Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-17

blood free of any taint of disease, for
should choose to be born of mother
who had exercised rs much thought anC
Judgment and care in selecting my father
as she would in buying n new hat.
| should want strong and healthy
mother. also. because | should want to be
raised in a quiet. peaceful home. and
couldn't hope for that If my mother was a
peevish invalid, with raw nerves, that
every little noise irrItated to distraction.
and who was fretful, and faultfinding,
and complaining because she was hslf-sick
all the time.
And | should choose a mother who
wanted me, and who did not regard chll-
dren as one of the major Affections of life.
| should want mother who was more
Interested IN me than she was IN clubs, and
who thought il more fun to play with me
than she did to play bridge. | should pray
that | would get mother who wouldn {
turn me over TO nursemalds and servants
e. bring up by hand. but who would give
me her own personal attention.
should choose a woman who was very
tender and understanding, for mother.
| should want a mother who knew that u
childs soul is the shyest thing on earth,
and who would not try to force my con-
fdence. or pry into my little secrets. but
she would know Just what | meant and
lust WHY did things when blundered out
nv confession to her in the twilight, or
when she tucked me in bed at night.
I should want her 10 be the kind Of
woman who knows things by the grace of
God, without beng told and that no
matter how much stumbled and fell she
would know why, and believe IN me to the
last.
And should want my mothers breast
10 he very soft for me to cry out my
childish heart upon, when was little and
hurt myself. and her arms TO be refuge
10 me, 10 which could always turn when
/ was big and the world buffeted and beat
ne.
| should want my mother TO be a good
natured woman ore who always laughed
with vou. and not at YOU | should like to
he reared in home that was bright and
CAV. where people made merry over mis-
adventures and turned deprivations and
sacrifices into Jokes.
should like to have a mother who en-
rouraged every form Of innocent enjoy
ment and who could enter nto the spirit
~ things. the sort of mother who Is
rever too busy 10 put up lunch for boy
who is going fishirg, or 10 add new frill
10 a girls dancing frock. | should like To
come into cheerful home where the
mother smile made SUI shine. no matter
what cloud Of adversely darkered the
balance of the world.
| should like TO have a mother with
funpybone, and from whom | inherited
f,innybone myself For she would teach
me not 10 take myself too seriously. or to
grow morbid, and sour, and grumpy and
disgruntled. There are so many things
in life over which one must either laugh
or cry, and il is only those who can laugh
whom Fate can never down.
should want a mother who was intelli-
gent. a mother who read ard who kept
up with the times. and who was always
fascinating ard Interesting comparion |
should want mother who would teach me
20 read. and guide my footsteps down the
f,oWery path Of literature, ard If / could
have frostiug Oh my cake, ! should wish
mv mother 10 be a musician. SO that in
the evenings there would not only he
group around the drop-light, but also
around the piano.
Id hate To belong to one Of those fami-
hes where the home IS 50 dull that nobody
sfavs in II a minute more than they can
help and where everybody has to 20 To
The movies or the theatre. or d cabaret 10
spend a pleasant evening
should wish to he the child Of an am
hitious mother ! should wish for q
mother one Of those women who set some
gh goal before their children 5 eyes. and
y no make them feel that they had better
Gs than not reach il ! should ike
mother who was like a spear IL my side,
urging me on and on to something better
sad higher some worthwhile achievement.
should pray the gods 10 save me from
eng the child oi one Of the mothers whu
re content 20 have their children clods. If
only they remain near them, who viii ,alk
4 glrl ambition so that she may stay at
home and nurse them. or block bov /,
career because they cannot bear 70 have
him 20 away from home
! should want mother who had some