Morgan County republican., 1913-05-15
Advertlslul Rates.
Mothers Day--After.

Mothers, Day, distinctively so, as
celebrated oyer the world last Sum-
day, has come and gone again but
mothers and fathers day, practical
ly so, but not always properly apprec-
lated, is every day, with watchful,
anxious nights besides. Days of low
ing, patient toll and burden bearing
OF accomplishing self-sacrifce and
devotion to the largest possible well
fare Of loved ones and country, and
Of anxious longings for fruits Of their
labors and love in worthy character
and conduct. and IN reciprocal love,
on the part of their dear ones.
How many are happily gratified
and rewarded while yet among US.
How many sadly disappointed and
broken spirited.
The crime and the bitterness of
the latter experience is strikingly set
forth in the following from the Stur-
geon, Mo-, Leader, entitled, IAN
Editors Plea for Mother:
These words are written for some one
particular man who reads this page I
do not know his name, but know his
story.
He is a middle-aged man. married.
prosperous. He is a good man. highly
respected and hasn't an idea hut that he
is doing his full duty by his old mother.
who lives in his home and whom he
supports. He supplies her wants She
eats at his table. is sheltered by his roof,
is warmed by his fire, is decently clothed
by his hands but that is all.
He neglects her
He never says word of affection to
her.
He never pays her any little attentions.
When she ventures an opinion, he
cuts 1t short with curt contempt.
When she tells her garrulous old stor-
les. as old people will, he does not even
try TO conceal how much he is bored
Under this coldness and neglect the
poor old mothers heart is breaking and in
letter, written in trembling and fee
ble handwriting, she asks me If cannot
say something that her son will read and
may make him think.
Ah, If only could.
If could only say TO him:
Man. man, give love as well as duty
to your mother Give her the wine of
life as we'll as the bread. Don't forget
the woman who never forgets YOU"
OF course the man will say. and truly,
that he is busy, overworked, care bur
cened that he has the claims of wife and
children upon him. that he is often IT,
ritsble through sheer physical WEAKNESS
and overstrdin.
Granted. But your mothers life has
not been easy. Your. father WAS poor
man and from the day she married him
she stood by his side fighting the wolf
from the door with her naked hands, as
woman must fight.
She worked not the 8 or 10. hour day
of the union, hut the 24.hour of the poor
wife and mother.
She cooked and cleaned and scrubbed
aud patched and nursed from dawn until
bedtime, and in the night was up and
down getting drinks for thirsty iips, GOV.
ering restless little sleepers. listening
for croupy coughs. ~. i'd. .
She had time to listen to your storiese
of boyish fun ana fro lie and triumph.
She had time to say the things that
spurred your ambition on. She never
forgot to cook the little dishes you liked.
She did without the dress she needed
that you might not be ashamed Of your
clothes before your fellows.
Stop, man. and think what would life
have been to you II she had trested you
Ia your childhood as you are treating
her In her old age.