Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1898 — French Parents. [ARTICLE]

French Parents.

French parents are perhaps the most affectionate in the world. The Interests and welfare of their children are their first consideration, and wonderful sacrifices of their own pleasure and enjoyment are made in favor of theii* sons and daughters by the most worldly men and women. These are taken as a matter of course; no one thinks of doing otherwise or seeing any merit in such acts. The mothers, especially, are unequaled; nothing will stand in the way of a French woman where her children’s interests are concerned. This love is so engrossing that it swallows up every other; they are more mothers than wives, and if called upon to choose between allowing a husband to gp alone on a foreign mission or leaving their children they would not hesitate. “Mes enfants avant tout”—Miss’ Anna L. Bicknell in Century.