The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-03-29
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mother must be fool about her only
boy, so one day, as he wouldn't come
to me, went to him as the rascal
knew | would. l went to his office
and walked up to his desk, and l was
going to scold him, but something
came over me that made me choke To
keep the tears back, and before
knew it we had kissed and made
friends. :
"And now you'll go and see Fan,
N.Y." said he; and I'll find you there
when / come home at night" andaf-
ter a little coaxing said / would go;
and more than that; | went.
The house was a cunning little
place a mile or two out of town; and
| must say it was very neat outside.
/ rang the bell; it shown as it ought
to, and before it stopped tinkling
some one opened the door. 1t was
pretty young woman in chintz wrap
per, and when 1 asked for Mrs. Greg.
ory Bray she answered:
"Yes; that is my name. I've been
expecting you an age; but better late
than never"
"IIow did you know 1 was CON-
ing?' 1 asked, puzzled to know how
she knew me, for we had never met
before.
ooh, I didn't know" she said
'Indccd had madeupmy mind you
wouldn't; but it is a long way out
here, l know. Come right up stairs.
Miss Jones was here yesterday to cut
and haste, but weH find as much as
we can do to do the trimmings be-
tween us"
"Cool," thought, Then I said, 81
suppose you are having a dress
made"
"a suit" she said; skirt, over.
skirt, basque and dolman. lido hope
you make nice button-holes?"
81 should hope l did, said I, a
should be ashamed of myself if ]
couldn't.
$50 many can't" she said, "but ]
told Miss Jones to send me an exper.
fenced hand, and she said that there
was no better than Mrs, Switzer."
Now l began to understand. My
daughter-in-law took me for a seam.
stress she expected, and even if Il
woman had chance, Ihad one now
Not a word did | say, Only l won
dcred whether the seamstrcss ever
came to work in black gross-grain
silk and q cashmere shawl; and l sal
down in the rocking chair she gave
me, and went to work with u will
| could sew with any one, and rs fol
button-holes-but this is not my
story.
She was a pretty girl, that daugh'
ter-in-law of mine, and very chatty
and sociable, l talked of this, and !
talked of that, but not a word did she
say of her mothor-in.law, Ispoke oI
people l had known who had had
quarrcls with relations, but she did
not tell me that her husbands moth.
cr had quarrelcd with him.
AT last | spoke right out about
mother.in-law, and, said L:
casa general thing, mothors.in
law and daughtors-in-law don't
agree"
Said she, "Thats a very wrong
state of things"
"Well," said I, "I suppose it is but
how do you account for it"
81 suppose young people are sell
fish when they are first in love-" said
she, "and forget old peoples feel.
ingS."
II was an answorI didn't expect
at is plain you are friendly with
your mothcr-in.law," said l,
"I'm sure | should be if I'd ever
seen her" said she,
"0hl" then I've been misinformod,
said !. 81 was told-I forget BY
whom-that Mr. Gregory Bray was
tho son of tho Mrs, Bray who lives
on ------ street
"That is perfectly true" said she
nevertheless we've never met"
"IIow singularl" said |. Suppose
it's old Mrs. Bray's fault, Pvc heard
she was a very queer old lady"
"You haven't heard the truth
then" said my doughtcr.in.law,--
"My husbands mother is a very fine