The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-09-13

| ~ W. .A'HiNC anu ~ ulSLFuSG his
own father, and made him believe
that she Was the only one that
loved him. The old bigot probably
believed that it was the case.
She was a ranking thorn in Spiv
ins Seniors flesh, and when the
old man had his last attack he
was glad to 60. He would not
speak to her when he was dying.
His son was away, and his only
comfort waa in the great stout
Irish girl who nursed him and
who cared tenderly for him at the
rate OF Sl6a Il month, Unlimited
coffee AMI sugar and followers al
lowed. From the moment that
Mrs. Spivins dowager makes her
appearance in her sons nest it
will be as a partisan to fight
against the wife for the husband.
Poor Rose! she is going to have
a miserable time; it will seem so
hard to her to find that instead of
her husband and herself being
united against the enemy, the
fact will be that her husband and
her husbands mother will be uni
ted against her. But this, you see
Is all Enemy Within the Gates.
Some will say this is an extreme
case. l deny it, but will give a
mllder instance. There are my
friends the Proudfutes. They
have been married a year and
three months. Charles and his
wife went last Fall to visit old
Mrs. Proudfntes,at the homestead
and she entertained them royalty.
and made Mary Jane, an affec
tiOnate little wife, regard her as
Il mother. Charles is inclined to
gOrlDandize, and his mother who
is an excellent hOusekeeper, has
been in the habit of alternately
pampering him into biiiousness
aud physicking hIm into health.
He has atu'alIy great belief in
his mother. Mrs. Proudfute,
the mother, has been staying
with her sou for the past month,
aud her daughter-in in-law has been
perfectly miserable ever since. 1t
is not so much what the old lady
has said as her looks and demealI
or. She goes sighiug about the
house and mmrmurs, .'Ah, dearie
, me !" at intervals in Il manner
which is provoking. Every morn
ing at the breakfast table she ex-,
aulines her darling boy. proud
: flute is forty, and a tough custo-
mer if ever tLere was 0ne,) to see
if he is all right. She looks around
the board. "No Graham gems.
Why, Charles, you used to be Sc
t fond of Graham gems, and they
] are so good for you" Gracious
Jove omnipotent if Charles, who
) is whimsical beyond belief, has
liked and spurned hundred
things since then. If his wife
; had to provide all the things he
ever liked tor breakfast, the
, whole room would not hold them
t and they would have to prepare
the morning meal in the drawing
: room suite and pass from room
to room us they progressed
D through the multitndinOus dishes
). But in spite of the utter absurd
4 ty of the remark, in the en'I, lit
:, will think his wife neglects him.
But it is hot always OH the gen
Y tleman's side that the blame
{, rests. Look at the Scriveners
Z Paul Scrivener is d poor man
$ but of excellent family, of untarl
t ished reputation and Of consider
d able ability. If he lives he will
II assuredly make his way. His wifi
Z is the sole daughter of Il yer,
| wealthy old merchant. She ha
i been accustomed to very extrav;
d CANT expenditures for dress ant
u all the little trifles on which wo
t men spend their money. 1t
u knew what they were / would in
+. form the public, but I have neve
a been able to find out OH what
8 woman spends her pOcket.money
o Scrivener and his wife are devC
II ted to each other. When the,
II married he told her plainly tha
e his means were straightened. an
e that she must do with very little
a She promised him that she woul
u and that she would be no burde
20 upon him at all. And she b;'
u faithfully kept her word. Bu
y how ? Not by giving UP her e,
" penGiture, fol the habits of yeal
ID cannot be given up in day. NJ
ID spends as much as she ever dit
l. When she wants money She gOe
over to her fathers house IN
IN says, "Father, 1 Want some mol
:" ey." The Old man, who was o.
as posed to the match i'll passi,
I'd sort Of a way, lugs ont his chec
~ book, bnt as he fills it in |