Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-11-02
Nv Lother-in-law.

mother-in-law as possible. speak from
experience. Taking it up and down. l
have had a fair share of matrimonial
happiness. but the majority of the differ
ences Of opinion between your aunt and
myself attribute entirely to the lnhu-
ence and interference Of ny mother-in-
law. By the way. who is Mrs Hoyts
/ don't remember hearing you speak of
her"
she ceased to be Mrs Hoyt when
Susie was five years old. and became
Mrs Gardiner Hoyt, as far as l can
learn. left her nothing but Susie: Gar
diner left her lawsuit"
.|Oh widow again %
YES; and. Uncle Israel, she is not
one BIT ike the traditional mother-in-
law. She is q little morsel Of blue-eyed
woman, as gentle and sweet as Susie
herself"
They all aIe- Butter would scarcely.
melt IN the mouth Of Mrs Bond before
married her daughter Julia, and-wel
you have heard her discourse"
1 had Cold ehills Of apprehension
crept over me as l imagined Mrs Gardi-
ner assailing NE in ike fashion. Upon
the strength Of ny unele's mother-in-
law, | went and secured house at the
very extremity Of the city suburbs
gem Of cottage, with . whole city be-
tween Its white gate and my mother-in-
law elects residence
saw her gentle lip CULVER when l
told her where We we're to live. and there
was . pitiful tone In her low voice when
she said. at is very far from here: but
she made 10 remonstraaee. ard / hard
ened ny heart and furnished II Direct
ly opposite was a handsome residence.
with vide grounds. a lovely country
mansion within easy distance Of nv busi-
ness. for which l lonsed but | waited
for fortunes wheel to give a turn in my
favor TO purchase it
After We were married and settled in
our cosy little cottage. Susie and would
often sit upon the porch and talk about
the happiness Of living in the house /
coveted. and which was for sale. though
rented and occupied Sometimes Mrs.
Gardner would come over, Ia Sz;srd the
I day, and Susie would tell her Of our cas-
ties in the air. which were to De resliz-
ed when ny cotton speculation made Us
rich
vas doing small business at that
/ time In wholesale leather store. being
junior partner; but had invested ey-
cry spare dollar I could command in
joining company to buy some thousand
acres Of cotton In Louisiana, growing.
We fels certain Of real1Eing an immense
fortune when our cotton was ready u
pick and pat into the market. and every
letter from our agents in the seuth gave
Us new hope So We furnished the new
hease, in Imagination. and locked for.
ward 10 exning 1t one day.
In all this time I could not truly find
any reason to regret ny connection witt
ny mother-in-lsE. 1t Is true. she ofteL
advised me, hurting my married dignit!
somewhat by taking the ground that she
who had been ny Susie's companion fol
nineteen years understood her disposi
ton and peculiaritaes better than |. Wit
.'WOrshiped the ground she trod. . etc
But. honestly. I could never say her ad
vice was not good. and Susie was quit,
willing to admit l understood her PEI
fectly.
So nearly a year ghded by. and N.
blue-eyed nother-in-lsw was Just as love
: able and gentle IS before ny marriage
Ny heart smote ne sometimes when 81
: spoke Of the Loneliness Of her home with
out Susie. but / thonght Of Uncle Israe
and was firm Il was In the fall Of 1867
when appalling news reached the eompa
NJ Of cotton spectators. and We locke
each ether blsnkly In the face Instea
Of the bales Of cotton We had expeete
J coming 10 Be coined into gold. We reeei,
Cd news that our agents had employe
: inexperienced hands. had irTitated Il
1 freedmen, who would have been glad /
: get the work. and had 50 mismanage
the whole affair that our cotton W
( worthless There was Do one 70 90 bl
{ myself, and ny home affairs held n
Susie vas not vel. and l did not Ii
= TO leaFe her. vet there might be som
thing saved If competent agent wel
b at once to Louisiana
= While I hesitatea and lanented, Nh
? Gardner came 20 tie rescue
J. "Yoa must 20. she said, --and lea
r Susie in ny care I viii stay here Nj
:, her. and you esn return Is quickly
possible Hannah vii come too
5. Hannah was family servant VI
K Rad been Susie's ehild's nurse. L enga
ed a nurse recommended by Mrs Gar
d. Der. and. with beaTy heart 81 !
8 face southwark Il is Lot necessary
Is enter into the details Of ny busiBt
~ worries For month was octalne
y trying to get some return Of the non
Is re had invested and falling utter