The daily gazette., 1878-08-03
His Mother -In-laW
lBf AMY RANDOLPH

~ .d'iaS - = n l'ot ne
',''A Amother-in-law in the house 2, NV
dear Ida, are you crazy 2" said Robert
wayne, Lifting both hands,
Ida raised her soft blue eyes to her
hosband's face,
"She's my mother, Robert, !" said she.
appealingly. "And we were all IN all to
each Other before | married. And | do
miss her SO dreadfully."
THAT'S all nonseIise, my DEAR" said
MI. Wayne, patting his wife's soft cheek
~ III she had been refractory baby,
You've got a husband now and a
child" ="
Yes, | know" said Ida. -sBut one
cant tell all ones joys and sorro vs. to a
slx months old baby, Robert and you
are away so much aud it would b such
u comfort to me if mamma were here"
NE. Wayne frowned slightly.
MY dear" said he, "let me advise
you TO put all that sort of thing out Of
your head at once. I've seen and heard
quite enough OF the misery brought into
families by mother-inslaw, and shall
never give my consent to any such ar
rangement. Now just haud me my
sleeve buttons, and don't be a goose.o
And with a careless kiss the husban |
took his departure, whistling along the
hall a. blithely as ii poor little Ida was
| not shedding in her soli ude the bltterest
tears which had ever fallen iii CRYSTAL
drops from young wife's eyelashes.
And, in good truth, Mrs. Vaughan
looked little enough like one of the typi-
cai mothers-in-law az she entered her
daughters morniDgroom a few minutes
later. She was tall and slight, with soft
eyes like lda's, anda fresh complexion,
and iuxnriant dark hair, as yet nnstreak.
ed by silver. .-.-.l -.
"Well, darling ?" said Mrs. Vaughan,
caressingly as She sat down and took
| ldae hand In her own soft palm.
| Dfu won't consent, mamma" r B..
Mrs. Vaughan smiled sadly. --.. -e
l,pgejudlce," said she. sWell | don'l
KNOW that ! blame Robert. One OF
3hese days, perhaps, he will know me
better. And in the meantime, Ida
dearest, we must be patieut." S.
'Bpt, mamma" urged Ida, ..if- yor
YefeIto bring adj your things here with,
| ops asking hlmlf you were to settle
H wpuld turn you out l. He is too much
of 4 Gentleman for thatw q, ...- - -
"bo you mean to take the fort g by
stormY' said Mrs. -Xapghan,--with 1
smile. <,-.. - -,
"Yes, mamma-I suppose that 1wyeoult
| befH" reluctantly admitted the, young
~ would never do that, though
perished out ide the walls, said Mrs
| Vaughan, with a slight shrug of tn,
shoulders. mo, Ida, we must wait ant
b S.xhd he is SO bIindly indalgent abou
other tLings," sighed. Ida. nLook a
those lovely dresses in the wardrobe
He wants me to ouJdress any woman il
society; he is never weary of heapinl
oxnameuts on me. And. oh, wish yol
could see the dear. little cream-coloreo
fpohies he has ordered for me to drive in
| the ParB." - % 80 w
"Can he affo d all-these' expensiv,
| luXYpes, Ida?' asked Mrs. Vaughan
grataly.
Nal suppose so ,mamma," "said the young
wife, looking up wistfully in her mother
face. 81 don't know anything about hi,
business affsirs, but l suppose lie is yer,
| rich. And--bIt here comes Honore witt
the baby oh, mamma, he is 30 swee
| and lovely"
L Aud Ida Wayne forgot her m omentar,
troubles, as the French bonne brough
iu the .dimpled, rosy child, with III
| golden curls and complexion like the in
| side Of Il rose-leat.