The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-01-12
SUES MOTHER-IN-LAw.

.Oh, nanny, If he only was an or
phan, would say yes tomorrow; but
| hate-I hate the idea of mother-in-
law"
"You might poison her, my DEAR"
dryly remarked Mrs. DE Groot, state
" old lady with snow white hair, and
any amount Of Mechlin lace about her
throat and wrists over her soft black
silk dress.
"But really, you dreadful old dear,
Won know It will be awful, "sighed Sue,
passing her little hands YEARLY through
the dark fringes above her forehead.
.My DEAR said Mrs. DE Groot,
"you are speaking in very ill-bred
way: but let that rest. have no idea
YOU will ever be troubled with Air.
Crews mother You will not marry
him. A girl who Is daunted bya moth
er-in-law does not love the son enough
to marry him.
Sues pretty face flushed. Poor little
soul, she had never yet known what
love was; but she liked Mr.. Grey well
enough. He was arich, kindly, pleasant
man whom she had always known; and
when he asked her to marry Kim, she did
not know why she should refuse. She
hated TO hurt his feelings; and sudden
IL she remembered his mother, disa-
greeable old lady, who ruled and reign
ed over all her family, and only did not
tyrannize over John because he lived the
life Of bachelor in the city and board
ed at hotel.
But here was q reason for Sue, and
her mothers words sank deeply into
her consciousness. She gathered cour
age to say no, and q year after found
herself absorbed, heart and soul, in :
real love affair, and accepted Harry
Tempest, young but rising lawyer
with kind, generous, frank nature
and dark, handsome face, with
out remembering that be had not only
a mother, but q widowed mother, who
lived with him, and could not possibl,
be ignored or set aside, since Harry wa
an only child. 1t is true, Sue had new
er seen her, for, during her six months
acquaintance with Harry, Mrs. Tempes
had been 1T the West nursing siste
who was at deaths door with consump
ton; and il Harry had not said muc
about her to Sue, II was that other an
more absorbing themes naturally occu
pied them.
Mrs. DE Groot smiled when Susa
laid her fair head in her lap and re
cited to her the tale Of her engagement
fol she had seen the end from the BE-
ginning, and had shed her own tear
privately. She had other children b
sides Sue; but this was her darling
her baby, her pet always; and such
pang as mothers know went throug
her heart when she saw the inevitabl
separation approaching, but she ha
the courage and goodness TO smile an
sympathize when the girl poured 0,
this genuine passion, and threw hersel
with bushes and tears, into the arm
that could never fail her while the
were instinct with life.
After the confidence was done wit
and Sue had quoted both tears and jo
Mrs. DE Groot bethought herself Of u
last time there had been such an afai
or the likeness of Ii, on the carpet, an
said, with the quaintest smile and q
cent, al once gentle and mischievou
HAS MIR. Tempest mother, Sucg"
"Oh yesl She isn't here now.
never saw her. She Is in Chicago vii
her sister"
"what are you going to do abo
herP" asked her mother.
"Oh, nanny, never thong
about her; and she lives with him. Ho
sorry I am! But ! guess she will
NICE"
"She may be very nice to Harry, n
dear. SO was Mr.. Grey's mother
him y
I'm sure she cant be 80 disagree
able as old Mrs. Grey" pouted 81
who was little spoiled, 70 tell :
truth.