Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-05
THAT MOTHER-lN.LAW.

THAT MOTHER-lN-LAW. How She Game to Be Appreci.
 ated at Her True Worth.
 "One thing I'm resolved upon" said Kate Rider to her sister. "1'm going to be mis- tress in my own house. won't be ridden over by 8 dreadful mother-in-law."
 "Stick to that, Kate, and you'll be happy" said Rose.
 Rose had been married two years; Kate two weeks. Rose's husband was a young lawyer, who lived in a thriving town, and had no relatives that he cared any thing about, or even seemed to desire to see again. Henry Rider, Kates husband, was g young physician, who had struggled into practice In an out-of-the-way village, where he had lived all Sis life with an old-fash- toned mother, to whom he was extremely attached, and two plump, good-humored sisters, who, If neither accomplished nor stylish, were the best girls in the world.
 Kate was 0 boarding school girl, with all manner of accomplishments, and natural aptitude for the latest fashions. She had a little income of her own, and was consid- cred Q beauty by very many people; and Henry Rider had yielded to her fascina- tions, courted her a month, been engaged two, and married at the end of a three months acquaintance. He was very much in love.
 As for Kate, it was her first offer; and Henry was very handsome. To be 8 doc tors wife was we'll enough; though, had she inquired more closely into his income, she might have hesitated about giving so ready ives" But since her marriage she had heard 30 much about mother" and Jane and Fannie that, alarmed at the pros poet which seemed to spread itself before her, she had put the question plump:
 'Shall you expect me to live with your peopleW And received the answer:
 II thought you knew we always lived to- gether."
 "You were putting up at hotel when thought of such thlng."
 And immediately resolving that she would alter these domestic arrangements, she took counsel with her sister, and the result was the declaration above recorded-"I in- tend to be mistress in my own house." With these words on her lips she sought her husbands presence.
 "You see, Henry" she said, with smile, young ladies and old ladies don't like the same things. Our ways of managing would be different, and we'd quarrel; and it really
 
 manage for so many at first; and won't be managed for"
 "But you don't want me to turn my moth CT and sisters out of my houseW asked the doctor.
 "Of course not-only ,Ve can live some where else," said the girl-wife. "But wait until you've seen them," said the husband. 'They are the best of peo- ple."
 "Oh, no doubt! One's own relatives al- ways sre," said the wife. But one family is enough for one house, and shall stay Ii with sister until have q home Ot my Otcn, with which words she left him, conscious | of having shown the ''proper spirit" in time The doctor sat with his head upon his hands for long while He had foreseen Il nothing like this, and was unprepared for action. However, he was still very much | in love, and he could not but feel that many wives might have felt as Kate did. and that | he also might have objected to a ready-made faR9ily: 9s!,,.r a,+.r ou +o uvs am,c.n,v .n. r, than to dwell together in strffe," he said ' and after one more conversation with his wife he wrote to his mother to engage board | for himself and his bride within 8 short distance of his own home, adding only:
 ''Ikste thinks she would like boarding best
 To this shortly came an answer: ''You have kept tho truth from me. in kind ness," said tho old lady. II know how 1t is ' Your wife objects to mother.ir-law; but, my | son, your practice would be injured by re moval: your comfort destroyed by beginning \ married life in Q boarding-house. The girls ans myself will find . new homo. I have enough thank Heaven, for ell three, and am not il ' tho least offended. Fannie and Jane ar' younger than l. and you must not blame then
 if they arc different"
 Indeed, buxom Jane came to the city tha
 very day, and in the excess of her indigna
 ton heaped reproaches on her brother, an,
 spoke of his wife as ''nasty stuck-up lit
 tic wretch"
 "See herp cried Jane, with the tear
 streaming down her round, dimpled cheeks
 "Be introduced to her! No; neither no | Fannie want to see or meet or speak t
 that woman who has turned our dear ol I mother out of the home where she has nurse | us all; that viper that has set her only SO T against her. should insult her if she cam
 into this room. So don't bring her-nasty | white-faced beast!'
 "Remember you are speaking of my wife | Jane," said the doctor.
 And why need you have married such | creature" cried Jane. "How we've worke
 for you and done for you, up late and dow
 early, to make a home for you! But 1t | like mans ingratitude. don't want to SC
 you again, Henry Rider. IhopeI never ma see you again as long as live"
 "Do you mean that!" asked the man.
 "I dol" sobbed the girl. "Td rather hay | seen you in your coffin than have it come
 this. So goodbye forever. as far as go
 And away went Jane to tell her motht
 and sister that Henry's new wife had mac
 him harder hearted than a stone, and
 weep bitter tears over the packing of h. \ few possessions and her depsrture from h.
 lifelong home.