the Sons of Martha

[lafille_lolli]

I have been struggling with a section on local knowledge for my final paper. I was looking for some way to begin my creation story of settler knowledge when I came across this poem by Rudyard Kipling:

The Sons of Martha

The Sons of Mary seldom bother, for they have inherited that good part;
But the Sons of Martha favour their Mother of the careful

Comments

[holden_wake]

Wow, Moosonee! How is the northern part of northern ontario? I've always wanted to go up there, but haven't had the chance as of yet.

[mean_spiders]

woah. intense.