Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-07-29
A Good word for MotAoE's-la-iA,e


"Ifthere's one class Of Would.be>
witty scribblers condema more than
anot her" said Mr.. Brown, ITS
these fellows who are eoauaoaiiy
finginr bad iokes at moihersin-ia"'
Y,hy. sir. | shuiler 81 what my
home migh. have become bad t a"t
been for MIS- BroNuS mother. o'-
eered her a ho.aa whoa / m2rT'ed
En-. bat the good soai woa.-'A %e-
cept it-said Young married ioiSS 'a;'4'
N Ne alone .he hr-t year. in oi-ts
n find oal each others .a,-.s. t1.a.es,
and so for;h-a piece % SQUAD "'s-
dom, By The way wish a.i mothers,
;n.law woQld make "a note 81 II.
Well s;r. when En- was In q paeA
az trouble about young Master Iouh
who did nothing. for the hISt mdAih
of his existence. bat yell Ike @
.brave.' aud when the nCcse quarrel
el with the cook anal left the house,
that blessed mother o. oars brought
her trunk 10 the house, sud without
waiting 70 take of Aer bonnet ;oos
that Young savage in her arms, pa
him ON the back, went through some
her mysterious maucuvers, aud 10.
nee ensued. And that was the be
ln;ng other usefulness, sir. She
nursel Fun back TO health; helped
her take care OF the baby looked at-
Ter the servants, in her quiet way,
and detected the cook IN selling but
Ter and EGGS from our pantry dr.
covered haifa dozen of our spoons M
the chamber-ma.ds bed and IN fact
nut a stop TO imposition generally.
And as for lessons of economy 3nd
practical wisdom she taught LIN
WHY. sir, our expenses were reduce
oue-half. You see young poop.
need an adviser, or else everyboi.
imposes upon them; for i, i pretty
well known that ola heads do.'t "a. W
ON Young shoulders. And though
mother has q temper olhcr own, auo
is q little fussy, we doa't mind 1t,
she comes all right In u hour or So.
No, Sir. / have DID sympathy wi"
men who tradUce mot1els-l.-.@N--@ s
a class. mean, of course; there arg
exceptions TO all rules. just treat
vour mother~in-hw q, though she was
your own mother; couide Ia her;
don't resent her little pCc0l.ritics
and, my word for it, you'll have
your reward Thus says Mr.. Brown
and it is high time tina, similar te-cr
monv should be given 10y other ben
edicts. for mothers-in-law have long
borne an unmerited load of opp-ouu'-
um. Why should traditional dro .
ery be allowed to blind Us 20 the "a
tient. good, uuSclhsh woman who oi-
ten take up the burdens Of lie agar
in the marriage of their children
Who has not seen the mother in-tiw
or duty as sick-nurse? How often
she is the guardian angel that hoyec>
around. and wards oil dangeraudm'+-
erv! How often her bosom IS the
pillow on which q child seeks repos-
again. when the dream of life tas
gone by contraries, and the poor
heart wakes up Disseminated and
broken How often the moyher-iu-
law Is the one link connecting tho
family with responsibility, comfort
and sympathy! How often 81 Wit-
owed Ruth has dweIt in safety with
her mother In. law, How often tie
widoworhas blessed God that his"..
mother remained when bis wife Was
.akeni Fit Is sometimes Otherv'-'
the fact is to be traced to error a.t
folly on one side or the other. lie
who marries wisely must thinS be-.
forehand, that he must sustain s.ae
kindly relation 70 the liamiiy Of bis
wife. and he who is not willing e.
bend little, and make things plea e.
ant and allow for the tastes and tae.-
ings OF Others, is not vet liz to be- 81
GOOD husband or wise father.