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Show YOUR MOTHER AND WHAT YOU OWE HER. Paying a beautiful tribute to "Mother." Dr O S Marden presents a list of the little things that you owe to your mother," as follows To lift all the burdens you can from shoulders that have grown stooped in waiting upon and working for you. To seek her comfort and pleasure In all things before your own. Never to intimate by word or deed that your world and hers are different or that you feel iu any way superior to her. To manifest an interest in whatever Interests or amuses her To make her a partaker, so far as your different aces will permit in all your pleasures and recreations To remember that her life is monotonous monot-onous compared with yours, and to Lake her to some suitable place of amusement, or for a trip to the country, coun-try, or to the city if your home is in the country', as frequently as possible. pos-sible. To introduce all your young friends to her and to enlist her sympathies in youthful projects, hopes and plans, so that she may carry youth into old age To defer to her opinions and treat them with respect, even if they seem antiquated to you in all the smart up-to-dateness of your college education. To talk to her about your work, your studies, your friends, your amusements, the books you read, the places you visit, for everything that concerns you is of interest to her. To treat her with the unvarying courtesy and deference you accord to those who are above you in rank or position. To bear patiently with all her peculiarities pe-culiarities or infirmities of temper or disposition, which may be the re- suit of a life of care and toll Not to shock or pain her by making fun of her religious prejudices if they happen to be at variance with yours, or if they seem narrow to your advanced ad-vanced views. To study her tastes and habits, her likes and "dislikes, and cater to them as far as possible in an unobtrusive way. To remember that she is still a girl at heart so far as delicate little attentions at-tentions are concerned. To give her flowers during her lifetime life-time and not to wait to heap them on her casket. To make her frequent, simple presents, pres-ents, and to be sure that they are ar propriate and tasteful. To write to her and vnait her To do your best to keep her youthful youth-ful In appearance, as well as in spirit, by helping her to take painB with her dress and the little accessories and details of her toilet. if she is no longer able to take her accustomed part 'n the household duties, du-ties, not to let her feel that she is superannuated or has lost any of her importance as the central factor in the family. Not to forget to show your appreciation appre-ciation of all her years of self-sacrl fice. To give her credit for a large part of your success. To be generous in keeping her supplied sup-plied with money, so that she will not have to ask for it. or feel like a mendicant men-dicant seeking your bounty. nn |
