Show tired mothers A little boy on hid bis way to build fires and sweep offices in boston while tho the stars were yet in the sky told the writer 11 my mother gets roe me up builds tho the fire and gets my breakfast and sends ino ine off then she gets ets my father up and gets his brea breakfast and sends him then eho she gives ves tho the other children their bretti breakfast fiest and sends them to school and then she and the baby havo have their breakfast how old is tile baby I 1 asked oli she is most two but elie she can call talk and walk as well as any of us are you well ivell paid 1 I get 2 a week and ray my father gets 62 2 a day how hoir much docs does your mother get with a bewildered look lie said mother I 1 why she dont work for ally anybody body 1 I thought you said she worked for all ill of you oh yes I 1 for us she does but there aint any money into it this wife of a day laborer represents a large class clam of hard work in ing women the compensations oF of affection the love of husband and children and the nameless and numberless blessings that come with and belong to the family life can call no more make up to a wife the loss of all money value for her service service th than an they would to her b ausband lius band if the same poverty or position were t li rust u pon bi him m comans womans 1110 finans journ journal al |