Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25

EXPERIENCE.


Mothers-in-law, indeed! l know all
about them. l had one once. No,
Mat she's dead, now, but I've man
aged to get rid Of her pretty nicely,
DO you want to know how? l shall
not charge anything for the receipt,
l assure you.
Twas only eighteen and a half when
| married Pierre Wallace II was a
real love match. for neither of us had
enough money to weigh in the hal.
unce. Pierre had situation in an ex.
press office, to keep books and do the
correspondence, at $50 a month. and I
had saved up little money from INV
position in Nine. Emery's French and
English boarding school And Pierre
said that my little sister Cora was wei.
come to home with us until she was
old enough to support herself. Wasn't
that kind of him?
And for the first two or three
months we were so bappy! bought
q cookery book and turned housekeep.
er in real earnest. You see. | had an
allowance of SO much a month. and
at the end of the second rvontb I had
saved up IS, and surprised Pierre with
q nice cane seated rocker instead Of
the stiff backed chair he had been
obliged to sit in when he came home
tired out from his business. Cora
helped me with the bousework morn.
ings and evenings, and had plenty
Of time to keep up music, besides the
little money | had earned by taking
home the girls holiday paintings and
drawings from Madame Emery's and
touching them up before they went
on exhibition. For, if parents and
guardians suppose all the elegant
works of art that their children bring
home from boarding school are their
own doing, they are considerably mis-.
taken. If YOU don't believe me, ask
Madame Emery.
Well. we were as happy as A nest OF
niphtingales, until one day Pierre
brought home letter from the Of
foe.
ELLA" said he. ~ have heard from
nv mother"
"Haye Won. dear?" said l. "What
does she saw"
"She wants to come and live with
u.s."
SWELL. DARLING" said she's quite
leone. Only thought she lived
Milwaukee with your sister Motif
$50 she does" said Pierre But she
and nv sister. No,t don't seem m,ite
IN agree" ,u' tod
"0b F" said I thinking bnw .d;sauree.
able Mrs Mott must he to quarrel
with her mother "Wben viii shs
come9n -.
swell that's II" said pierra
"l'm afraid you'll think f short NO.
foo Sba's IN he bera. tnmotrowol
ooh pevar mind" ,aid 81 oon
make nm a he'd IN the lounge. in IN,
sitting room far Con-, and vo,,r moth.
or shall have Cora,s room s,ted IN for
her II will he so nice to have tho
hapaf;t of har ev,.r;.no. and oay;oo !,
"Ena !" said pferre TLiysinn mo
"vor,re tbe de,rest little u;f, IL tho
world | was Afraid vnu would oh,
loot" -
"Obiect dear, IN oorr motber pn
For olthouah / had raad md haard
NJ tho nn;sonoo of ,na,h,n'; Il, ,a,, -
didn't heliaye IN 4 thonoh, IL ,v..
oil written far etrec, md Il soemed
to mo that tbe wife VIM couldn't
agree with her husbands mothar
must he lnckiug in III. nnnl,iss ai,her
of discretion. ne temnsr
NV motbrr.in.Iaw nrri,e, ho ,ov+
davYa fat old lndv VII, nnrn,s
comnlexion . .bnrn hacI ~ a r ,nd
fringe Of falsa ou'l. om MIX" s;th, .i "n' -
her facp W -
"Nbat,o said NV mo,ber.i,-roy g.
black siu, dress ~ homAo" md sbe
vcntiniyed tnv yimnls toilot Y.,n,
orye nnn.s pierre,s IN
come adn;t Of lLo+gr ',''
"pierre's income hoe rothin, 10 ao
u,ith :, - "a,''nsn n"' "o'nns " W. w
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