The Mankato free press., 1915-11-05

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Mrs. Maria CATER. aged seventy one
years. who devotes her time to taking
care OF her aged mother Both
women are In excellent physical
health. Mrs, Young is bowed by the
weight of her years. and her snow
white hair frames a scanned and
wrinkled face that still holds tho
contour OF a handsome youth. She
was the mother OF sixteen children.
eight boys and eight girls. among the
number being pair OF twins. Her
descendants In future years may be
as. the sands Of the sea. as she now
has forty-six grandchildren. and
about fifty grandchildren.
I'VE haven't had time 10 count
them up lately" said Mrs. CATER,
but I'm sure mother has over n
hundred descendants" That Is more
than one new soul for every year of
her life. Ten OF her children are llv-
ing. and all are married. They arc
BENJAMIN and Edward Young of this
city; William Young. Wisconsin:
Elizabeth 'Othod. Minneopa; Mrs. Liza
Lowe. living ON the poor farm road;
Mrs Tilda Daby and Mrs. Maria
CATER. this city. = &c.. ....aE t.t.
Mrs. Young was born i'm England.
September s. 1924. her maiden name
being Mahalia Bowers. She was
married In England and with her
husband and three children came 10
America in one ofthe old -t.me sailing
vessels, being seven weeks on the
water. The family lived I'm Iowa for
number Of years, and then emierat-
ed to Minnesota In covered wagon
and drawn by an OK team, settling
near Rochester. Later they took up
q homestead near Delevan. Minn..
where they lived for fourteen years,
after which they bought a place on
the poor farm road. MIR. Young died
twenty-seven years ago last April,
anu the widow soon after sold her
farm. and has lived I'm her present
home for the past fitteen years. She
spends her days very quietly, taking
little walks i'm the yard. and enjoys a
good meal. Sometimes she makes
fiatiron holders for sale. In tho days
Of her youth the poorer people of
England did not have chance 10
obtain an education. and Mrs. Young
never learned-to read or write. What
might thus have been a solace and
pastime I'm her old age. has been
denied to her. and now that her
hearing has failed, no one can read 10
her. She is very devbut. = On the
table is well worn Bible. containing
the Gospel OF civilized nations. Mrs.
Young is a Seven Day Adventist
but what Is doctrine anyway II Is !
always the same old world. the same
old sun. moon. and stars, the same
God. Over her table hangs a silded
motto. Christ Is All Her religion
is now the. only hope and mainstay OF
this old lady. and what is beyond the
grave" holds an ever increasing In
Ierest. 90. rr-.H
Hearing the word England, Mrs
Young felt for her cane, and found
her way TO the visitors chair.
Did you come from England?" |
she quavered. sudden light of in |.
lerest In her faded blue eyes. The !
visitor owned that she had not. and /
hohbled over TO the window,
srasped a fly swatter. and put an !
everlasting quietus upon ON unwary
Hy. Through the window the sun
could be scen--almost down. The
exporter babe her aged hostess good-I
,ye-aHd the withcred lips smiled. |
Ye, gods. What makes the cycle of
lie? Why must the cheek "wither !
Ind decay?'- Why can't poor mortaIs
;rasp their youth--and hold it,.
The time goes fast" said the
'eventy-one year old daughter
when I was young the !,
lays scented much longer!" ,
Since 1924 what an evolution has
aiken place In the worid--inventions
md progress countless and immeasurl
'ble. Within an hour after saying
areweli to the spirit OF the Past the
'earcher was shown rosy babe I'M
arms. so fresh, so sweet. rosebud OF
ife. But, I'm ninety years.-what
hen? As the leaves OF life slip away.
and forever gone. the
words OF the poet have an ever better
meaning. 50. ~.
And as thy day goes down its West
ern slope
Know. next TO Faith. His greatest
W.HN A.