Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-01
HELPING MOTHER.
(I'rom the Rutland Herald.)


The arrival OF warm weather and va
cation time makes exceedingly timely
skit which appeared In the Atchison
Globe a short time ago dealing with
Mothers Day" and its observance:
Saturday was Mothers day, and there
are n few who were so busy they didn't
observ" It. But paysey Mayme Apple
ton was not In that number: no. not she.
Daysev Mayme arose early. and putting
on her best clothes ate breakfast that
Mother had prepared and then. leaving
thhe dishes for mother to DO walked to
the greenhouse. where she invested in a
dozen SNOWY white carnations. Some
may wear only one said Daysey
Mayme. chat being the badge selected
for Mothers day. but I think Mothers
can't he honored too highly, and I will
wear dozen" Daysey Maymc paradcd
the streets till noon. when she went
home ate n dinner Mother had prepared.
grumbl!nE because 1t didn't suit her. and
then, after telling Mother how to iron
her shirtwalsts, went off TO take a nap,
leaving the dishes Daysey Mayme felt
guilty upon awakening. She had slept
two fun hours Of day that should have
been spent In honoring Mother She got
M hurriedly, and dressed. and left the
house again. wearing the snow white
carnations. and to every friend on whom
she called that afternoon she told how
sweet how unliFtng. and how nozzle It
was to set aside Mothers day. and
how she intended to observe II as long
AS she lived Daysey Wayne was invt-
ed out to supper, and when she got home
at ten o'clock that night. Mother was
still fronting sh!rtwaists. Dear Mother
is slow" said Daysey Mayme to herself
In her mirror, "but she Is a good woman.
and I am glad I have honored her all
day" Then she went to bed, satisfied
tina, one good days work was done,
There were hundred. perhaps a
thousand. sitting kitchens In Rutland
yesterday. where Mother toiled and moil-
cd, cooking paysey Maymes dinner and
ironing Daysey Mayme's frock, while
the lovely child cool, beautiful and sweet
as Harrison Fisher picture sat on the
piazza or under the cool trees and rest
cd. Mother has been doing 1t for 10 or 30
summers. perhaps. and has sewed into
hundreds Of dainty garments, cooked into
a hundred thousand dainty dishes and
expressed In n hundred thousand sacri-
fees the eager. marvellous and eternal
mother-love that holds the world togeth-
err. Does Daysey Mayme appreciate It?
Not with any wild enthusiasm that
would lead her to send mother ont I'M
der tho apple-trees and Daysey Mayme
Into the kitchen. She loves her mother.
yes. She will cherish her In her old age.
perhaps. She will miss her when she
goes away to her final rest and silence
on the quiet hillside bitterly. passionate
~. But she will not take the time or
trouble to help hor to bear those fearful
burdens OF the heat. the toll and the
anguished sweat She will take her own
| sweet way and enjoy her pretty girl
hood and mother will let her DO II.
Now, II there IL one spark Of decent
fortitude In Daysey Maymes dainty
breast. let her take up her fair and hon
est share Of the terrible summers load
and show folks that's hec an think OF
something else beside fudge and the
latest best seller We dare her to 10 IT,
And II she doesn't suppose father
| takes hand and lays down few
st ands Of old fashioned family lawf II
might help things,