copied into his journal - I will assign
them a similar honor
To Mommy!
My heart has traveled far to night
Across the waves, beyond the sea
Where circle round the fireside bright
faces beloved by me.
And mid the dear ones gathered there
Before thee I should number none,
Mother and friend & faithful nurse
Thous’t proved since life began.
The sleepless nights and anxious days
which helpless infancy demands
All these thous’t granted me and more
With heart and willing hands.
A patient hearing of my will -
A love that pardoned every fault -
Of harsh reproof, though oft deserved,
I can remember naught.