The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03
Mother"

The following article Is from the
pen OF Ham Kaufman, OF Caldwell,
an old friend of the writer aud should
be read by every boy and girl in the
county.
Not many days since l was passing
a residence and heard a good sized
young man talking mean and inso-
lent to his grey-haired old mother.
1t made my blood boil. felt like
taking the young stripping by the
back of the neck and seat of the
trousers and butting his head against
a post, and l would advise every
young woman In Caldwell who con.
templates marriage to learn whether
or not her intended is kind to his
mother. IL he is he will do to tie
to. But II he Is mean to his mohter
he will be mean TO his wife ana
should be Stunned like venimous
snake. Such man can never APP
preciate a good mother until the
death frost has removed her angelic
soul from its earthly tenement of
clay and it goes back TO God, who
gave IT.. Then when he awakens TO
realize what he has lost. 1t will be
too late to make an ends to mother.
Mother is gone. Her gentle spirit
is with the angels-ter tired body Is
at rest. The wrinkled face is
smootbed With the touch OF death.
The toil-worn hands are folded over
the stilled heart and the stiffened
figure is eloquent In It's inanlmate re-.
pose. Mother is gone, but her mem
DRY is reslvitied by a thousand ten
der recollections. Her heavenly mis-.
sion is being perpetuated on earth
where bereaved hearts beat painfully
In their desolation-w where her infu-
ence for good is the antithesis OF the
sorrow that prevails because of her
laying down her burden OF mortality
and taking up the robes OF immortal.
ity.
Mother was only woman. She
was motherly mother, wifeiy
wife, and burden bearer for those
she loved. There was no sacrifice So
great she would not cbeerfully make
that ber family might be comfortable
and happy. There was no toll SC
wearing that she would not endure IL
for the betterment OF her friends.
There was no privatiop SO great
she would not willingly endure IL
that her children might profit by IL.
Size was d mother 10 all the term im
plies-she was woman In every
sense OF the word.
Mother was simple In her thoughts,
sympathetic In her life, aud God
like 10 her illustrations. She bad
no ambitions but 70 promote the hap
piness and well-being Of her husband
and children-no aim 10 life that
was not centefed In their welfare
Mother was for home hrst and so
cjety afterwards. She believed that
society was afe-guarded In the home
and not the home in society.
Mother realized her duties accord
ing TO the dictates Of mother-Iove
and that Is the cream Of religion
the very essence OF life. itself. She
performed her duties as would mar
tyr Of old, and yet she realized th'
supreme happiness OF her life Ia hel
sacrifices made for those she loved
she was soft, gentle, sensible, tondei
and true-a woman devoid Of selfish
ness and unrest. woman busy and
eontented with her lot, free FROM
envy. at peace with the world and al
ways woman.
Mother is gone from among US ID
the body. but her dear Old spirit Vii
ever dwell and abide In the hearts o
those she loved and reared. No high
er honor can ever be paid her than 4
say she was a noble woman, -
mother.