Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-16
A Mothers Work and Her
Hopes
Hopes
An Editorial Written Especially for Men and Boys
Copyright. 1919

the millions that the
fee and devotion upon which society is based
On hot night in the dusty of a dirty city you
hundreds of sitting porches TAKING CARE OF
BABIES
In lonesome farm houses monotonous plains
with the late setting long day of hard work you find
women persevering TAKING CARE OF BABIES
In the middle of the night earliest morning
sleep all the world ice huts North Southern tents
big houses and in dngy you find awake
cheerfully and gladly TAKING CARE OF BABIES
We respect praise sefshy working him
self
If he builds up great industry and great personal for
tune we praise him.
If he risks his life for personal glory praise
praise him
courage even in saving his carcass from
struction praise him.
There a whose courage, devotion could
be compared with that of a caring for her baby
The mother love is unsefsh and has limit this side
of the grave.
will find man in thousand who will risk his life
a cause
You will find a THOUSAND women a thousand who will
risk their lives for their babies.
Everything that a has and he his mother.
From her he gets health brain encouragement moral charac
ter and ALL his chances of success.
How poorly the mothers service is repaid by ndvd
ually, and by society a whole!
that he much if he gives
sufficient money and LITTLE her brought
him nothingness sacrificed her sleep and
youth and strength for his sake
Society aggregate human beings that its duty
done when hospitals opened for poor mothers
little medicine doed out in coldhearted fashion the sick
child
Fortunately may truly be said that the great
most always apprecatve of his greater mother
Napoleon cold, jealous of other men, fundamentally
egostCal when comparing himself with other sons of
But he and appreciated noble
him. lived for him. and watched him to the end He said
my mother, Q principles, my
and al nave nat worth e 90 not hesitate say that the fo
ture Of the child depends on the mother"
The future of the individual child depends
mother and the future of the depends the mothers the
Think what has done mankind by thousands of
millions of perfectly devoted mothers
Every mother entirely DEVOTED entirely HOPEFUL,
entirely CONFIDENT that future for her babys
deserts.
The little head-often hopelessy shaped-rols about
feby the thin neck devoid of The toohless gums
chew whatever along The wondering eyes feeby
amey about without focus concentration The future
human being to the cold booded onlooker is little
added to the human nonentty.
But to the mother that baby the marvel of all time
is endless meaning in the first mumbng endless soul
senie baby smile unlimited possibilities nobby forehead
and round hairless head She the the baby
responsibilities Of government one so perfectly
lovely must eventually be acclaimed ruler by mankind
AS result OF perfect confidence its future mother
gives every baby perfect devotion perfect aectionate
moral education Each child begins life inspired by the
beautiful example of altrusm and self-sacrifce
Kindness has gradually taken the place of brutality among
human beings because every baby its birth itself
surrounded by absolute kindness
The mothers kindness forms moral character.
The mothers confidence and encouragement stimulate
btion and inspire courage
The mother patient watchfuness gives good health and
fights disease when il
The mother wrahfu protection shields the child from the
stern and dwaring severity OF fathers.
Truly may and should be judged by his feeling to-
ward his mother and toward the mothers other men
Of ALL MEN.
In the character of Christ whose last earthly thought on Col
gotha for His Mother the character hard work
ignorant whose earnings make his com
Portable the beautiful trait devotion to the mother who
suffers and works for her children from the hours that precede
their birth through all the years that they spend earth TO-
gether
Honor thy father and THY MOTHER
And honor the mothers Of other Make their task
easier through fair payment of the support the chill
dren through good public schools their children through
respectful treatment Of ALI. women
The mother happy For she deep Joy of low