The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-01-03
THIS is AS IT SHOULD BE

THIS is AS ITSHOULD BE
When my son Gregory married Miss
Morrison, / gave him o piece of my
mind, and told him I didn't care II I
never saw him again. Whyf Oh,
we'll, 1 didn't like her; she wasn't the
sort Of q, giffTd have chosen. have
never see her, but I knew she wasn't.
A Eighty young thing, Just from board
ing school, who couldn't make q shift,
or bake q loaf Of bread; but there was
Miss Fish, a plain girl, to be sure, but
80 good, Q splendid housekeeper, and
all that. always liked Almira Fish;
and Gregory to 60 and marry Fanny
Morrison! Well. as I said, I told him
what I thought of him and her, and
the boy showed his temper, and for six
months I never saw him.
Ibore it as long Us I could, but a
mother must be n fool about her only
boy; SO day, as he wouldn't come
to me, 1 went to him, as the rascal
knew I would. 1 went up to the office
and walked up to the desk, and 1 was
going to scold him, but something
came over me that made me choke to
keep the tears back, and before I knew
it we had kissed and made friends.
"And now you'll 60 and see Fanny"
said he; aand I'll find you there whenI
come home at night" And after alittle
coaxing I said 1 would go-and more
than that, I went.
The house was a cunning little place
o mile or two out of town, and, I must
say, it was very neat outside.
rang the bell, it shone just as it
ought to, and before it stopped tink-
ling some one opened the door. It was
apretty young woman in a blue chintz
wrapper, and when asked her if Mrs.
Gregory Bray was at home, she an
swered:
eyes, that is my name. I've been ex-
never"
allow did you know I was COM
ing?" I asked, puzzled to know how
she knew me, for we had never met be.
fore.
ooh, 1 didn't know" said she. I'm
deed, I had made up my mind you
wouldn't but it is a long way out here,
I know. Come right up stairs.
Zsliss Jones WAS here yesterday to cut
and, haste, but we will find as much as
we can do to do tho trimming between
u.s."
sCool."I thought. Then I said, II
suppose you arc having a dress made"
"A suit, " she said, 20 skirt, ovcrskirt,
basque and dolman. 1 do hope you
make nice hutton-holes."
II should hope I do" said I. II
would be ashamed of myself if I could
not"
@Somany can't" said she; abut I told
Miss Jones to send me an experienced
hand, and she said there was no better
than Mrs. Switzer."
Now I began to understand. Ny
daughter-in-law took me for q seam
stress she expected, and if ever a woln-
an had q chance I had onenow. Not q
word did I say, only 1 wondered il
seamstresses generally came to work
in gros grain silk and a cashmere
shawl; and I sat down in the rocking
chair she gave me and went to work
with q will. I can sew with anyone,
and as for button-holes-but this is not
my story.
sshe was a pretty girl, that daugh
ter-in.law of mine, and very. chatty
and sociable. 1 talked of this and I
talked Of that, but not q word did she
say of her moth~er-in-law. I spoke Of
people l had known who had quarreled
with their relations, but she did not
tell NE that her husbands mother had
quarreled with him.
4 At last l spoke right out about
motlicrs-in-law. l said:
@As o rule, mothers-in-law aud
daughters-in-law don't agree"
She said: @That's q very wrong state
Of. things"
sweH,s said i, II suppose it is; but
how do you account for it?"
II suppose young people r selfish
when they are first in love-" said she,
Y7'and forget old peoples feelings"
TWAS an answer I did not expect:
'NsI is plain you r friendly with
your E1a4kher.in-1aw," said I.
II al-anre Isaould be if / had ever
Esoh. then, Iha3been misinformed,.
said /. II was told that Mr.. Gregory
Bray was the son Of Mrs. Bray, who
lives on - street."
! sThat is perfectly true, but still We
!. have never met"
SLOW singular" said 1. aTve heard
Z sheswass very queer old LADY,"
~You haven't heard the truth then"
! said my daughter-in-law. "My hus-
bands mother is a very fine woman in
every respect. But when my husband
told her suddenly that he was going to
marry . girl abe never saw, she was
naturallystartled and said some things
about me. knowing I was fresh from
boarding school and no housekeeper,
that offended Gregory, and so there
hes been an estrangement. I think
my dear husband . little to blame, and
ghsve urged him . dozen times to 60
Ind see her. he IL very fond Of her,
and thinks no ono like her D many
! things; but his tsmper Il up, and q
I'm 90 dine p eoolis; ! ssavhils, !