Show THE MOTHER OF A 50EDIER Folger McKlnsey In Baltimore News The mother Isay of a soldier hats off to her Thamotherof soldier who has ono 1 face the fray She gave him to her country with a blessing bless-ing on his head She found his name this morning In the long list of the dead Killed Sergeant Thomas Watklns while leading on the rot A Bible in his pocket and a portrait on his breast The mother of a soldier she gave him to her land She saw him I on the transport as he waved his sunbrowned hana She kissed him through the tear drops and she told him to be brave Her prayers went night and morning with her boy upon the wave The mother of a soldierher comfort and I her joy I She gave her dearest treasure when she gave her only boy I She saw the banners waving she heard the people cheer She clasped her hands and bravely looked away to hide n tear I The mother of a soldier AhJ cheec the hero deed And cheer the bravo who battle neath the banner of their creed But dont forget the mothers through all the lonely years That tight the bravest battles on the sunless sun-less field of tears Nay dont forget the mothers the mothers of our men Who see them go and never know that theyll come back again That gave them to their country to battle bat-tle and to die Because the bugles call them and the starry banners fly The mother of a soldierhats oft to her I say Whose head Is bowed in sorrow with Its tender locks of gray She gave without regretting though her old heatt sorely bled When she found his name this morning In tho long list of the dead Killed Sergeant Thomas Watkins while leading on tho rest His dear old mothers portrait classed upon his her breast |