{"id":110,"date":"2021-06-16T09:14:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T13:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/claudemckay\/?post_type=chapter&p=110"},"modified":"2022-02-03T08:51:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T13:51:44","slug":"mother-dear","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/chapter\/mother-dear\/","title":{"raw":"Mother Dear","rendered":"Mother Dear"},"content":{"raw":"\"HUSBAN'', I am goin' \u2014\r\nThough de brooklet is a-flowin',\r\nAn' de coolin' breeze is blowin'\r\nSoftly by;\r\nHark, how strange de cow is mooin',\r\nAn' our Jennie's pigeons cooin',\r\nWhile I feel de water[footnote]The water of dropsy rising from the legs towards the heart[\/footnote] growin'\r\nClimbing high.\"\r\n\r\n\"Akee[footnote]Cupania sapida, bearing beautiful red fruits[\/footnote] trees are laden,\r\nBut de yellow leaves are fadin'\r\nLike a young an' bloomin' maiden\r\nFallen low;\r\nIn de pond de ducks are wadin'\r\nWhile my body longs for Eden,[footnote]To English readers this and the next (gledin' =gliding) would hardly seem to be rhymes, Nevertheless they are so[\/footnote]\r\nAn' my weary breat is gledin'\r\n'Way from you.\r\n\r\n\"See dem John-crows[footnote]Turkey-buzzards[\/footnote] flyin'!\r\n'Tis a sign dat I am dyin';\r\nOh, I'm wishful to be lyin'\r\nAll alone:\r\nFait'ful husban', don't go cryin',\r\nLife is one long self-denyin'\r\nAll-surrenderin' an' sighin'\r\nLivin' moan.\"\r\n\r\n\"Wife, de parson's prayin',\r\nWon't you listen what he's sayin',\r\nSpend de endin' of your day in\r\nChrist our Lord?\"\r\nBut de sound of horses neighin',\r\nBaain' goats an' donkeys brayin',\r\nTwitt'rin' birds an' children playin'\r\nWas all she heard.\r\n\r\nThings she had been rearin',\r\nOnly those could claim her hearin',\r\nWhen de end we had been fearin'\r\nNow had come:\r\nNow her last pain she is bearin',\r\nNow de final scene is nearin',\r\nAn' her vacant eyes are starin'\r\nOn her home.[footnote]The spot in the garden she had chosen for her burial-place[\/footnote]\r\n\r\nOh! it was heart-rendin'\r\nAs we watched de loved life endin',\r\nDat sweet sainted spirit bendin'\r\nTo de death:\r\nGone all further hope of mendin',\r\nWith de angel Death attendin',\r\nAn' his slayin' spirit blendin'\r\nWith her breath.","rendered":"

“HUSBAN”, I am goin’ \u2014
\nThough de brooklet is a-flowin’,
\nAn’ de coolin’ breeze is blowin’
\nSoftly by;
\nHark, how strange de cow is mooin’,
\nAn’ our Jennie’s pigeons cooin’,
\nWhile I feel de water[1]<\/sup><\/a> growin’
\nClimbing high.”<\/p>\n

“Akee[2]<\/sup><\/a> trees are laden,
\nBut de yellow leaves are fadin’
\nLike a young an’ bloomin’ maiden
\nFallen low;
\nIn de pond de ducks are wadin’
\nWhile my body longs for Eden,[3]<\/sup><\/a>
\nAn’ my weary breat is gledin’
\n‘Way from you.<\/p>\n

“See dem John-crows[4]<\/sup><\/a> flyin’!
\n‘Tis a sign dat I am dyin’;
\nOh, I’m wishful to be lyin’
\nAll alone:
\nFait’ful husban’, don’t go cryin’,
\nLife is one long self-denyin’
\nAll-surrenderin’ an’ sighin’
\nLivin’ moan.”<\/p>\n

“Wife, de parson’s prayin’,
\nWon’t you listen what he’s sayin’,
\nSpend de endin’ of your day in
\nChrist our Lord?”
\nBut de sound of horses neighin’,
\nBaain’ goats an’ donkeys brayin’,
\nTwitt’rin’ birds an’ children playin’
\nWas all she heard.<\/p>\n

Things she had been rearin’,
\nOnly those could claim her hearin’,
\nWhen de end we had been fearin’
\nNow had come:
\nNow her last pain she is bearin’,
\nNow de final scene is nearin’,
\nAn’ her vacant eyes are starin’
\nOn her home.[5]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

Oh! it was heart-rendin’
\nAs we watched de loved life endin’,
\nDat sweet sainted spirit bendin’
\nTo de death:
\nGone all further hope of mendin’,
\nWith de angel Death attendin’,
\nAn’ his slayin’ spirit blendin’
\nWith her breath.<\/p>\n

  1. The water of dropsy rising from the legs towards the heart ↵<\/a><\/li>
  2. Cupania sapida, bearing beautiful red fruits ↵<\/a><\/li>
  3. To English readers this and the next (gledin' =gliding) would hardly seem to be rhymes, Nevertheless they are so ↵<\/a><\/li>
  4. Turkey-buzzards ↵<\/a><\/li>
  5. The spot in the garden she had chosen for her burial-place ↵<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"author":251,"menu_order":28,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[48],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-110","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/251"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/110\/revisions\/113"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/110\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=110"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=110"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/claudemckay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}