The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-06-02
MISCELLANY.
Moraxxs- rsLAw

sIf there's one class of woald-be witty
scribblers I condemn more than another,
said Mr. Brown, sit's those fellows who are
continually throwing bad jokes at inothers-in-
law. Why, sir, shudder at what my home
might have become had It not been for Mrs.
Browns mother. offered her home when
I married Em but the good soul wouldn't
accept it--she said Young married folks
ought to be alone the first year, m order TO
find out each others faults, foibles, and 20
forth--a piece of sound wisdom, by the way !;
wish all mothers-in-law woald sHaake note
of it, Well, sir, when Ess was IN peek of
trouble about young Master Tom, who did
nothing, for the first month Of hts existence
Int veil like brave and when the nurse
ouarreyed with the cook and left the house,
that blessed mother of ours brought her trunk
to the house, and without waiting to take off
her bonnet, took that young savage IN her
arms, patted him on the back, went through
some other mysterious man9uyres, and 10
peace ensued.. And that was the beginning
of usefulness, sir. She nursed En- back TO
health helped her take care of the baby
looked after the servants, In her quiet way,
ard detected the cook in selling butter and
eggs from oar pantry discovered half doz-
of our spoons 10 the chambermaid's bed and,
in fact, put stop to imposition generally.
AS for the lessons of economy and practi-
cal wisdom she taught Emi Why, sir, our
expenses were reduced to one half. You sec,
young people need an adviser, or else every
body imposes on them; for It's pretty well
known that old heads don't grow ON young
shoulders. And though mother has q temper
Of her own, and Is little fussy, we don't
mind it she comes round all right In an hour
or SO.
No, sir, I've no sympathy with men who
traduce moshers-in-law--as class, mean,
of course there are exceptions to all rules
just treat your mother-in-law as though she
were your own mother conA3e In her; don't
resent her little peculiarities and, my word
for it, you'll have no reward"
Thus Mr.. b. own; and it Is high time that
similar testimony should be given by other
Benedicts, for mothers-in-law have long bore
an unmerited lead Of opprobrium. Why
should traditional drollery be allowed to
blind us to tho patient, good, unselfish wo-
men who often take up tho burdens Of life
again in the marriage Of their children. Who
has not seen the mother-in-law ON duty as
sick nursep How often she is the guardian
angel that hovers around, and wards OF dan
ger and misery How often her bosom Is the
pillow on which child seeks repose again,
when the dream of life has gone by contraries,
and the poor heart wakes up disenchanted
and broken How often the nether-in-law
is the one link connesting the family with re-
spectability, comfort and sympathy How
often widowed Ruth has dwelt In safety
with her mothsr-in-law How often the wild
over has blessed God that his wife's mother
remained when his wife was taken If il is
sometimes otherwise, the fact Is to be traced
to error or folly on one side or tho other. He
who inarries wisely must think beforehand,
that he must sustain some kind relation Of
the family Of his wife, and he who Is not will
ing 20 bend little and make things pleasant
and allow For the taste and feelings Of others
is not yet fit to be a good husband or wise
father.