The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-07-25


And what y the IRE. this attls
Eiyl, ! vundet; thin little gih who
mesus 20 nush o him: 30 daAr. to- met
Does shs u4 thetp plump o. puny,
brown Or M4faiR. ssrsns OF wailhulf
Aud Tho cot che fies n, h It lace-be.
decked, beftbbonad, hung With cur
tains Of fair white dimity? On stands
Il bare end rudely tashidped pt the
twopenn$ banana Sdxt
But be she paupsr Or prsncAss, will
bot cavil Ii memory Of that othAs
babe bonn IN the stbblA, that other
babe wbrvhiped Of pianees, ! weicosns
the daughter.anrlew bf thu palace, d
the barn.
Yet these things Arc but tribes. /
TOD, an the worldly mother. For.
princess Or pauper, would have my
cons wife well-horp. would have
her forebeafs people Of honor, Of -
1inement. I would have this, although
] know that each new generation
brings q new opportunity. Humanity
10 Z compound and not mixture. Tht
elements fused together yield an issue
strange and unaccountable. While
there is life there 10 surely hope!
And yet-and veto little unknown
daughterin.law, may you have been
discreet In your choice Of parents!
May you, at least, have found Q moth
or who loves you: indeed, It is the
common, foolish wont Of mothers.
May you have found q father who 10
. gentleman to you, whate'er he DO
called otherwise!
But the little girl IN her cradle has
already arranged her past. Blameless
or sinful, 1t is already there. What
use 10 It for me to speculate? What
use 10 It for me to think Of her at all?
] trow she never thinks Of me. She
never thinks Of her possessions that
] guard % carefully; tho silver tea
service at the bank In its soft tissue
wrappings: the tamily,s. sole diamond
ring. SIZE does not think Of such
things: she does not care. Yet could
! show them to her, she would gurgls
joyously. In her baby eyes their
shine and sparkle would seem fair.
And perchance whensshe doth real.
ize her treasures she will no longer
prize them. For my sons wife may
be an artist, deeming crude valuables
distinctive Of the loathed Philistine:
or learned lady despising gauds and
baubles; or . little socialist, happily
certain that In universal earthenware
lies the cure Of human III. Yes; mo.
thinks my cons wife viii be . social.
ut. Daughterin.law, / win respect
your scruples; / viii admire your no.
bic discomfort. You shall melt tho sil.
yer tea service: you shall eel It, and
print therefom pamphlets, many
pamphlets, to reform the wicked pluto.
crat.
But although my sons wife may
deem silver teapots worthless, a.
though sha may consider pearls more
Gtly cast before swine, yet there Ia
one possession I am guarding that
she viii hold very precious. one b.
longing that awaits her tor which phs
will surely care.
Then, II 10 Of this that ! shall tell
her, this one thing Of importance I
prate OF silver services when ] should
describe my son. Tail sec him for
his years. his two years, % he plAyS
On the sward before me: tall and ex-
ceedingly sturdy. His eyes arc brown,
but his hair curls goldenly. (Little
girl, are you not glad with ne that
his hair curls goldenly?) Strong no
10, and merry. When he hurts him.
self he cries but seldom. Rarely II
he vexed. What else Is there 70 tell
ABOUT hint All, see, he runs towards
me with his arms outstretched.
But perchance my unknown daugh.
ter.in-law win feel that filial pisty
concerns her not. Perchance she may
resent It. And yet It 10 . desirable
quality. All the things that I have
told her are desirable qualities; they
should tend to make b happy wife.
For two years this snn hath brought
his mother moro happiness than she
had ever known. 10 Il hot, then, prob
'sble that 10 viii ono day bring 10y
unto bis wife? Little danghtAr.in,faw.
pay that my son may give to you
% great . peace, % ,gfest Q comfort
% he hath given No. Ipray. although
IN truth the prayee n moFe for ny
sons sake than for yours. siace .you
~ yet'a stranger 10 ne-Oh. nay ny
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