Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-17
GETTING DOWN. no
BRASSTACKS'
MOTHER

Although Mothers Day has passed
it is with a feeling that not only one
day. but every day in the year should
be one to give thought t mother
hood, that the following tribute Is
published. 1t is n Of Tom Noodles
beautiful .Sir uettes" through the
writing OF which he has SO endeared
himself to readers Of the Herald. You
will enjoy this as much as any con
tribution we have had to BRASS
Tacks."
We wear a red carnation for moth
ers living and a white carra1ion FOR
mothers who have passed beyond.
1t is a small tribute at best and it Is
to be regretted that all too often 1t Ii
made the occasion for the carrying on
OF q racket. 1t is not the first purely
sentimental occasion devoted to re-
Prospect and appreciation M those to
whom the world owes debts that lev
er can be repaid In full that has been
unduly commercialixed. Yet in certain
OF the great cities OF the country
where costly gifts OF flowers are CIV
en- 1t has been made a racket plentif-
ully criticised and rebuked with the
result that sentiment is less exploit
sd than 1t was a few years ago. Mean
time everybody can afford to wear q
flower In honor OF the memory OF
mother and everybody should.
Mother love Is a most profound in
fluence In a WOrkaday world. The
stories OF its sacrifices and its devo-
ton are among the greatest ever
written. No matter where you are In
life. how you have succeeded. or how
you have failed, you may be sure
your mother is ever roofing for you.
hoping for you. in the sanctuary oil
her soul praying for you For her you
never grow up Until that day that
you die she Is always carrying you In
her arms, guiding your faltering foot
steps, striving to inspire you accord
ing to her ideals. II In life you 60 to
the heights, she follows you there
and has a proud and happy moment
III 1t leads to the depths, you may be
sure mother love follows you there
and makes excuses for you and hopes
for you and seeks to cOndOne your
sins and your transgressi0ns. For
mother love is splendidly unselfish-
To thoughtful men and women
many tender memories will come on
Mothers Day. To others less thought
full they will inevitably come some
day. Better than flowers for mothers
living are more practical demonstr2-
tions OF appreciation 1t Ii better to
write a kind letter to q mother who
lives at some distant point than to
wear a flower for her which she can
never see. 1t Is never too late. rs the
lesson comes home, as 1t must to all
some day, to express appreciation Of |
b sacrifice she made back there In !
those years when you were = man or
woman In the making. There were
many OF them and they are not hard
TO recall. She remembers every one |
OF them You cannot, there were 80
many, but there are some you can
remember and some you should never
forget. Tell her about them. There Is
the day she started you to school for
the first time and tenderiy watched
you from the doorway OF her home.
wondering perhaps where you were
going and how far you were going.
There Is the day she sat In the audi
when you were graduating. 4
privilege for which she paid I mos
definfte price. There are times when
she came to you and soothed yDu
wnen 9 woke from sleep afraid Of
innings; the times you went to her in
ears n soul stress and she o a
Iorted you; times when you were Ill
nd she nursed you tenderiy. times
d soul crisis when she inpressed
great fundamental truths upon you l