New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-06-24


Edward Beaumont on the boulevard.
He is a ''bon vivant " AS soon a.; we
exchanged the salutations of the day,
I said:
Come, and dine with me to-mor-
row."
mo, I thank you; it is impossible.''
why impossible?'
because | am going to the mas
querade ball of the Princess Wassa-
lowna. 1t will be a magnificent affair;
all the best p eople in society will be
there, elegantly dressed, zen masque,'
consequently mysterious intr1gues
and coquetry ad libitum, topped off
with a superb supper-trufties and
Oh ampagne."
'Ah, you are lucky" I answered
With an envlous sigh.
well, come and go with ME, will
present you"
''What! without my wifes''
''Of course
But there's my mother~in-law NV
dear fellow, you don't know the severe
principles OF that austere dame. She
would be furious at the bare thought
of such q thing"
''Ah, you are too guibeless I cam
manage all that. | will send you a
dispatch saying: The case OF ,Gilliard
comes up tomorrow; you are needed;
come without delay 1t is the simp-
lest thing in the world to arrange, and
your mother n-law will never know"
But | have no costume. ] would
not dare to 60 unmasked, and have
some drlveler reporting my name in
his paper
NO trouble about that, Babine,
the great costumer, Is not ten steps
from here. Let us 60 there and choose
a costume You can have it sent to
my rooms. Come there and dress,
and your 'belle-mere' will never be the
wiser"
What would you have done in my
place? | did just what you would
have done l said: AL right Come
on
=
Perhaps you have never met nv
nother-in-law. l will describe her.
Between As and so years OF age,
hair slightly gray, eyes still bright and
alert reasonably embonpoint, always
dressed iI a black serge robe, and
poke bonnet, her lips thin, her voice
sharp; in TRUTH her whole appearance
harsh and forbidding.
But | nEst acknowledge she has
reared her daughter perfectly. Ihave
but one reproach to make-she has
developed in t he dear little thing an
exaggerated ,Mstrust OF all coniugal
problty. | have often asked myself
how this austere person could have
learned the deceiving ways OF our sex.
rigid primciplesam manners. Well. she
may have gained her knowledge from
the experience OF her friends. You
know many persons speak Spanish
who have never been to:Spain
do not KNOW if I have told YOU
this severe mlatrom passes her days at
my house. 1t was attirst understood
that this sarran cement would be tenn
porary- 1t has lasted seven wears,
and it seems from what my wife
says that ana the ONE who insists
upon her Tenn aiming ugh
The next day after meeting my
friend Edward, during breakfast,
Louis, nay valet. entered with a fold
ed envelope upon his waiter. I felt
hot tinglings rum through my whole
body, but pretended not to see the
scamp standing by my ehair.
My son-in-law!''
Hooked up with a. most innocent
candid expression
''Well, my dear madam777
s4Louis has adispatchfor you"
"a dispatch. All, let me See" ~
I take it, unfold it, I feel the eyes
of my vile and nlother-in-law fixed
upon me, but keep my countenanee,
read 1t slowly. then shrug my shout
ders with a gesture OF annoyance
what is it," asks my little wife
anxiously. .1-.
Nothing serious, my DEAR 1 aaamd
her the dispatch It reads: 1.-The
case of Gilliard comes up tomorrow;
the solicitor begs you will come Inn
mediately.'
My wife gave a little sigh, a sigh
which sigaifed:
poor fellow, obliged to travel all ]
aight on the railroad; how fatiguing,
how annoying
My mother-in-law said nothing, only
fixed her eyes upon me. I sustained
the fire bravely.
That eveningat 8 O'Clock left these
ladies a valise ON my arm, promising
to resarn in twenty -four hours.
NY friend Edward and I arrived at
the Princess WassaloWna,s about 10
O'Clock. The orchestra was intoxiea-
ting The gorgeous scene of simmer
ing silk, jewels, flowers, lights, all a
sparkling, dazzling. hurry burly, en-
chanted me. I forgot my austere
mother-inlay and herrigid principles;