The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-10-09
MY MOTHER-IN-LA

-ISae TiN 4uVlCp. IsdIu = HClc
w., ioi,lihim that pretty Susie lloyt had
ss,,,....e,i 10 be my wite-"take my advice,
M ,t.,.' rs iar.awav from your molher'inlaw
M possible speak from experience. TAX
81. :, 20 aud down, I've had u fair share OF
ms,rim,nial happiness, but the majority Of
sSr difference iof opinion between your anni
mn, my&lf attribute entirely 10 the iutlu.
xn;. and interference Of my motherln.law
IL s.e way who is Mrs. loyt. Idon'l re-
~ st,g hearing you speak of her"
= .s-l.e ceased 10 be Mrs. ilryt when Susie
w. syeyears old, and became Mrs. Gardiner
H.. as far as can learn, left her nothing
Ls- Ss,sie. Gardiner left her a lawsuit
"tsh u widow, agan?'
lisr 20. traditional mo,hcr-n.law. She is n
i1,..a morsal OF blue.eyed woman, as gentle
sba swcet as Susie herself"
"T'hev all are Butter would scarcely melt
sa..i,e mouth OF Mrs. Bond before | married
spr.aaghier Julia, and-well, you have heard
earr DISCOURSE
Ibst, Cold ellills Of apprehension crepl
sr;s me as I imagined Mrs Gardiner assSii'
sI5, mt in a like fashion. Upon the strength
Gf ny urcle's motheI-in-law, l went AZ once
asd secured a house at the very extremity on
t5ssliy suburbs, . gem Of a cottage, with
whpS- city between its white gate ana my
rrgct,cr.in.law elects residence
a saw her gentle lips culver when told
az sere we were to live, and there was II
sa;i~.s tone in her voice when she said: ~
q AN far from here" but she made no 9th
a. ,rinonstrance, and hardened my heart
$40 furnished it, Directly opposite was IA
n, 4 1me residence with wide grounds, 4
e. y eountry mansion within easy distance
81 nv business for which longed, hut wal.
~ t,r fortunes wheel to give turn In my
Ca re purchase It,
Abr we married and settled in our coy
81 ottage Susie and would often sit upon
e. gorch and talk about the happiness OF
e. IN Tie house coveted and which was
L. lie. though rented and occupied. Some
t.. alss Gardiner would come to spend the
& md SUSIE would tell her of her castles
IL u aar, when my cotton speculatlons made
a. r, h
Twas doing small business at that time
q = wholesale leather store, being Junior
E...ser, but had invested every spare dol
g. could command in joining company
g. D1y some thousand acres of cotton in Lou
idioa, growing. We felt certain of realizing
e. immense fortune when our cotton was
T. 10 pick and put into market, and every
~ from our agents in the South gave US
aw hope. SO we furnished the new house
o. a3glnation, and looked forward TO own.
a. = one day. r a
i3at all this lime could not truly find any
scAoou 20 regret my connection with my
ss her in law. I; is true she often advised
az fTTting my married dignity somewhat
e. ahing the ground that she, who had been
o., 5usie's constant companion for nineteen
" ~, understood her disposition and pecul-
tsrties better than /, who "worshiped the
r. md upon which she trod," etc But hon.
e2:jy could meyer say her advice was not
g., and S1sie was quite willing to admit |
sE.. rstoOd her perfectly.
f. nearly year glided by and my blue
ayal moherin-law was just as lovable and
snf.'s as before the marriage. My heart
snoTc ne sometimes when she spoke of the
%~aiiness ci her home without Susie, but |
a. g.hi OF Uncle Israel and was firm 1t was
* l,c fall Of 1867 when appalling news reach
ca, &c cotton spectators, and We looked
e. gtNer barkly in Tic face. Instead of
81 halls aE cotton we had expected coming
C. " coined into gold, we received news that
CI gent had engaged inexperienced hands, !
= as' about all. As there was nobody to
& nd look after the affair but myself, | was
u g-ea Stew, as Susie was not very well and
.-.sd 10 leave her by herself.
While hesitacd and lamented, Mrs Gar
C.. elDe TO the rescue.
You must 60 she said, "and leave Susie
Il
y9n can re,,rn as quickly as possible. Han.
an viii come, too"
Eanpa was a family servant who had been
ssa.1r's child nurse. engaged nurse re.
1lanmentae5 by Mrs. Gardiner, and with u
lpHyy hear, sci my face southwark. II is not
slcr ssarY 10 enter into the details of my bus
s-pss worries For month was detained, |
Trying 10 get some return Of the money we
tlad invested, and failing utterly. Then, !
kftrtsick. started for home In the great
q sine yellow fever ragged, and | avoided
thea IN my reutc; but on my way from New
Stsans 10 Memphis. al a place called Waugh
g. haton, was taken i'll.
Pui of the train, bag aud baggage, l was
6rsc en- &, a wretched little tavern and left to
. C. " recover rs | saw fit. have distinct
,t araOry OF doctor feeling my pulse, of
C., ~ certainty Of filth and discomfort all
N 'Hnl me, and of burning thirst. Then fol-
a. u agouAing dreams of dclirium, with |
G-in in every limb, rackiIg headache, lopeli. |
3D., madness. | was fever racked, with hOr- !
sIl&E iancies-now being sawed apart by
sltalcaf students, now beset By wild beasts
1'4Iglsng me limb from limb, now in sea of
d. now in Il desert craving water could
AriE lsngllnS from fountain and could not
Esgh H.
Thee in my delirium came some angel who
u" wa ips, pun Wdttr 10 INV
o." m upon my sitting agonies | could not
o. AXE my tongue utter the words in my mind
q rouid babbe of everything else, but chef
g. ,s Susie and the fear that Susie would take
a.. horrible fever
And in my home there was enacting o scene
siYe heard described so often can put II
srre rs u had seen and heard il all. Susie
ssy white and weak In her own room, with
81 srst bOsn In her arms, not two days old
Bben telegram came to her. The doctor
r. vaughan Station had found my address In
a., mote book and telegraphed my condition.
oh" s0Obed Susie, abe will die there all
h,use aud viii never know, mother, VIVA,
IA have done for him"
~lic shall not die Alone" Mrs. Gardiner
Eaid reso.ntely. "He shall have good nurse
hni loving one as fast as steam can carry
ttg- III. Hannah?'
~fcsm,' said Hannah. "You make your
eBfnA easy m am III do my dntyp