Year: 1859

We are all subject to many yicissitudes in
| traversing the journey from baby-hood to
mans estate, and how eagerly do they, whose
guiding star is a mothers love, encounter
trouble and bid defiance to world Of care.
If in the strife they are overcome, enemies
multiplied, and the future frowning snd FORE
boding no good still the heart is yet light,
when it remembers that there is one being to
| whom it can unburden itself; that there is
one heart beating in union with our own -
one soul thrilling with hope despite the threat
ening storms one bosom alive to every Joy
and sorrow, urging us ito press On,' or ready
to share our msfortunes and guide us in fu-
ture one ON whom We can trustingly rely
and fearless contide, feeling sure of that sym
pathy and advice such as mothers give. Who
has not experienced a mothers pure and dis
interested love!


In purity mothers love.


Rivals ar angels tear;


1t ever pleads to God above


For those her heart holds dear.


Thrice happy should he consider himself,
who is conscious of mothers love. In pure
ness it exceeds the richest gem its lustre is
never dimmed, and its respondent brightness
will surpass those shining orbs with which the
''aZure vault of heaven" is studded. None
but one bercft OF mother can know of what
inestimable value, and how much allied to our
good, were the gentle admOnitions which fell
from her lips. Not until she is separated from
us-called to brighter realm, are we alone
Then do We for the first time experience that
indescribable feeling of desolatiOn which no
other event can produce. When she has flown
to heaven, to chant hymns of praise with an
gels around the throne of God, We are indeed
alone. Though We search the wide, wide
world, not one can be found to fill her place.
We poor mortals are doomed to many sorrows
but the greatest of these is the loss of moth
er's love. 1t therefore behOoves us, that while
we possess so invaluable treasure-while we
still have peaceful bosom whereon we may
recline our aching heads, we guard it as
precious jewel, taking heed not to grieve her
fond heart, nor send her with sorrow to the
grave Let our constant desire be to cherish,
protect and screen her from her danger, that
We may not hereafter feel the pangS of self
reproach, having wantonly neglected mo-
ther whose love for us was boundlesS as the
ocean.


Scarcely day passes that we do not hear
of the loneliness Of woman, the affection of a
sister, or the devotedness of wife and it is
the remembrance of such things that cheers
and comforts the drearest hour of life :; yet a
mothers love far exceeds them in strength, in
dsinterestedness and in purity. The child of
her bosom may have forsaken her and left her;
he may have disregraded all her instructions
and warnings, he may have become an out
cast from society, and none may care for or
notice him-yet his mother changes not, nor
is her love weakened, and for him her pray
e's will ascend! Sickness may weary other
friends misfortune drive away familiar ac-
qlaintances, and poverty leave none to lean
upon it yet they affect not mothers love,
but only call into exercise in still greater
degree her tenderness and affection. The
mother has duties to perform which are weigh
ty and responsible the lispng infant must be
taught how to live-the thoughtless child
must be instructed in wisdom's ways-the
dangers and difficulties of life must be pointed
out, and lessons of virtue must be impressed
on the mind. Her words, acts, faults fralties
are ali noticed by those that surround her,
and impressions in the nursery exert more
powerful influence in forming the character
than they do after instruction.


All passions are unStrained-if truth is not
adhered to-if consistency is not seen-if
there be want of affection or murmuring at
the dispensations of providence; the youth
ful mind will receive the impression, and sub
sequent lite will deveope it; but if all is purity
sincerity, truth, contentment and love, then
will the result be blessing, and many will
rejoice in the example and influence of the
pious mother,