The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-02-04

hard times, having supported her
self by school-teaching and sewing
for several years, and she seemed
to greatly enjoy my comfortable
home-I was always thriving
man of business. So one day |
said to her, Now, mother, there
is no reason why you shouldn't
make your home with US always
while you live; you can bring
your own furniture, ifyou choose,
or you need not; the room you
now occupy shall be your own al
ways, and beside what my wife
may do, I wilt give you fifty dol
lars a year for your clothes (that
was an ample sum for woman to
have all to herself in those times).
You can teach if you wish to, or
do anything else to earn money if
you wish to; you will always be
welcome to our table and parlor,
or, if you prefer, you can cook
for yourself in your own room
Only one thing l will expect in
return-you must never make any
mischief nor quarrel with anybody
in my house about anything. And
if sometimes you are displeased
you must 90 to your room and
pout it out alone, only join US
again whom you feel pleasant. For
| won't be worried, least of all
will l have my wife worried by
anybody. Now, mother, what do
you say?'
She only said, You are good
man, Solomon B., and the AL
mighty will reward you, and |
thank you from my heart. l will
do my part"
So l never had any trouble with
her. We all lived together twenty
years, and then my wife had an
attack of pneumonia and died
and soon after that my own mo-
ther was left a widow and came
to 1--we with me. Ny mother is
only sixteen years older than l
am, and being so lively and smart
she seemed quite like a younger
sister to mother Henry, and they
got on easily together, But after
awhile, when the children were
all about grown, I got so lonesome
that | coaxed a real nice, sensible
lady of Philadelphia, not hand
some: but just as good as gold, to
marry me; [ told her all about
my old ladies, and found she bad
two mothers living with her, her
own mother and her husbands
mother. They had neither of them
any property, but she owned a
house aud took boarders 10 it to
support them ali.
Well, [ made the same PROPOSE
ton to her old ladies that had
made to my mother-in.law, and
they both agreed. Then l went
home and built an addition to my
house, and soon brought my Sec
ond wife and her mothers there.
We had some occasional pout-
ing at first, but l always held two
points without ylelding-l was
the master in my own house, and
would never let anybody worry
my wife. So, pretty soon, my
four-in-hand learned to travel
smoothly together.
'Ah, me! | looked forward to q
happy old age with that dear
wife, but in two years she was
killed by a railroad accident. l
was with her ON the train, and
was badly hurt, lying for weeks
in q state Of inconsistencies.
When l recovered, my dear wife's
grave was green. l felt so bad, and
my health was so poor, that L
did not care for q woman again
until all my children were mar.
ried and was left alone with my
four old ladies.
Then | met a pretty little 70"
mantle widow, who was so sorry
for me! She wrote poetry and
painted pictures, and was dying
all the while of consumption
that scourge of our city and I
thought as she had struggle TO
take care Of herself and her hus-
bands mother, l would smooth
her passage to the grave.
SO | married her and her mo-
ther-I mean-well, you know
what l mean. | treated her mo-
ther-in-law just as did the other
old ladies, and that wife lived
seven years after all. I made her
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