The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-08
81 MARY GWYNN wHITEMAN


make ii international They urge
that each of us set aside Sunday to
think about the best mother in the
world" that white carnations be worn
or sent to hospitals in memory of
our mothers. and that ministers
choose appropriate texts. Every one
who Is the fortunate possessor of a
living mother is atsked TO choose that
day to visit. write. or telephone her,
and in a general way to show her
what a very popular person she IL
with her sons and daughters.
/ II looks as though these good poo.
pie had lent themselves to delibc-
rate conspiracy to make somebody
happy. Whether this Is constitution
al or not we do not know, but We do
not recall anybody who ever got into
serious difficulty by thinking about
his mother
Il
Mother.
The greatest heroine in the world
i is the mother. No ore else makes
such sacrifices, or endurcs anything
! like the sufferings that she uncom-
/ plainingly endures for her children
know a mothr who has brought
/ up large family of children under
conditions which. believe, no man
/ living could possibly have suryiytd.
She hal a lazy. worthless husband
with no ambition. nor force of char.
acter; man extremely selfish and
exacting, who not only did practically
nothing to help his wife carry her ter
rible burden, but also insisted upon
her waiting upon him by inches
They were too poor TO affori ser.
want, and the good.for-nothng hus.
band would not lift a finger TO help
his wife If he could avoid it; yet, he
was cross. grabbed. and abusive If
fmeals were not on time. and If they
We're lacking in any respect, or II
the children annoyed him or interfer'
ed with his comfort. Although the
mother worked like o slave to keep
her little family together and TO make
a living for them, her husband would
never even look after the children
while she was working, II he could
sneak out of II. When the children
were sick. he would retire withou;
the slightest coEcern, and leave the
jaded mother. who had worked all day
like galley slave, to nurse them
This man never seemed to think that
his wife needed much sleep or rest
a vacation, holiday, or any change: he
never known TO bring her home 2
flower or "A nickers worth of any
thing. He thought that anything was
good enough for his wife. She mad,
her clothes over and over again. unit
: they were worn out, but he always
had TO have a Datty suit, which his
wife must keep pressed. He insiste,
upon having his tobacco and toddy
and would always take the best o
everything for himself, no matter VIII,
else went without.
Yet, in spite OF the neyer.endinl
drudgery. the lack of comforts aro
convenienccs in her home, and thu
fact that her health was never good
no matter how much her rest wa,
broken by attendance upon the sicl
children. or how III she might ME, thi,
woman never complained. She wa
always cheerful. always ready to giv'
helping hand and an encouraging
: word. even to her ungrateful husband
Calm. patient. and reassuring. sh,
{ never failed to furnish the balm 70
4. the hurts of all her family, This VIC
man saw her beauty fade, and tn
4 ugly lines OF care. anxiety and sui
|. no prospects OF relief from care 70
!. herself in the future. nothing bu In
. creasiag poverty. homelessness. an
h not cent in the savings bank. Ye
}. she never complained. No one hear
he denounce her shiftless husband
the real cause of all her suffering'
She literally gave up her life to he
T, family until there was nothing lei
y but the ashes OF a burned-out exis
: ence, nothing but the shell of a one
4 enchantingly beautiful and noble w
y man.
;. An, this is heroism-to see all III
y dreams of girlhood fade away. nearl
d everything of value so out of the If
s and yet To bear up under it all kit
Il a sublime courage, heavenly patienc