Note 10 — NOTE. (continued 2)

His love for his mother’s mother was one of the strongest and tenderest of his heart–ties. He loved, respected, and admired her. She had from his earliest childhood sympathized with him. At her knee he learned the folk–songs and folk–lore of Norway. Her teachings influenced his thoughts and life, and to dream of her or his father gave him great happiness. Her dear face, he used to say, seemed to be near him when he played his “Mother’s Prayer.” [10]