The New York herald., 1921-04-10

through life, Mothers have peen giving up
their children ever since the scheme of life
was started. 1t is of the real joys of
motherhood.
However, these occasions her children
were all young with her againN Even she
was there whose little shoes this mother
held against her breast as she gave way
- tears. The truth is that these little clothes
had many spots on them from her tears,
but each tear had been prayer either of
sorrow Of JOY. and each spot was
shrine.
Well. this mother knew the value of old
clothes They meant something to her.
Once l knew a man whose wife made him
4 shirt 1t was the only shirt she ever made,
but as she was the onlN wife he had ever
had and as they had not been married very
long he accepted 1t on his birthday with
smiles and kisses. The pattern from which
this garment had been cut had evidently
been intended for deformed man, with a
size fourteen neck. a forty-four waist and
with one arm longer than the other. The
shirt seemed impossible at first, but after
lie had worn it a few times he became at
tached to it and now 1t is among the most
treasured possessions of his wardrobe.
Every time he struggles %nto II he thinks of
the beautiful head of chestnut hair that bent
over the cloth as she sewed. and OF the
taithful. tender loving eyes Of brown that
watched each stitch.
There is man who has old blue serge
sui. that he is still wearing. 1t has been his
companion every day for more than twelve
months. Every mended place in that suit
mas a memory for him. Each scar has
story of it's own. There is a mended place
in his breeches on the outside below his
left knee That is his favorite wound in the
old suit, and every now and then he reaches
down to feel if il is still there.
Wild Pursuit of the Hen
Leads Him Into Disaster
Last summer he undertook to catch a
brown leghorn hen for fried chicken pur-
poses at dinner. Now the only proper way
to catch hen after the chickens are turned
into the yard. that is IL she is to be killed, is
to run after her until she is so tired that
she surrenders. Then reach down and pick
her UP. Following this however. the chicken
must be petted until she has regained her
ecuanimity, after which the removal of her
head with a hatchet is easily accomplished.
A lot OF folk make the mistake of wringing
a chickens neck, but the hen always resents
the operation and dies unhappy, a result
of which the meat is tough. IL a steer loses
his temper just as he is about to be slaugh-
tered his life is spared until the following
day. Anger is a terrible thing. II poisons
he blood and this applies TO steers and
chickens well as 10 men.
Well this man was running after hen
His little daughter was with him. running
as fast as her little four-year- -old sun burned
legs would let her. Her yellow curls were
flying in the sunlight and the coruscations
Of her hair is one Of his very, distinct i'm
pressions. Catch her daddy, catch her,
she called and ran directly in front OF him
quick swerve TO avoid running into her
with his 200 pounds contact with protrud-
ing nail in soap box and the damage was
done. There now said che when he ap-
peared triumphantly with the hen. Il told
you to wear your old trousers around the
yard but her dear fingers went to work
sSillfully with a needle on the torn place
All of this is memory to the man and that
is why he reaches down every now and then
and feels the mended place.
These thoughts about clothes were CAUSED
by stroll up Fifth avenue on Easter Sun