The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-07-14
A GREAT MISTAKE.

When pretty little Nellie May mar
RED Frank Chester, she really believed
that She was entering upon life OF I'M
clouded happiness-an unlimited ex-
tension, in fact, OF her golden court
ship DAYS, wherein discords would be
altogether impossible.
Loving her husband sincerely, the
little wife was far too loyal 10 admit
even 10 herself the greatness of her
disappointment, yet the melancholy
truth was plain. A cloud had darkened
the domestic horiZon--a cloud of such
size and blackness that it had well-nigh
shaded the honeymoon, and had threat
ened dire storms and tempests ever
since And this cloud, to drop meta
phor. was nothing less than Frank
Chesiers mother--to him, the embodi-
ment of wisdom, the fountain-head OF
knowledge; 70 his wife, a constantly
quoted. and therefore disagreeable,
paragon, who threatened to develop
into the destroyer Of her happiness.
Whatever Nellie whether she ar
ranged her house or meditated some
new decoration of walls or rooms,
whether she superintendent his favorite
dish or made his after-dinner coffee
with hsr own hands-the result was all
the same. All, that isn't the way my
mother used 10 do" or, +" | only wish
mother was mere; she would show you
better way was Franks invariable
comment, until Nellie began TO fear
that she should learn 10 hate her
mother-in-law, and to look forward with
dismay 10 the visit which Mrs. Chester
senior talked Of paying them, but which
had been fortunately delayed thus far.
AT the end Of this first month Of house.
keeping Frank expressed himself in nc
measured terms when poor Nellie tim.
idly announced that she had not money
enough to pay all the bills.
"Not money enough? Why, Nellie,
YOU must have been very extravagan'
or very wasteful, or both. Why, moth
er always kept house on just half of the
allowance | make you; and she had
five children at homie, while here W.
have only ourselves Really, my dear
YOU must look after things q little bet
ter than this, or you will ruin me. AL
that money spent on two people, anC
the bills only half paid!''
"But. Frank urged Nellie, trying
hard TO be cool, and forcing back tn
tears that would spring 10 her eyes
but, Frank, you know your mothe
had only one servant-you have oftel
said so-and we have three. OF cours
that makes a difference. And then yol
have had great many dinner parties
and you have no idea how many extr
things a dinner involves
"Nonsense, Nellie you need not la
the blame on our having dined half
dozen people during the month, for
don't believe that makes any differ
ence in the long run. No, the fault
in your inexperience. You must loo
after those servants Of yours NOR
closely. only wish you had mothe
here for a couple of months she woul
find the leaks, ! know, and stop ther
tool But then, of course, you nav
never had the advantage of such thol
ough training az mother has given he
daughters. Why, she has made Jan
as capable as herself"
"And am very glad haven't ha
such a training as you speak Of sal
Nellie, hotly. "My own dear motht
was always prudent, and taught h,
children 70 be the same but she use
70 say that when people had amp
means, economy was too often anoth'
name for stinginess, and believe 81
was right"
"Mother was not stingy," said Fran
with an angry flush.
81 don't see how she lived on such
paltry sum and supported SO large