Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-12-01

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between her and the man who has chos-
en- her for his wile--his very other self; /
and whom. if he be at all good man,
he never will think of comparing or
making a Iivsl wi h any other; because
she is not another-she is himself.
On The other hand, a man who, how
ever low in station or personally distasie
/ ful may be his wift's relations. tries to
wean her from them, exacling for him
self her sole and particular devotion, 10
the breaking Of the secondary bonds. of
which higher bond ought to make both
husband and wife only more tenacious
and more lendcr-snch one is griev
ou>ly to bame. People may, laugh al
AMI sympl'hzt with, the unfortunate
victim OF Mother in-law Spike bu. he
is certainly a more respectable person
age than The gentleman who. driving
in his carriage with his wifi. and son.
passes an old woman-;he boys grand
mother, crawling wearily along the hot
dusiy osd-pss>es her without recog
ni;ioR Or the other genrlernan-!iving
especially. even handsomeiy- who
takes deal ol benevolent pains to sclic
it among his friends and acquaintance
woes for admission 10 an aim. house for
= hough he does not exactly call her so
my wifc's mother
But The hus5 nd himself has often
much to answer for When with the
blindness and selfish pride Of possession
natural 20 "a man-and man in love
he brings his new idol into his old home.
and expects all the family to fall down
aol WORSHIP her, why, they naturally Oh
ject 10 50 doing. They carnot be *
3, pected to see her With his eyes. They
may think her A very nice girl, a very
lkeable girl. and it left alone would
probably become extremely fond Of her
in time. in a rational way; but every
instructive obs,inacy Of humrn nature re
volts iro D. compelled alteration. ueav-
zen furblI that mln should not love.
l honor. and cherish his own wife. and
take her part ag-.insi all assauI;ers, if
need ull. be they of his own 1-sh and
blood but one OF the greatest III Iries a
- man can possibly do his wife is 10 be al
ways extcIing for her more love than
} She has had lime to win-always show
ing her forth as a picture OF perfection
while common eyes see her only AS an or.
dinary woman, blesl with the virtues and
faults which women can so quickly de
tect in one another. The kindsst, wis
est, most disnilied course for any young
husband, on bringing his vile home,
is TO leave her there, trusting her
to make her way, and lake her own
rightful position, by her own honor
able deserts.
. A man has ordinarily little time or in
clination to quarrel with his mother in
. law. The thous .nds liiIle irritations con.
stantly occurring between women who
Is do not suit one another, yet are trying
9 hard to keep on good terms for appear
N ance' or Guly's sake, are riliculous lri
t heswhich he cannot understand at all
e Better he should not Better The wife
n should keep her li'Ilr Iroubles to herself
'' and be thank ful that on his side he is wei
disposed 10 be tolerant towards grand
= mamma Grandmamml, on her part
Il no. unffequrn likes her son ia law *
d tremely, axis his advice, is proud of hi
u success in lie; ami though thinking, .
) course. that he Is no quite good enough
J. for her darling chiid-as indeed the An
> gel Gabriel and The Admirable CrichroI
ii rolled mo one scarcely would have been
'e still she had very considerable amour
n of respect for him, aud kindly feclin.
i towards him.
1 she has not, and shows her want O
it, she is the unkindest, most dangerou
mother that any married woman can b.
; afflicted with Ii by word or insinua
III ton, she tries to divide those whom Got
st has joined together; il she is so mad a
10 10 believe She shall benefit her daus shte
II BY degrading her daughters husband
J. truly this mother in law, cherishing
IL dislike upon unjust grounds, deserve
Oh any reiribuion that may reach her.
'P Even for jpst cause. such an antipath,
ID Is fatal thing.
y And here We come to one OF the mos
r painful phases of this subject, one OF Ih
iP sharpest agonies that woman's natur
S can eEdure-Ihat is, when mother in
S law has TO see her child. son or daugh
'S ter, unworthy mated. forced to we;
lie ont life, to die slow daily death, in ia
y despair Of that great, s, curse upon earth
ar an i'll assorted marriage.
One can conceive, in such case. th
as mo,heriy heart being siung into dires
al haired for the cause of such misery
an nay. bursting at times into the rage Of
to wild beast compelled to witness the TOT
nd ture OF lis young This mother passion
'e- as helpless as hopeless. must be, of i
ng kind, distinct from any other huma
us wretchedness; aud under its goading a
er most any outbreak OF indignation or al