The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-12-23
From the Detroit Free Press !
THE BRIDAL TOWER.
How Peter White Made the Acquain-
tance of His Mother-in-law.

There were three of them. One was a
bride, the other groom with red ears
and maiden whiskers, and the third was
the brides mother. They were at the
Grand Trunk Depot yesterday morning
to take the train west The young man
clasped his young wife's fat hand, rolled
up his eyes, and they seemed happy,
while the mother-in-law paraded up and
down the sitting-room with lordly air
and seemed well satisfied. Pretty soon
the groom went out, and when he re-
turned he threw FIVE popcorn balls and
a big bar of peanut candy into the brides
lap and handed the old lady another.
She turned up her nose, raised her spec
tacles, and thus addressed the young
man with red ears:
See here, Peter White, you are mar
ried to Sabintha, amt your
why of course" O.
And l have a right to feel an interest
in you?"
"Of course"
and we are now on your bridal tow
er, amt weY'
"Yes"
"Well' now, you've been squandering
money all along, Peter You took a
hack, you bought oysters, you bought a
jack knife, and you'v just thrown mon
ey away, feel that it's my duty to tell
you to hold up before you make fool of
yourself!'
Whose money is tAis?" he asked,
growing very red in the face.
Its yours. and what is yours is Sa-
binthas, and it is my duty as her moth
er TO speak out when l see you fooling
your money away"
81 guess | can take care of my moneyl'i
he retorted.
Perhaps you can, Peter White, but
there are those in your family who
can't"
Hestruggled with his feelings as the
bride shook her head at him, and then
asked l
did | marry you?"
NO, sir, you didn't, you little bow
legged apology for man, but 1 have a
right to speak for my daughter"
You can speak all you want to, but /
want you to understand that l can man
age my own affairs, and that don't care
for your advice"
Peter White" she slowly responded,
waving the peanut candy close to his
nose Il see we've got to have fuss,
and we might as well have it now"
NAL mar whispered the bride, pull
ing at the old lady's shawl
You needn't ma me- Sabinthal This
his temper, and I'm going to tell him
just what / think of him He commence
ed this fuss and Wen see who'll end it!''
You mind your business and I'll at
tend to mineI' growled Peter.
"Ohl you hump backed hypocrite'
she Kissed, jabbing at his eye with the
peanutb bar. only month ago you
called me Mother Hull and was going
to give me the best room in the house"
You'll never have a room in a house
of mineI he exclaimed. 70
And don't want one, you red-eared
hypocritel,,
Don't, Peter-don't, ma!'' sobbed the
bride.
It's my duty, sabihsha; it's your mo
Don't cry, Sabby," he interrupted;
don't mind what she says.
Try to set my daughter up agin me.
will your? hissed the old lady, as she
brought the peanut,bar down on his
nose. ga
ooh! NAL" yelled the bride. .s
You old wretchr' Kissed Peter, as he
clawed at her saa
None of the Whites will ever run
over mer' exclaimed the mother-in-law,
as she got hold of his shirt collar and
hauled him around,
1 IL KNOCK your OLD
"You cant knock nothingl" she in
terrupted, backing him against the table.
"Mal Oh-h-h!' howled Sabintha
The dozen other passengers in the
room, who had been interested and
amused listeners, here interrupted, and
Peter was released from the old lady
grasp, his collar having been torn off and
his cheek scratched s5 -
II expected this, and prepared for it,
painted the mothel-in-law, as she leaned
| against the wall. This doesn' end il
by any means! This bridal tower will
come to stop tomorrow, and then wei
see whether I've got anysright to speal
up for Sabintha or not,'
AS the train moved away the old lad
wore grim smile Sabintha was weepin
and Poter was struggling with anotht
paper collar.