The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-20
From the Detroit Free Press.
THE BRIDAL PARTY.
A Mother-in-Law Exercises her Privileges
while on Wedding Trip.

A KIother-in-Law Exercises her Privileges
while on Wedding Trip.
There were three of them. One was
bride, the other happy groom with red
ears and maiden whiskers, and the third
Grand Trunk depot the other morning to
take the train west. The young man
casped the young wife's fat hand, rolled
up his eyes, and they seemed happy, while
the motherin-law paraded up and down
the sittlng-room with lordly air, and
seemed well satisfied Pretty soon the
groom went out, and when he returned he
threw five popcorn balls and big bar Of
peanut candy into the brides lap, and
handed the old lady another. She turned
up her nose, raised her spectacles, and
thus addressed the young man with red
ears
"See here, Peter White, you are married
to Sabintha, amt you ?"
"Why, of course"
"And l have a right to feel an interest
in you?"
"Of course"
"And we are now on your bridal tower,
Amt we ~
eyes"
"Well, now, you've been squandering
money all along, Peter. You took hack;
you bought oysters you bought a jack
knife, and you've just thrown money
away. feel that II is my duty to tell you
to hold up before YOU make fool of your
self !"
"Whose money is this ?" he asked, grow
ing very red in the face.
sit is yours, and what is yours is Sabin-
tha's and it is my duty as her mother to
speak out when see you fooling your
mont y iaway."
81 guess can take care of my money p
he retorted.
"Perhaps you can, Peter White but
there are those in your family who cant.
lie struggled with his feelings az tn,
bride shook her head at him, and ther
asked
''Did marry you2 ?"
"No, sir, you didn't, you little bow-leg
ged apology for man but have RICH
to speak for my daughter"
"You can speak all you want to, but
want you to understand that l can manag
my own affairs, and that l don't care TO
your advice"
"Peter White" she slowly responded
waving the peanut candy close to his nose
see we've got TO have fuss, and W
might as well have it now"
MIA ! ma !" whispered the bride, pull
ing at the old lady's shawl.
: You needn't ma me Sabintha Thi
, Peter White has deceived us both about hi
temper, and I'm going to tell him jus
: what think of him He commenced th
, fuss, and we'll see who'll end it."
, "You mind your business, and I'll atten
, to mine !" growled Peter.
"Oh, you humpbacked hypocrite !" 81
Kissed, jabbing at his eye with the peanr
: bar. 'Only month ago you called n
, Mother Hull, and was going to give m
the best room in the new house ~
you'll never have room in q house
$ mine !" he exclaimed.
: "And | don't want one, you red-eare
a hypocrite !"
Don't, Peter-don't ma !" sobbed Il
" bride.
: Its my duty, Ssbintha, it's your mot
: ers -"
"Don't cry, Sabby," he interrupted
v ''don't mind what she says !"
e "Try to set my daughter up against m
+ will you ?" Kissed the old lady, as 81
:, brought the peanut bar down on his nose.
n "Oh ma" yelled the bride.
# "You old wretch !" Kissed Peter, as
" clawed at her.
y "None of the Whites will ever run ov
| IIc cAClhliucu Juc ulOIutl-lu-ldWS do 81
/ got hold of his shirt-collar and hauled hi
~ around
"a "Ill knock your old -"
% "You can't knock nothing!' she int
70 rupted, backing him against the table.
~ ma! Oh-h-h !" howled Sabintha.
" The dozen other passengers in the roo
= who had been interested and amused liste
If ers, here interrupted, and Peter was !
>. leased from the old lady's grasp, his coll
le having been torn off and his cheek scratc
n ed.
81 expected this and prepared for it
!. painted the mother-in-law as she lean
II against the wall. "This doesn't end it,
"a any means. This bridal tower will col
III to stop tomorrow, and then we'll 6
- whether I've got any business to speak
for Sabintha or not !"
AS the train moved away the old la
wore grim smile, Sablntha was weepir
e and Peter was struggling with another |
n per collar.