The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-04
STORIES OF MEAN MEN.
How Mr. wrakfacc Made Life Mlscrsh,
For His Niothrr-in-Isv,

| rof Ills NIOther-tn-LAw.
Wcakfacc's Infamous behavior toward
his mothcr-In-law IS stlll matter OF
wondermcnt among the nclghbors. For
the neighbours had always regarded
Mcaktace as an obedicnt son-in- Jaw
iar more OF one than woman had n
right to expect. In time his mothcr-In-
law came TO consider him n grand, good
thing. and this Is what she got for Il.
Before Mrs. Smlthcrs permitted Weak
| race 10 make q living for herself. her
| daughter and her relatives. she lived In
Il twenty-eiGht dollar Harlem fiat, md
| gave lessons on the piano and accordion
| plcating. Now that she had given her
daughter IL Wcakfnce, she had made
| her home with him down IN Imply
| street. She had three rooms on the Sec
| ond floor OF the big double house which
Wenkface had Just finished. She as
sumcd immediate control or all tho SER
wants and discharged the faithful butler
FOR looking ut her askance when she put
sugar In cup OF consOmme and drank
her morning coffee from saucer. She
had the parQuct floors painted a real red
when Wcakface and his wife were away
for day. Mrs. Smlthcrs also bought
long strip OF Brussels carpet and put
laid hall floor, from which, as she cN-
planned, kept her son-inlaw from set
ting cold feet when he came In at night
and did not happen to step on the ORR
entail rugs.
She chaSt!sed the baby and doscd him
with catnip tea. Being considerable OF
Weakiace, she found bundle OF letters
from an old girl and read them 10 her
daughter. These misslves were written
five years agn. Mrs. Smi;hcrs advised
immediate divorce. She regulstcd
Necklaces hours, md threw her slip
pers at him from the top OF the stairs
one evening when he came home from
the club after IL O'Clock. She poured
his choicest Burgundy into the kitchen
sink. and told him that II he must have
the Juice OF the grape that ralsIn wine
was good enough for anybody. She
hanlshed soup from the dinner table Hs
an unnecessary extravaganza. Weak
face wished TO smoke. and abe consented
to n limited amount OF fumigation. She
bought the cigars for him from the linen
department OF n downtown store. and
when he would not smoke them she
burst into tears and threa tened to leave.
Taken nil In oil, Weakfacc was n brute
He even dcmurrcd when Mrs, Smith
ers objected TO his burning so much coal
in the furnace. She used to stay down
In the cellar for hours at time to pre-
vent Necklaces hired man from put
ting In surplus of fuel.
Weakface. unSrateful brute that he
was. said one morning that he was the
boss OF his own house.
Very we'll. Weakface." said Mrs.
Smithcrs, with emphasis: IN take my
daughter and leave. Come along, Jemi-
ma"
Then strange thing happened.
IcmIma, gentle. tractahlA Jcmima, who
had never dared to disobcy her mamma,
came to Weakface. threw her arms
around his neck. kissed him thre" times
in rapid succession and said. mot for
worlds"
Weakface who had thus alicnated a
daughters love from her mother, looked
proudly defiant. Oh. but he was a mean
man,
Mrs. Smithcrs next morning was
crushed under the cunning brutality OF
her wicked and cruel son-in-law. She
awoke TO find Mr.. and Mrs. WcaktaCe
gone. On the breakfast table was
note. which read ns fOllnws:--
DEAR MRS. SMlTUERS:-InClos
plcnsc find deed for the house you now
occupy and also certificate for 100000
deposited in your name Mt the Four
;centh Avenue Bank. Should this not
be sufficient. when properly invested. TO
Weld you an adequate yearly Income
kindly advise me by letter. Further
than that we desire TO hear nothing FUR
Their from you or even to see you. My
wife Joins me in this wish. Very truly,
james Secknofurther Wealifacc.
The Necklaces are living now in
S,ecnty street, and Mrs. Smirhers dwells
in solitary grandeur. So II Is that
Necklaces base dcscrtion Of his mother
in-lnw Is still IN establishment to the
paIphlnrs