Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-11-22
YoUA tsorHBH IN Law.
b HER SIDE OF THE STORY. I


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A good many things, some of them
good, many sharp and occasionally CRU
ell, have been said of late of mothers-in
law, and now comes one of this much
talked Of class, ana tells her side Of. the
story, That she tells it well will besad-
] mitted by all who read it. ..toa
Left widow, after a few years of
most unhappy married life, l retired,
with my two children, TO a small town
| where intended to subsist upon my
very moderate means, and to devote
myself to the care of their education.
| think the enjoyment we have in our
children before they reach the age of
ten is very great. All faults aud evil
tendencies seem so.snre. to be eradicated
with time, we can scarcely believe the
pains we are taking will ever have any
but the desired result These early
promises are so beautiful? Every child
ish liking seems, a talent, lacking, oppor-
tunity to devote inte excellence.
My girl and boy went to school in the
morning. In the afternoon, we walked
together, and we three enjoyed those
long rambling walks. Then our tea-ta-
BILE, and our evenings when L read to
them--how delightful was our compan-
ionship! How tried in every way to
SOW the good seed. | have said that my
means were small, but my wants are few
and considered it my duty to make
them fewer for my children's sake. l
took care that they were always we'll
dressed, often working until late at
night at their clothes-my own were
plain enough. They never knew, of
course, the sacrifices made that they
might have pleasure.
That my children cared for love and
respected me, need not repeat. Their
first thoughts always seemed to be of me-
AT Christmas, they presented me with
horrid daubs, which still treasure, tied
up i'll little packages, and dated All!
happy, happy days!-days when pa
per OF sweet cake is sufficient for hap
| piness. Q4rgl N FI5lt
The days came when they grew tall
| and less dependent on me. James left
school, and, as my means did not admit
of his going to college, obtained ad-
mittance for him into the place of bust
ness of a friend. One day l heard an
acquaintance say that my son admired
Miss Benson.s The firstshot into my
ifeart,- that-~aecute 1paDg sof jealousy
ISwhiclfI had heard womans feels when
another woman dares to lay claim on to
her soma bitter unreasonable feeling,
but strong and fierce, trample on it as
Eyou may. asked James about it; he
laughed at the idea. '7 I-s ...-s.a ter
IA year later he announced that he
was engaged to this very girl, and ask
melto go and see her. 1 went. She was
tall very thin, and stylish looking,
with reddish hair She wore a great
many tlounces, and a great deal of jew
ely, of the pale gold kind. Her manners
were very gracious to me, but somehow
! or other there was something about her
4 that seemed TO say she was tile one who
had always had right to James, while
j 4 stood out i'll the queer and awkward
flight of one whose claims upon him was
very tritiing, and quite recent. tq .,,
|. When went home / sat in my rock
ling chair for about an hour, thinking l
had understood every kite he had, faith
omed the capacities for every toy can
nor. with which he had ever just missed
e0Hfihittiag suicide, opereome by mys-
teries of marble in every degree, loved
! every puppy and kitten he had ever
adopted and taken to his heart why
could not at least try to love the red
dish haired-girl? People congratulated
me. go! yes. was very much pleased
not losing son at all--O! no-only get
ting another daughter!" ''Deligbtful,
certainly, and early marriages are, as
you say, SO very desirable. rs
liiaAiyear afterwards they were married,
and remained some months with her
4 family, during which time | saw her
Eoften, and cannot say that hever had
any fault to find with her. Then James
sought ht.hnd obtained "a very good posi-
ton in town distance about one hun.
A drednliies.N AT first ttheneYs was very
\ Satisfactory. "ChAtIAiag Aithe house
the perfection of servants;" and then,
llater, the t'loyelist little baby my
: tgrandson1N iThef,j lsbme cmohths later,
4 things were not so bright. The baby
had the Group, my son himself a touch Of
the intermittent fever, servants were
great plaques, housekeeping dreadful
4 trouble. disturbed beyond measure al
4 the reiteration of these Lamentations,
\ decided to go and see for myself how
4 they we're roumstancsd and be1of what
assistance might for asshort time. So
i one winter morning, leaving Fanny
with an intimate friend, and intrusting
my house and all il pontained to the
care of one seryant, and / left home
alone. S ysJ
Arriving after dark at my destination,
found the two young servants annoying
J y "A very comfoitable meal m the 4kithen,
'Iapd the The baby thssleep alone IN chilly
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