The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-12-29
RACHEl'S EXPERIMENT.

why. mother. WHIT are Won talking
abou,y questioned Mira. Thomas Edmon.
stone. untying the elder lady's bonnet
strings ind relieving her Of n splint bas
ket. blurl, silk bag. u waterproof cloak
and an umbrella
aAnd I've come to see If it's true
added the ul,l lady
III what's true motherp"
THAT you said you wished there
wasn't no such person as m--inei' falter
ed Mrs Edmonstone.
Mother, you know never could have
said such thing" cried out Rachel
well, II wasn't quite exactly that.
but Betsy Taclser she heard you say you
wished there wasn't no such thing as
mother-in-aw.
"Oh!" cried Rachel, with hysteiical
little laugh Il pleal guilty did say
that Eut Oh mother! it was under
such strong provocation. and | never
meant you How could |, when you
have always--always been so good to
me?'
Il knew it couldn't he true" said Mrs.
Edmonstone. settling herself in the east.
est rocking chair and nodding her cap
strings comfortably But how came
you to make that ez- extraordinary speech
Rachel about mothers-in-law in gen
eral?'
1t was Tom" said the young wife
.Re WAS so aggravatingr'
Thomas always was aggravating.'
said Mrs Edmonstone, stirring the cup
of tea that Rachel had brought her
And what was il about nowp The
breakfast cakes?''
ooh, you remember about the break.
fast cakes. don't YOU said Rachel, with
merry mischief sparkling in her eyes,
No. 1t wasn't the breakfast cakes this
time, 1t was the shirts
The shltsr
Well. yon know he said it was such
wasttful extravagant proceeding to
buy shirts re%t,y made explained
Rachel 'T,e 'sii.l Tx l:aen was poor
and the wors regular alop shop style.
and he declared you always used to
make his shirts at home. every stitch.
before he was married.
$50 did," acknowledged Mrs. Ed
monstone, with groan. But that was
in the old times, before you could buy
such good article as they have now"
Yes. but Tom don't make any allow
ance for difference in times and GUS
TOMS sighed Rachel He wanted
home made shirts, and home made shirts
he would have!"
"And you made emp
Yes. made them"
lyon were II great goose" reflectively
spoke Mrs. Edmonstone.
"And--and Tom swore dreadfully the
first one he put on
II don't in the least doubt it."
"And he said they set like meal bags
and that they twisted his neck around
as if he had just been hanged. and
grasped him on the shoulders like po
licelnanl Oh, can't tell you what lie
didn't say!'
Bless mel" said Mrs. Edlnonstone.
He told me his mother'a shirts sci
like Il glove. and Gttel him perfectly
and why colllnt | turn ont IL shirt like
those And Ii w-;,s then. mother dear.
suddenly f.uylng her arms around tn
old ladys Plump comfortable neck
that lost Liy heal. gal told hin
wished there wasn't sacl IL thin, Az 1
mother-in.law III the world! And Cetsy
Tacker sat IL the sewing room altering
over my dolm29 in the spring lyle, anG
suppose she must have heard me-"
Don't mind it. my dear" said Mrs
Edmonstone.
No, ! won't" protested Rachel
But. oh. those shirts! I've been rip
ping them apart and sewing them to
gether again, and rounding off Il gusse
here and taking in II plait there. unit
I've got SO that dream of EN- at night
and the n.G'e ! try EN- on the worse
they fit. and the more unreasonable Ton
becomes. My mother never made suci
work of il as ths!' says he"
Thomas forgets.' observed Mrs. Ed
monstone severely
And I'm sure il things go on like
this. added Rachel, pushing her shor
brown curls off her forehead, It'll enc
in separation on account of 'incom
patibility of temper.
No. it won't. my dear" said the mo
ther-in-law Here. get me the patter1
and some shirting muslin and pair o
scissors"
81. What are you going to do, motherT
" eagerly questioned Rachel.
"rm going. TO make Tom shirt. Blu
don't you tell him. Rachel. Well Sc
whether it's Tom or the pattern that ha
altered"
Once more the mischevious light cam
into Rachels bright blue eyes.
~ wish all the world was mother-in
laws" she cried gleefully why, VIII.
didn't think of this beforer"
"One can't think of everything. child.
said Mrs. Edmonstone consolingly.
Thomas Emondstone welcomed his me
ther cordially when he came home iron
business
I'm so glad you've come" said he
I'VE can have some of the nice old fash
toned dishes now. Rachel can't seem +
get the hang of them, although she ha
always had your book of recipes to guild
her
'Rachel's good deal better cook thai
ever pretended to be" said Mrs. Ed
monstone. They have patent egg beat
ers and cream whippers and raisin seed
ers. and all that sort OF thing, now tina
they didn't have In my day. neve
tasted nicer bread than Rachel makes
and these popovers are Just delicious.
You're just saying that TO encourag
Rachel" said Mr.. Edmopstone. with a
lncredulous smile. Fittings will ru
smooth now you've come That's on
comfort
"Oh. shouldn't think Of interferin
In Rachel's kitchen" aaid the old lady,
Nplaaaa do mafhaF anarad lha ~ n