Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 194, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1920 — Just Folks [ARTICLE]

Just Folks

By EDGAR A. GUEST

THE MOTHER ON THE SIDEWALK. The mother on the sidewalk as the troopa are marching by . 2s the mother of Old Glory that Is waving tn the sky. Men have fought to keep it splendid, men have died to keep It bright. But that flag was born of woman and her sufferings day and night; *Tis her sacrifice has made it, and once more we ought to pray For the brave and loyal mother of the boy that goes away. There are days of grief before her, there are hours that she will weep.r There are nights of anxious waiting when her fear will banish sleep; Rhe has heard her country calling and has risen to the test, And has placed upon the altar of the turmoil of the fray The anguish of the mother of the boy who goes away. Ton may boast men’s deeds of glory, you may tell their courage great, But to die is easier service than alone to sit and watt, And I hail the little mother, with the tear-stained face and grave Who has given the Flag a soldier — she’s the bravest of the brave. And that banner we are proud of, with its red and blue and white Is a lasting tribute holy to all mothers’ love of right. (Copyright by Edgar AC Guest.)