TO MY MOTHER.In the night watches I awake\nd gri, vo for.that bright vanished dav w h. rcm I might, for thy dear sake,-law worked and won a bettor way.I ween the opportunitylt; s.lad iii\ heart I once passed bv,T o spare ther pain, to cherish thee.' to : inlt;*oth thy brow, to check thy sigh.- ii tii silent darkness there.Would conquer earth to make, theesmile -N task too great for me to dare.An sacrilice well worth the while.Aid ; rq | know, when day comes in.\lbeit all the good i'vr planned.Thlt; selfhood of my ancient sin Win claim my thought and hold my hand.In ih- night watches 1 awake.\l heart whclirifii o'er with love, and•ry :' ‘bid. this solace do not take —Th*.u invest her far mre*e than 1!—OldVK SANXAV.Maili-on. Iml.