHg luiiahieS- This
is in households, of course. where the
mother IL busy with social duties or
philanikcopic work. or engaged in re-
form work for women, but most gen
orally in the homes Of the rich. Even
the newest woman admits the inhu
cncc al the sweet and correct singing
on thu developing mind of the little
child. This new industry may seem
an exa-geration of the detail. but in
these days it is the trifles that are con
Sidered in their bearing upon large re
suits"
This is startling news, indeed. and
ore MAY Nell ask the question. is
the OldfaShioned mother really going
ont of srylp?" Has il come to this
point in the social evolution of the
day and the solution of the woman
problem that paid talent must now
take the place once sacred To the
mother. and the dear old luIiabies.
which were 50 sweet. because mother
used to sing them, must be Telesated
forever. or else he heard from lips
whose sole purpose is to coin dollars
and cDnts9 This is progress with /
vengeance. and alas for the babies
who must never know what it is to /
lie on mothers breast. with mothers |
arms onfolding them, as the dear. IA I!
miliar strains of ~Rock-a-by. Baby" ,
or ~S.ecp, My Darling One; Sleep. |
My Pretty one, Sleep" falls from
mothers lips,
To the writer's mind there comes F..
back the picture of a beautiful child /
hood. and of a gentle mother bending /
softly over the cradle whore the baby /
slept. rs she sung. night after night. /
the SONGS the other children. doing
i'm th,i- little white COTS. never tired .
uf hearing: and when the baby was
fast as1"cp-Tor there always seemed
10 be a baby ou hand-morh"r went
10 each little bed I'M turn and croOncd
som, -.t.t lullaby lines As She kissed
each oo- -ooG-uts.t and tucked the
white car,i-e,5 around The years
have come and th- years have gone
since then. ana Lat nursery picture
remains beautiful and bright and sa-
cred amid the tears and sorrows of Il
everyday strife. /;
The old Iullahies come back in the ,
busy rush of the world. and their
sweet echo. ringing away down in the /,
heart. often browns the ham of the
noisy streets. while their message }
brings a peace and comfort that I
nothing else can. II
There also comes back another pic. 7
ture in later years of a gentle poet i
\ woman Who was pncompassed by
many duties and many cares. bur 2
nOW sleeping 0u' i'm beautiful Metal =
riS-who was never too busy. too tir- 3
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