The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-18

Hero / threw out my chest, wilcezed
complncently and trlumphanuy watched
the Queen Bees mental struggles for a
stlhgng rctort.
And this retort be 1t said. Is never slow
In coming.
",Tlit, tut, tut, man." she replied. ''old
Pop, as you call yourself, may be favor favor
Ito with the two baby gals lie now gorges
with brown sugar, but let him wait. Let
him bdc d wco until tho rinaforcd BARNS
begin pushing along towards sixteen!
Then see how his clin-chuckings and his
aaisity ripc-stnnd competitions with the
callow youth in ncgllsce shirt, straw
hat aud flippity-flag trousers.
The fact that tastes, especially feminine
tastes, change with age here dnWncd
upon me, and IT was Ut this junctnrc that
i reluctantly realized that there might be
some truth In the Queen Bees :ctort.
,'At any rate ] fcebly replied, even II
my girls do desert me- the boys, at least,
can help supply the deficiency by going
out, getting married ana bringing home
anotherinicc supply or fresh. sweet young
things. so, after all, thcre'll Bono lack
OF Youthful feminine chins for chucking
purposes. How'd you like mothcr-in.law-
Ing II nice bunch Of fryihg-sizers, given
In matrimonial exchange for our daugh-
ters whom you're to hustle off the
carpet?' @
Now, here's where I wounded to the
quick the whimsical crlttcr who but q
few minutes ago had had her matri-i
monial bureau working overtime. Like
Ill OF her mysterious kind, the son-in-
law proposition ticklcs her to death, but
that one compound Wortl--da ughter--ln-
itrbf iY,tv ma I'm for
pu,yerizing tho would-bc sons-in-law, the
COMMUNICATIVE hlcf is for clawilg and
scaIplng the daughtcrs-in-laW.
las to that proposition, she tartly
said. you might as we'll understand right
ITO ", that when my sons 60 a-wife hunt
ing, they Quit this house FOR good. The
game roof that shelters me can t shelter
the women who ensnarc my boys. No,
Sir, Thosc father-in-law, chin-cluckins
performances Of yours which, even IN
their anticipation, seem to delight your
soul so much, shall never come off on
nv premises castWsc while I have wind
"a nv body. 1t'jl be lust like you to 90
EaIlopInE around pctting some hard-faccd
piece who, had fascinated your son, by
her pretended Innocence or artt fetal bean
tya But your frouzy, slatternisl sipshod,
s;,npermg, silly nircompoops Will find
me quite different proposition. Easy!
Why, they'll fool you to death. But let
me get at 'cnl. Live In my housed Why
iit.II take all my piety 10 invite EN-
around on Christmas dRys and when We
celebrate our wedding nnniyersa ries.
my dear mildly asked. how DO @
you know that your sons. when they.
get to sparkin., will choose as their
llfes tvrat,ts that class OF your uncer-.
tain and crratic sex whom you cllaritably
designate as frouzy, slatternly, slipshod.
simrer'ng, silly nlnoompoopss Aren't en-
there Il few left liz o. you used 70 be-like
my two gals arc going to be is & "A
81 Ana hcrc-O! wonder of wonders! Oh!
strange. unprecedented rcmarkable feat:
tile COMMUNICATIVE chief did u horrifying
SlhingkI have never seen her do before.
shc w.pt. Yes wcpt The prospect' OF
sLrrcrdcring her boys-of handing tlfem
oyer, bag and baggage, to SO me othcr lc--
male crittcr,3 WAS too much. even Tor he y.
Endnn.nntinc splrit--too much for her ma
fer,,al jealousy Great tears, wruns
from heart bruised as have never '
seen IL! bruised before, dug valleys N
the whitening on her face; her sorro W
stricken nose glowed ruddily Ike to-
u,ato and her moistencd eyes sparkicd
through rims of fiery red.
.It,s so different with a mothers
bows" she waited, $50 different with tho.
little fellows that have worried and har-''
rassed YOU all your life and come TO
YOU with nil their troubles. Wish TO
heaven mine could never get nm hour
older. 81.
"And SO different, replied. with With
"a ratner's girls.
Then, after had gniped down some
Ting about the size OF q muskmelon, l (;
added, Yes. so different with the Ut
tile girls, who have won your heart with
out giving trouble. and make you love
them hy their very sinlcssness.'