Motion Picture Story Magazine (Feb-Jul 1911)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Story Magazine
Date:
Feb-Jul 1911
Publisher:
The Motion Picture Story Publishing Co.
Volume:
The Motion Picture Story Magazine (Feb-Jul 1911)
Leaf #:
00070
Language:
English
Collection:
Early Cinema, Hollywood Studio System, and Fan Magazines
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
January 11, 2024
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60 THE MOTION PICTURE 8TORY MAGAZINE THE MOTHER SAW AND UNDERSTOOD. heart throbbing in her bosom. She came from more than one line of those indomitable fighters who conquered savages at home and foes from abroad for generations. There was iron in her blood. When the men entered the hall, Mrs. Capel's eyes filled with tender sympathy for all, but she took the man of her heart in her arms. She lavished tenderness on him while making him comfortable, then turned to her sons as if the deep wells of her affections were inexhaustible. To her eldest son, Fielding, about to return to the field in spite of a serious wound on his head, she said with deep emotion : ' ' Oh, but I am proud of you ! Go if you must. The splendid Boys in Grey are contesting every inch of ground and can not spare you from the ranks. Go and win gloriously! The battle is to the brave, my son, not to the strong. ' ' She turned to her youngest child, Merriweather, fresh from a military academy, but he shook his head mournfully, indicated that they were surrounded by the enemy and turned away completely disheartened. She laid her hand in gentle protest on his arm; he was the last babe to nestle on her bosom, but he only sighed in despair. The soft light faded from her eyes as she took a sword from the wall, pointed to the portraits of her son's ancestors, and said, significantly: "Lest we forget!" 1 1 They fought in a better cause, ' ' he muttered. The mother's eyes flashed and the sword gleamed in her hand. "Go fight!" she commanded, giving him the sword and drawing him on. "Fight, my son! Fight till the last drop of blood in your body is shed. Shall our men stay at home when others are in the field? If you must fall, let it be with your face to the enemy. Die like a Southern gentleman. ' ' Fielding had already , gone, determined to rejoin his regiment.