The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-02-08
SUES MOTHER-IN-LAW.

90 NANNY, if he only was an orphan
] would say yes tomorrow but | hate
hahe the idea of a mothcr-in-Iaw."
"Iou might poison her, my dear,
dryly remarked Mrs. De Gr0Ot, n STATED
old lady, with snow-white hair, and an
amount Of Mcchlin lace about her throa
and wrists over her soft black silk dress
"But really, you dreadful old dcar
you know it will be awful" sighed Sue
passing her little hands YEARLY through
the dark fringcs above her forehead.
"My dear" said Mrs. De Groot, "yor
are speaking in a very i'll bred way bu
let that rest. | have no idea that yol
will evcr be troubled with Dir. GREY
mother. You will not marry him. 4
girl who il dauntGd by u mothcr-in-Iav
does not love tho son enough to MARI,
him."
Sues pretty face flushed. Poor littlt
soul, she had never yet known what low,
was; but she liked Mr.. Grey well enough
He was a rich, kindly, pleasant mal
whom she had always known; and whcr
he had asked her to marry him she die
not know why she should refuse. Sh,
hated to hurt his feelings; and suddenly
she remembered his mother, a disagree
able old lady, who ruled and roigned
over all her family, and only did not
%tyrannizc over John because he lived the
life of a bachelor in the city and boarded
at Il hotel.
But here was n reason for Sue, and
her mothers words sank deeply into her
consciousness. She. gathered courage to
say no, and a year after found herself
absorbed, heart and soul, in a real love
affair, and accepted Harry Tempest, a
young and rising lawyer, with a kind,
generous, frank nature, and II dark,
handsome face, without remembering
that he had not only a mother, but Il
widowed mother, who lived with him,
and could not possibly be ignored or sci
aside, since Harry was an only child. II
il true Sue had never seen her, for, du
ring her six months acquaintance will
Harry, Mira. Tempest had been at tn,
west nursing a sister who was at DEATH
door with consumption and if Harry
had not said much about her to Sue il
was that other and more absorbingthcmc
naturally occupied them.
Mr.. De GrOOt smiled when Susan laic
her fair head in her lap and rccitcd t,
her the tale Of her engagement, for she
had seen the end from the beginning
and had shed her own tears privately
She had other children besides Sue; bur
this waS her darling, her baby, her pc
always and such II pang ~ mother,
know went through her heart when she
saw the inevitable separation approach
ing, but she had the courage and TIN,
goodness 10 smile and sympathizc wher
the girl poured out this genuine passion,
and threw hcsclf, with bushes and tears
into the arms that could never fail hel
while they were instinct with life.
After the confidence was done with
and Sue hid quoted both tears and joy
Mira. DE Gro0t bethought herself oil til,
last time there had been such IN affair
or the likeness of it, on the carpet, anC
said with the faintcst smile, and accen.
ut once gentle and miSchievous ola
Mr.. Tempest Il mother, SueY'
80 yes! She isn't here now. | ncvcl
saw her. She is in Chicago with he
sister"
What are you going to do about hcrY
asked her mother.
ooh, nanny, | never thought abou
her; and she lives with him. How sorry
am But | guess she will be nice
"Shc may be very nice to Harry, m,
dear. So was Mr.. Grey's mother to him.
Pm sure she can't be so disagrceable a
old Mrs. Grey" pouted Sue, vino was
little spoiled, to tell the truth.
Susan said Mrs. De Groot, will
considerable gravity, Z" | want you t.
look this thing in the face. You are
young girl going to new home, will
new people whom as yet you know moth
ing about. Now take a little bit of al
vice. Look at yourself, now at Mrs
Tempest, when you come to live together
You know you have had an easy life
with nobody to thwart your plans ant
purposes. Now begin to sec il you ar
really Il lady, or only a pretense."
"YOu think | ought to bear every
thing, do you, nanny, and neve peel
or mutter?'
"No; but | want you to treat you
mother-in-law rs one lady should trea
another. Don't recriminate If she talk
at you, for that is vulgar-ill-brcd in tn,
extreme. Don't give up your just posi-
ton, either with your husband or in thu
family. Respect yourself, Sue, and you
force respect from Others"
80 dear! | wish there weren't any
mothersin-law in the world2' peevishly
calculated the girl.
Then ! should be exterminated with
the rest" smiled her mother.
But you are 40 different, NANNY
81 had an awful lesson, Sue. when
was young. You know your uncle Tom
married Pcsy Schuyler when he was a
very young man, and she was only seven.
teen-just my W age. You remember
her picture in the library at the Hills?
90 yes, that lovely delicate littl,
creature with hair like spun gold, AN,
great dark eyes, and such a bud Of
mouth, half smiling like n please,
baby's."
THAT is her very counterfeit. Sh
vas the loycliest creature | ever saw
Her father del before she was born, an,
her mother only lived for the baby, and
from the hour she came, just Worship,
her. She was named Euphrosyne, ate
her Gathers mother, but she AWAY
II Posy, and grew up Will
ttached to her. | never saw
on as Mrs. schuyler's for tina.
aopn!sd topsssioa, She neyeI