The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-05-27
MISS MINIS.

$50 your husbands mother is
esming to live with YOU" remark.
Miss Minis coutempthously Civ.
ing her head a toss which set all
tae pink bows dancing.
rWhy, yes, Miss Minis" said |
qpeping my eyes in surprise at my
VISITORS tone; "motller Grey's last
child has married and moved away
from her, and now she is left quite
alone. Henry always was her fav.
qfite, and |, knowing it would
lAease him, suggested that she
Should sell or rent the farm, and
make her home with me, and she
hps consented to do so."
l'Humph more fool you! You
have got yourself in a pretty fix
nov. She will never leave you as
lqeg as she lives; you can make up
'f6dt mind to- that, und bid good
bye to peace for the rest Of your
days"
"Why, Miss Minis" said I, re
garding my neighbor with surprise,
81 don't n'tunderstand you. I'm sure
| don't want mother to leave US,
and Us for peace, what difference
can her coming maker"
"oh, you'll seel You will repent
of your bargain before a month is
over, mind what l tell you. OF all
the mean, cOnniying women in the
world, commend me to a lnother.in.
law" -
| was annoyed now.
"What do you know about it2" |
could not help Saying.
"You needn't twlt me W ith be.
ing an old maid, Mary Gray. l
thank my stars Pm not tied to any
man, and what's worse; to any
mans mother. What do l know
about mOther.in-laws? More than
| wish to, goodness knows! Why
there was my cousin Lucinda, who
was obliged to leave her husband
on account Of his mother; and they
do say that Alice Lawson was wor.
ried to death by her husbands old
mother. Oh l know lots Of such
cases."
"But, Miss Minis, these are OK.
ceptions. I'm sure there are good
and true women in the world be.
longing to this class"
"Well, l would like to see one Of
them," said Miss Susan, rising
When do you expect Mrs. Grey tc
be with youP
Tomorrow
So soonR | am sure I hope you
will get along with her, said my
neighbor, with little sympathetic
sigh.
Often during the day, l found
myself wondering what my hus'
bands mother was like. | thought
how nice it would be TO have some
one to whom | could go with all
my troubles, and how pleasant it
would be for Henry to have his
mother near him, where he could
watch over her. We would make
such a happy family, Henry and l,
aud grandmother and baby. Then
would come up, in spite of me,
those gloomy warnings which my
neighbor had uttered, Could my
husbands mother be 'mean and
conniving,' or disagreeablo in any
way? No, a thousand times no
and yet the sharp words left their
sting, and l could not drive their
memory from my mind,
When train time arrived, baby
and ! took our station at the wind.
ow to watch for grandma, Soon
the sound of wheels was heard aud
Henry drove up to the door aud
handed out lady,
"Mother, this is your daughter
Mary"
l glanced up and met gentle
pair Of blue eyes looking out wist
fully from kindly old face.
Mary, will you let me be your
mother, as well as Henry's2o asked
the lady, holding out her hands
and l answered, embracing hel
warmly:
"Indeed l will, Welcome home
mother"
Miss Minis, peoping ou! from be
hind her blinds across the street
saw the act and understood it.
"oh, that is all very fnc," she
muttered contemptuously. "a new
broom sweeps clean. Wait a few
weeks and then we shall see,"
Time sped along happily fol
months, and it appeared as if Mis-:
Minis would be disappointed, for nc
happier family existed than ours