The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-14
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MUST THOSE THAT MOURN
MOURN ouTWARDLY7
Copyright. 1914. by the Newspaper
Enterprise Assoeiation.)
4 II seems To mo that one OF the
most awful things In the world IL
n house over which Death hovers,
lingering long before he strikes.
spent the day with Mother
Waverly yesterday. persuaded her
10 40 out driving In one OF Eliene's
cars
As looked AZ her in the pitllesa
light OF the sunshiny afternoon, I
saw how old. worn and helpless
she had grown during Dads sick.
ness. She seemed 10 be like a 1T
tie cookie shell. tossed here and
there. with no hope OF ever finding
a resting place.
"Margie." she asked pitifully,
don't you think your father WI
get woll7"
\ put nj arms about her. Poor
dear She had not given up hope,
although tho doctor had told mo
that morning that 4, was only a
question OF days. perhaps hours.
/ No. dear, the doctor told me
this morning that he could not get
WELL
/ She claspet her hands and Wits
pered 10 herself. Alone. alone"
+ Some women are mothers and
some women are wives. Mother
Waverly has always been the
adorcd one" OF her husband. To
him she stlll Ia the quaint. little.
mid.viciorian maiden he had mar.
ried In the early seventies.
I They had lived together nearly
30 years. and now children or any
other ties seem OF no account TO
her. Without him she will be
-aionc'
What viii do after he r. gone.
Margie7" she asked, almost child
lHhly.
You will have 10 20 on living.
dear. That In the hard part OF II.
but. dear mother. I'll try and help
you, and all tho rest OF your chill.
dreh will do 30"
Il don't believe Mollie has n
black dress 10 her name" she said.
after short silence, "and mourn
Ing ia 40 expensive"
ia II necessary 10 put young
girl like Mollie IN mourning-"
Would you not have her respect
her fathers memory" she asked.
sharply.
ITO me mourning IL only a fol-
lowing OF fashion. and feel also
II II rather impcrtinent 10 thrust
your grief upon strangers. acqualnt.
ances and friends by outward and
ostentatious signs With you. dear.
black is protection. and II you
wish 20 wear II am sure II In your
tion that Molilc must settle for her
seifs'
tried 10 say this Ms kindly AZ
possible. for knew that Mother
Wayeriy. with her olt-tlme ideas.
would be Mortified at the thought
OF Molfe not wearing mourning.
and ! felt that II would be n great
wrong 10 Mollie TO dress her up in
crepe and stuffy wells. Especially
would this be uncomfortable for
her in her business life. where
there IN no room for thought OF
any one or anything but living PEG
pie and living issues.
could sec that Mother waverly
rather resented my opinion. and
poor dear. am afraid would have
done the same In her place. took
her around 10 Elicne's and put the
twins In her lap.
For a few minutes she forgot all
her troubles. Isn't Il strange that.
whatever comes 10 n woman-the
greatest grief-the great Joy the
great worldly success. the greatest
earthly disgrace. all OF them vanish
and woman becomes all mother
love at the touch OF baby fingers
and the fragrance and softness Of
baby forms against her breast
On the way back 10 Dad sorrow
settled over her like n pail.
/ Il can't bear H. cant bear II.
Margie.~ she said as she chung TO
me like q child
| have often wondered how much
the heart can stand without break
/ Ing how much we can bear
, Physical palm that seems 40 for
midable that we shrink in terror.
/ failures that spell ruin. loss OF
I friends. relatives. those we love
most. Disgrace and despalr-all
these many have borne. and the
poor heart did not break. even
while the tortured lips whis-
pered
Il cannot bear H. cannot bear
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4 Ito Be Continued Tomorrow