The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-02-02

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confederate hug. which nearly shook
down tha structure 1f puff and braids
he VIVA adjoining her head With he leit
her n finish dressing
foof little susan life became q dimp-
pointmpnt to her. Mrs Tempest never
vent into the Kitchen never shifted at
her new daughters %inexperience or ~
pnrance interfered with housekeeping,
or found fault with the hOusekecpcrs.
She was simply . queetinh her sons home
ready 10 give advice and assistance,
when il was asked, with wonderful wis
dom and Judgment, but never intruding
If her children wanted her society they
could always have it for the asking; If
they did not she was neither hurt nor
angry. She knew all that a third person
j. not always welcome, however dear
and she remembered--what woman 50
often forget-that her son was now 9
grown nan with his " home and
family, and deserving a certain respect
as such not a boy to be %lectured, scold.
ed, humored, and snapped at as il he
were ten years old, AMI still under
parental government.
She learned, too, to love sue, the
sweet-natured, high-spirited, and inn
pulsiye creature, for herself as well as for
Harry's sake and Susan before the two
months were gone had called her
"mother" with all her heart, and learned
to find in her the same comfort and help
she bad drawn from her own parent, If
in lesser measure than the lifelong and
natural tie afforded.
SO motherr' exclaimed she one day
as Mrs. Tempest sat beside her soothing
her with tender ways and soft hands i'll
the anguish of a racking headache, chow
could / ever think mothers in-law were
dreadful ~
Mrs. Tempest laughed. "My dear
Susy, mothers in-law are just like other
people. If a woman is sweet, sensible,
patient, unselfsh and good she will be
loved in any sort of place OF relation; II
she is domineering, tempered, selfish,
or disagreeable in other ways, her own
children will not love her or anybody
else. 1t is not the relation that is in
fault. but the individual. Haven't you
found that out?"
81 don't think Pve found out any
thing but that | love you dearly, if you
are my mother-in-law," replied sue,
with a very tender kiss.
ayes, you have, Sue" put / n Harry,
who had entered the room from the door
behind the bed, with an ominous-looklng
bottle and glass in his hand; you've
found out at least a week before the time
why | laughed the day we came home at
YOUR prophetic troubles. The idea OF
ANYBODY dreading my mother! DIR.
Mathews says you must have this, madam,
for your headache a specific, he says it
is. So suppose you drink a health di-
rectly to mother-in-law ?'
"No, sir--if you please, | mean"
"Meekness!' said Harry, in a stage
aside.
But Sue went on-'Tll drink a health
to my mother in-law with all my heart"
Long may she wave!" chorused Har-
ry.-Rose Terry Cooke, in Harper's Bas0r.