Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02

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necessity OF having mothers in law and
reviewed all the traditions In regard 10
thoese very desirable persOnages
With 40 much Instruction Adelaide
became also imbued with very positive
notions on the subject. or course lie
was an only son and his mother Wild.
ow, but she could never consent to live
In the same house with the elder wo-
man. III all was to 20 well She was to
begin right. or course Ned loved his
mother. but matrlmony would put him
under new obligations. Al her tlrst OPP
portunity she explained II all TO him
and insisted that they should keep a
separate establishment.
Ned looked panied. but he said:
II shall do as you say In the matter,
Adelaide, though | had looked forward
to a very happy companionshin he.
tween you and my little mother She
Is not hard TO get along with. knew.
and she could have helped you 10 much
with her advice and counsel in house
hold affairs
But Adelaide showed him how ii
mother-in-law. by her very love and
preference for her son. might catlse dis.
sension between husband aud wife.
Perhops he was not convinced, but
he yielded the point aud they were
married. All u AdeIaldc's friends con.
graduated her upon her good sense.
and behind his back praised Ned for
his consideration In sparing his wife
the presence of a mother. ln.law Hut
he gave himself the satisfaction of set.
ting up housekeeping within block of
the mother he loved
Sometimes at night, when he md Al.
elaide sat lonely by the IRE. he thought
OF his mother and wished that abe
might be with them: but on the whole
they were happy and no morbid
thoughts entered his MUD, for be no.
lieved that In time Adelat,le's own good
sense would triumph over the uFcItt.
dlces aroused by officions friends. But
this was his mothers wisdom.
There were times when the elder
Mrs. Chatterton wcpt little that abe
was denied the daily vision Of her sons
JOY, but she said nothing. and kept her
tears to herself. Ned was very faithful
and dutlful. but she did not often 70 "a
the house, because her presence ALWAYS
seemed to put Adelaide in Il mood of
defense almost bordering on negress.
lon. The young woman meant To IL.
understood, and plainly understood
that she would tolerate the iuterfer.
ence In her affairs of no mother. III In ".
And so the months passed.
In the first glow of connubial joy Ned
had neglected his club. but as time
went on and the household began Ia
move In the accustomed routine he be
gan occasionally to drop In and spend 4
social hour with his men friends. Al
first 1t was but once In two or three
weeks and only an hour or two then
Then he went more frequently and
stayed later.
Some evenings Adelaide was VERY
lonesome, and after while, when he
stayed late, would cry to herself: but
she always tried to welcome his return
with unclouded face. She believed that
1t was only ti0ughtIcssness. and that
after awhile, when lie came to realize
how very lonely she became, he would
not stay away from her so long.
But he did not seem to realize.
Once when she was very lonesome
Mrs. tterton came In and sat Will
her talked together, and visited
Their with some neediework, and
the holirs did not seem SO long. And
when Ned came that night. they walked
home with his mother. and all wer,
light-hearted and happy.
But other evenings passed when no
body came In, or when her mother Of
Nell dropped In to find her alone, and
limited that Ned was neglccting her
They would look Mt her strangely, ~
II they pitied her, and wondered If shs
were happy. Somehow. thls panied
her. Ned was good. She loved hin
and knew that he loved hcr. He was
only thoughtless. She said this owe,
and over again to herself and she could
not bear to seen In the eyes OF her rel
atives TINT look that accused him.
One night when he had been later
than usual and her heart was over
full she tried TO tell him how he was
paining her, but broke down and bursi
into Tears.
His face was flushed. and he an
swered her impatiently:
Nonsense. Addy; don't net like n