The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-03-30
The HOther-iH-Law.

That much maligned and suffering
Z member Of society, the mOtheT-in-law,
has recently received a double dose of
heartless abuse in the wicked city Of
Chicago. a religious revival was ia
! progress. Ode evening a man, the
/ bane Of whose existence was 3 ~ ltt-
er-in-ia~, attended the mestinE. The
/ preacher was holding forth IN elO-
Z queEt strains on the beauties Of heav-
I eo. The happy land was pictured IN
glowing c0lOIs. It's psarly gates aad
golden streets were described, but
with no effect upon the unhappy sou
in-!aS- Soon the preacher told his
I bearers that in heaven there would Be
no marrying nor giving in marriage.
! This announcement gladdsned the
heart Of the despcndent listener. At
I the close of the sermon, the preacher
approached the stranger and asked
him il he did not wish TO 90 II heav-
en-. Referring to the assertion about
marriage, the man said: "FheA il /
am good aud go to heaven I'll have
no wife ?' Certainly" "And II
there are no wives tn re can b. no
mothers - in law - "Certainly."
"rhen," said the man. wAo5s whole
NO~cAAA@ - LAAI 7GHAs e~AA AAo fG
cOuntenaDee WAS ra liant with jly,
''fron this day f1rtl 1 will LEAD
new life, and when I die [ hope /
will go to heaven"
The other case is equ ally az crusi tn
that necessary mem Der of society A
young woman sued fellow for breach
Ct promise, before DIteh justice, her
demand being for two hundred dol
1ur1 T.F, 4 M \ a I.
had for long time kept cJmptny"
with the plaintiff that be had IN Ids
her many presents, aud had received
various tokens of love in return that
ne had frequently called her hts d4r-
ling Katrina, and had promised to
have her, but had finally a5Lnd)nsd
all pursuit OF the fair one AMI would
not marry her. rle learned Justice
asked what reason he c01ld give for
his conduct, AMI W nat q 4feuse he could
make against the claim FIR tw) hun
dred dollars. Ia, dAf4adtnt replied
that on the m )rniug Ot tia day fixe1
for the marriage he asked his intended
where her mother intend ~ to reside
after the two were ~ adj Qua. Kat
rinS informed him that her mother
would live with her. FIs defend Ilt
then Informed nee that the marriage
was of forever; ta4s h n al sOlemlIy
vo we'd never tJ hIvs his tn Jsher-in-
law enter MS bouIs, flf hs wIs as
sured that no happiness could
exist with m0ther-in law hanging
round, speaking her mind aud
making things lively OF the
slightest prOv0eattOn- he assured the
court tuat he WAS willing t. pay the
girl the two hundred dollars, aud that
under no circumstances would he
marry a mothsr-in law. The learn
ed Justice com mmended him for his
wise choice, gave judgment for the
defendant and ordered the m Itl=r-in-
law to pay the costs OF the suit. Ia
! explanation of his decision, tiIe Jas
tice remarked that in eaFly Ilfe ia
had became infatuated an had fJl-
ishly married a girl eneIm 0ered with
a stern AMI rigiiiy moral mat ler
His mOtner-iu-law, while he was eu
/ iOyiug the honeymoon. tOpk posses
sion of his home, tittei it ~ his ex-
peDss 10 suit herself, reserved the best
room for her own use, destroyed his
| pipes, turned his wines and eOrdisls
into the gutter, and from that day
until death took her, he had no psae.
| of mild.
Only in the wicked aud ungrate'ui
city of Chicago could such incidents
as these occur. In the older, more
civilized aud advanced sections OF our
country, the mother-in-law Is regard
ed as tue choicest blessing given ny
kind PrOvidenee. To the home they
ara a we'll spring of pleasure AZ visi-
tors they are angels strewing the path
of the husbands life with flowers and
sOftening his pillow with the down Of
tender solieitude for his mental, fl
naneial, moral and spiritual welfare -
| Reqister.