Show J R V J ij j A Society for the Pr Prevention venti n of Cruelty i iGAN to Mothers CAN GAN you I help me roe a a few minutes Mari Marion I I should like to but I dont don't see how I can The tone was not impatient but hurried I I have this essay to finish for the society this evening I must go to our French history class in inan inan int t an hour then to a guild meeting and get back to my German GernIan lesson at fi five e N No 0 you yon cannot help me de dear r. r Y You u ut t look worn out your yourself lf N Never ev r mind If I tie up my head perhaps P s I can finish this Through at last said Marion wearily giving a finishing I. I touch touch t to to The Development of Religious Ideas Among the Greeks at the same same sam time glancing quickly at atthe athe the clock Her attention atten attention atten- atten I tion hon was arrested by by a strange sight Her tired muther mother had fallen asleep over her sewing That That was not surprising but the startled girl saw bending hending over her mothers mother's pale face two angels each s looking earnestly at the sleeper What What made ad that weary look on this f womans woman's face face asked asked the stern strange- strange looking a angel gel of f the weaker sadder sadder o one eHas e. e Has God given her no di daughters Y Yes des f s II replied I the other but they have no time to take care of their mother No time cried the other What do they do with all the time I Iam am allowing allowing allowing allow allow- ing them t In W Well replied the Angel of Life I 1 I keep their hands and he hearts full They care are affectionate daughters mu much h admired for the their r good works but they do not know they are letting the one they love most slip from my arms into yours Those gray hairs come from overwork and anxiety to s save ve money for music and French lessons Those pale c cheeks faded while the girls were painting roses and pansies on velvet or satin The dark angel frowned Young ladies must be accomplished now explained the other Those dark eyes eyes grew dim sewing for the girls to give them time to study ancient history and modern languages those wrinkles came cam because the girls had pad not time to share the cares and worries of every day life That sigh comes because their mother feels neglected and lonely while the girls are working for the women of India that tired look comes from getting up so early while the poor exhausted girls are trying to sleep back the late hours they gave to study or spent at the concert those feet are so weary because of their ceaseless walk J Surely the girls help too What they c can n. n But their feet get weary enough going round begging for forthe forthe forthe the charity hospitals and nd the church and hunting up the poor and the sick N No a wonder said the Angel of Death so many mothers call me This is in- in deed sad sad loving loving industrious girls giving their mother to my care as soon as selfish wicked on s II Ah All Ah the hours areso crowded said Life wearily Girls who are cultured or take an active part in life have no notime notime notime time to take care of the mother who spent so much time in bringing them up It seal her Then I must place my ray on brow said the Angel of Death bending over the sleeping woman N No 0 no 1 cried Marion springing from her seat I I will take care of her if you will only stay Daughter you must have nightmare Wake up dear I II fear you have missed misled your history class II Never mind mamma I am not going today I 1 am rested now and I will make those buttonholes w while ile you curl up on the sofa a and nd take a nap Ill I'll send word to the guild professor that I 1 must be excused today for I am going to see to supper myself and make some of those muffins you like But dear I dislike to take your time Seeing you have never nevert gi given n me mire anytime anytime any anytime time now go to sleep mamma dear as asI asI I did and do not worry worry about bout me You are of more morel consequence than all the languages or or classes in the world So after having been snugly tucked in ina a warm Afghan with a t tender ki kiss kis s from her daughter usually daughter usually too busy for such demonstrations demonstrations Mrs Hensen fell into a sweet restful sleep I 1 I see we might h have Y 1 lost the best of mothers in our mad ru rush h to be educated I and us useful ful in this hurrying rest restless ess day and generation Marion soliloquized as she occasionally stole a glance at the sleeping mother II After this what time she does not need I shall devote to outside outside outside out out- side work and study Until she gets well restored I will take charge of the house and give up all the societies except except except ex ex- one that one that Ill I'll have by myself if the theother theother theother other girls will not join join join-a a Society for forthe forthe forthe the Prevention of Cruelty to Mothers And M Marion arion kept kep her word A few months l later ter one of the Womans Woman's Progressive Progressive Progressive Pro Pro- League members said to her We miss miss' your bright essays so much Miss Marion You seem to have lost all your ambition to be highly educated You are letting your sisters get ahead of you I fear How Hew young your mother j looks to have grown daughters I never saw her looking so well Marion felt rewarded for Then being a aa aa a member of what she she she calls I. 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