The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-02-19
MY MOTHER -IN-LAW.
AMY RANDOLPH IN MILWAUKEE, SENTINEL

"You've come, have you?" said
my mother in law. in a deep voice,
as she stood on The threshold, grim
ly surveying me with eyes thai
Shone like hard, greenish blue
gcoSebe rries behind her spect aces.
For such modern lrlfles as eye
glasses were as unsuiIed to my
molherin- laws fue Roman nose
rs a point lace collar would be to
the Venus di Milo. | could feel
her glances penetrate to the yer,
marrow of my bones; and yet |
contrived to keep a bold front, as
| stood facing her.
Ii was rather a curions complica-
lion. My molher,lnlaw had not
the least idea who | was. had
cheerIully intended to take her by
surprise but now that the event
il'l moment had arrived my cour-
age, like that OF Bob Acres, as JET.
ierson shows him. was oozing cut
al The ends of my fingers.
My name is Richard Dalton. |
was then just twenty.one, with a
face that was not absolutely ugly.
A sublime audaclty and pocket $
not particularly well lined, and |
just distinguished myself by running
away,wilh pretty glrl from
boarding school.
"Bul, Dlck,' she had remonslra,
ted, we've ne thing to live on"
Don't be goose, darling" had
been my reply. "What do people
need to live on? All the " ants OF
this world, more or less, are hcli-
iious. A crust of bread and a
glass Of water three times a day,
and now and then a suit of clolI e,
we must be poor, indeed, il We
can't manage TO compass ,hat.n
Ne'lie had looked admlringly
upon me, and acquiesced in my
argument. We had taken board
al the Angel Hill hotel, and began
our honeymoon royalty. AT the
end OF a month, mine host had be-
come little impor,nna,e on the
subject OF his bill, and Neltie's
mother had written a let tier to her,
slgnifying that she wanted nolhing
whatever TO do with us. We had
nude our own bed, she signilied,
and now we might lie on il.
- SO, Dick" cried Nettie, clasping
her hands, what are we 10 do 2"
Hanged i'll know" was my
rather blank response. "But don't
cry, darling, I'll go and see her
"You, Dick"
Il, mysell.'
"Sne'll have nothing to say TO
you"
''Shs can't help herself"
"She Il turn you out Of DOORS"
"We'll see about that"
"BuI, Dick, You don't know
you cant have an idea-how terri.
ble she is" sighed Nellie.
saint George conquered The
dragon, my love-" | asserted cheer
fully, "and | mean to conquer your
So pack my valise.
there's a darling, and I'll be off
before the landlord comes back
from Boston y
"Bul, Dick, If he's troublesome,
what Can | say to him" appealed |
poor htlle frightened Net,ie.
Tell him pve gone out of town
and shall be back in few days"
said l, confidently.
Bur, valianlly as spoke, my
mental sensations by no means
:orresponded with this bold part.
| was beginning dlmly to realize
what very unwise step had Ia
ken, and also persuaded poor Net.
lie to take. And ] was secretly
making up my mind that il Net.
les mother refused to receive us,
would ship myself off 10 sea as
second mate or third purser, or
something Of that sort, send my
ADVANCE wages to my poor little
vile and commence the world over
again IN This irregular fashion.
But when | walked resolulelv
Up to my molher.in.law's door, she
greeted ne as If l had been ex.
)cct-d for the last week or so.
"You've come, have you" was
he salula,ion.
"WeIl, yes" | admitted, "l've
,ome."
"What on earth detained yous'
aid she. In my mind cast about