The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-10-13
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The Worlds
Greatest Motto
"Whatever Else You Do, Son, Keep
Your Mind on Your Mother"
Beats all others.

A young man was about to leave
the old folks and the old homestead
to 90 out into the world and take
his part in the great Battle of Life.
The father accompanied the son for
some distance up the road and when
they had parted the father turned
and called to the youth, in a sobbing,
choking tone that told plainly he
was fighting a desperate battle to
keep back the tears: Whatever
else you do, son, keep your mind on
your mother"
Keep your mind on your moth
er," is the prettiest phrase that
human lips ever framed. There
never yet was sermon preached,
nor an article or book written, that
contained such beautiful sentiment
and so much good advice as those
six words, keep your mind on your
mother"
If this motto could be infused in
to the heart of every youth in the
land, and if every youth in the land
could only be prevailed upon to
assiduously adhere to it's bic
principle, keeping it ever fresh in
the innermost chamber Of his heart,
whether in the field, workshop, fac
tory or business Office, then, indeed,
would the perplexing problem Of
the worlds reformation be solved;
then would a great many policemen,
jailers and prison keepers be COM
PEELED to seek a new means of livli
hood. Many are the prison cells
that are occupied today by unwill-
ing tenants because of the fuctuation
from the principle of this, the great
est and wisest of all mottos ever
given to the world, keep your mind
on your mother"
| Toappropriate the idea of another:
Were [ a phenomenal giant, with
the arms of an Atlas and unlimited
strength, I would pull up the tallest
pine in the forests, dip it in the
crater of burning volcano and en-
blaze on the very heavens in letters
of fire:
KEEP YOUR MIND ON YOUR MOTHER,
as a motto for the world, that it
might be seen and observed by all
humanity. And, when the tt m e
should come that the motto was be-
ing faithfully observed by all man
kind, then could we exclaim in true
; happiness, What good, beautiful,
grand old world this ise
I do not believe there is, ever was,
, or ever can be, man born of true
: woman who could commit wrong
, full act while his mind was on his
= mother.
o For expressing love of mother in
O endearing terms and, soft,
. The poet has, by stronger" men,
= SIX full many time been ,scoffed.
A strong man read poem once
. of loving sons devotion,
i '''Tis sentimental mush," said he,
and betrays weak emotion. :
buJ III us Wcdh w SoHOCOAoO SAAS
e most sacred thing on earth
is The name of her who suffered that
is she might give me birth
s. Then take from me what strength
Is have and make me frail and meek
le Make me, 0 | pray Thee, Lord, the
e. weakest of the weak.
= If they be strong of heart and mind
who belittle poets song,
:, Wherein mothers name is praised
= Lord, do not make me strong.
- - If it be weakness to proclaim, il
~ verses of great length,
8 The love / bear my mothers name
: - Lord, deprive me of all strength
n lIf it will tend but to increase an,
IN make that love more strong,
IN I pray Thee for more weakness,
Lord, to tell my love in song.
ed That l might sing and praise tn
,h name of her who d give her life
ed Aye. gladly, too, if it would save m
VS. from grief, pain or strife
g, And show my love for her in lift
ey in thought and deed and song,
lis For all these cannot bring her bac
when she is dead and gone.
B. 40. III.