The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-12-13
CuPID'S PRANKS.
A Man will Marry his Mother-ln-Law and
Become his own Father and the
Brother Of his own Sons
and Daughters.

From the Denver News. ~
1t is not true that mothers-in-law are
always unattractiye. On the contrary
they are, nine times out Of ten, possess
ed OF more virtues by a hundred fold
than those who abuse them. But not
w~ithstanding that fact, it is extremely
rare that a genuine love affair grows
up between a widowed mother-in-law
and her widower son-in-law. But pre-
cisely this condition Of affairs has come
about in this county, and in a few
weeks the Ne,rs will have the pleasure
Of chronicling the cousummation Of a
romantic episode, which begun several
weeks ago, and which discloses one of
the NEST curious freaks ever perpetrat-
ed by the madcap Cupid.
1t would perhaps be premature, If not
indiscreet, to name the parties who are
about to consumate a happiness long
desired, but the circumstances of the
affair are sufficiently notorious to war
rant a minute recital of the fact. The
persons interested live, II not exactly in
Denver, not far from it, and are among
the most respectable and well-to-do
people in the county; and the romance
Of their lives is among the most in
teresting ~verifcations of the old adage,
that the ''course of true love never did
run smooth" They are now approach
ing middle age, but were lovers in
youth. The gentleman was ~jealons
and exacting; and the young lady, rich
In grace and beauty. had numberless
admirers. Among them was an ancient
widower, with daughters of his own.
One Of them vas quite as charming and
just as beautiful as the prospective
bride, and more than onc Tom had
felt himself drawn towards her by an
irresistible attraction, and one day when
he felt that his Hancee had treated him
badly he went Off and proposed to the
rival beauty, was accepted, and married
her. But no words can depict his sur
prise when, a few weeks later, the bluff
old widower, his father-in-law, led his
late charmer, ali bathed in bushes, to
the marriage altar. Fate had done its
work, and instead of being husband
and wife, their relationship had chang
ed into mother and son. However
much the new ties CALLED the man, the
woman bore them with q graceful in
souscience that marked her mistress of
herself and feelings. If she ever felt
the least regret at the changed order of
things it did not appear in her manner.
But the whirligig Of time has strange
surprises, and. one day TOMS beauti-
full young wife was cast upon a bed of
fatal sickness and died. She was her
fathers ~favorite, and shortly after the
good old man followed her to the grave;
and now the lovers were free again, and
it wasn't long-say a year or two-be-
for they begun to cast sleeps eyes at
each other again. But this sort Of
dalliance couldn't last, and by slow
graduation, they grew into tender COM
munion.
One day Tom asked her if they
couldn't have the old days over again?
fhe lady didn't understand exactly
what he meant.
"Well, you know l love you and why
shouldn't we marry" urged blushing
what, sir! wed my son-in-law? The
idea is ridiculousl" cried the lady.
"Come, now; that's all folly. You
know 1t was a mistake, made up of
foolishness and bad temper all round"
mo, L don't know anything OF the
sort; and by the way, Mr., don't
know what you are driving att" pout-
played hide-and-seek in the dimples of
her fair round check
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