Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 187, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1918 — MOTHER OF MEN [ARTICLE]

MOTHER OF MEN

By ALICE WARD BAILEY

of the Vigilantes. Mother of men, do not mourn, They have said that your boys must go. And your empty arms And your soul’s alarms Are now all that life can show — But look at the flag so proudly borne! Mother of men, do not mourn. Mother of men, do not mourn, They are taking your mirth and joy; But gladness comes With the roll of the drums To the heart of each marching boy, While Right and Honor aloft are borne! Mother of men, do not mouni.

Mother of men,.do not mourn, They have broken your heart, you say; And the radiant gleams Of our happy dreams Have all been driven astray— But for Heaven and Earth your cross is borne— Mother of men, do not mourn!