Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-05-09
Stephens wife.

An0 uiscOTu reign1Hg IN many nome
to which sons have brought their youn
! wives is owing mainly in most cases t
the fact that the mother having invest
ed her son with attributes belonging
only to perfection expects to see In th
i person of his wife also perfect being
| But not being, as in the case Of her son
blinded by love. the human ifnperfec
tons of her daughter-in-law are quit
perceptible and very sternly she sit
in Judgment upon them, deeming he
son most unfortunate in his choice, ant
herself an injured unhappy mother in
deed. And it is q pitiable fact tina
the trouble of which speak is also ii
a degree attributable to jealous moth
er-iove. that cannot bear that any 9th
er object should enter into her SON.
heart to claim share of its love ant
tenderness, such large share too al
the wife usually gets.
But am glad to be able to state tina
Aunt Charity Bennett is not Of the above
| designated sort.
Stephen is married." she cheerfully
announced to her friend Mrs. Prior,
who came to visit her. "Stephen il
married--had you heard of itp'
"Ah, yes; you poor soul! l came
down on purpose to sympathize with
you"
IF that is all you came for yos
might as well 60 home," replied Aunt
Charity, rather bluntly. II don't need
sympathy"
"You don't mean to say that you're
glad of it, or even reconciled to hav.
ing young thing in here to rule over
your"
"Why that is not the state of things
at all. Mrs. Prior. get along with
Stephens wife very well indeed. She
has not tried to rule over me-"
Il thought they always did," said
the disappointed friend. .but I'm glad
to hear that you are comfortable. She
doesn't snub you nor try to put you
down, nor anythingp"
"No. let her see at the very first
that accepted her as O daughter.
do not attempt to dictate to her in any,
thing. If she asks me for information
! give it, but do not intrude it, SO she
has no opportunity TO snub me even if
she had the disposition"
''And isn't she wasteful and extrav-
agant, and-and tonyp"
NO" CT shouldn't tell you if she
were SO, thought Aunt Chariuy.) "Of
course she has not had much experi-
ence, but that is nothing for which she
is to blame. I let her go on aud make
her little mistakes so she will know
better what to do next time, and /
never allow her to see that blame her
when she meets with failure"
CAS- to, her being tony" continued
Aunt Charity. II don't think she is.
She is proud enough to be particular
about her dress and other things about
the house, and am glad of it."
"But don't she make changes that
you had rather not have madeP Don't
she have new tangled notions and laugh
at yours because they are old-fash-
ioned?"
II expected, when Stephen married,
that his wife would be young and have
ideas, new notions. and want to fix
things up according to them, and l
found that was right and I do not
mind. She never NEEDLES with my
own personal belongings or disturbs
that she knows ! wish par
ticularly to be left alone. 1t must be
an unladylike unkind person indeed
would do 80 and Stephens wife is
neither"
"Well. I'm glad you are satisfied.
Stephen is good boy, and Pm very
glad to learn that he has done SO we'll"
"Oh, yes; she is good enough for
Stephen, though he is good boy, US
you say. Stephen is not perfect, how
ever, and his wife will not find life |
with him to be always smooth, but
hey are both sensible young people |
and will get on all right together,
,hink, if do not interfere with them,
which do not mean to dor
Exit Mrs. Prior with disappointed
,ir.- Good Housekeeping.