Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-16
Another old Mothers Letter

Dear Mrs. FELTON,: I consider YOU an
able writer and have been reading the
pieces in your department OF The Semi
Weekly many years. Your page and the
Household are my favorites.
Il am inexperienced in writing for the
pspers. because my school education was
limited. but / felt impressed to write you
line about mothers You seem to be a
mother to us ALL in the way OF advice
and you understand how children should
treat their parents.
II am more than proud to say that my
only child Is a Christian, and I praise
the Lord for this blessing But l live in
neighborhOod with people who only
seem TO care for their mothers when
sickness comes into the family. Then
they can write and send for the poor old
WORKOUT woman and are willing to have
her visit them land wait on them) unn.
they get well again. She can go home
then. and welcome.
When that old woman gets sick and
needs help and attention and writes for
them, they are not able to go. I think Il
is a shame to see such ingratitude.
Dear Mrs. FELTON,. tell us what we
should think OF such children.
MY mother died last Sunday and l
can truly say. always loved my father
and mother and never gave them trouble
They are both in heaven today wait
ing for their loved ones to come. II my
mother was living and sent for me to
come. I know I'd go TO her IL had to
walk a long distance TO do So 1t is a
great satisfaction to me that / loved her.
and was a dutiful child to her.
Write something on this line, because
il is needed. Gods command is Honor
thy father and thy mother" May God
bless and keep you in s.eace is my pray
er for you. MRS. w. J. P"
-. Ca.
TIE Bible says. Sharper than a SER
pent's tooth is a thankless child
There is no cross so heavy to an aged
mother as the torment of ungrateful and
undutiful children. because they are of
their bone and flesh and these mothers
have gone down into the valley OF the
shadow to bring them into the world.
But there are a great many thankless
ones. and they viii get their retribution
only when their own children grow up
and pay them back i'm the same coin.
There is no curse that follows so surely
as this dishonor shown to parents by
thankless children. IL Is the nature of
mothers TO go to their suffering children
when they are sick or in deep trouble.
They are glad to go and share their grief
and give willing help in time of need.
and the world scorns man or woman
who would neglect or abuse their pa
rents. no matter how plain and humble.
And il is a beautiful sight TO see children
tender and consolidate OF their parents.
II is a letter Of credit for themselves.
had almost said a certif~ate of gooo
character. that the world always looks
for. In decent people. for there is uni
verssl contempt for sons and daughters
who abuse or grossly neglect their pa
rents. especially in old age.
once knew a man of mems who had
an aged mother who was well-born and
well-raised. She had some property
which he managed for her. He went TO
various merchants and gave orders that
she must not receive credit over a GER
tain monthly sum. or he would refuse to
pay IT, ] put a measure on that man
that I never forgot to apply to him.
I knew another man who went into
court TO dispute a small account with his
widowed mother. and there he testified
she did not tell the truth. Either of them
would have been happy 10 have paid
these disputed claims. II they could
have understood the contempt that fol-
lowed them afterwards.