The evening world., 1908-10-01
STEPMOTHER?
OT.FOR US, SAY
YOUNG KORNGUTS
Fathers Bride Is Pretty, but
as for Loving Her, They
Guess Not!

The stepmothcr lot Of Mrs. Edward
Kornsut, who became the bride of an
elderly leather merchant last April, vas
not a happy one, as revealed by the
Court The home Mr. Korngut took her
10 at No. 100 West One Hundred and
Thirty-seventh street was coy and lux
urous enough, but she could not sue
cessfully mother the four young Korn-
CUTS.
MIR. Korngut was arraIgned before
Magistrate Barlow charged by his pre-
ty young bride with non-support, When
he stepped up to the bar there also
stepped up his four offsprings-Bertha,
twenty yeats old: Arthur, seventeen;
Charlotte, fourteen. and Jerome, eleven.
And as they stepped up their pretty step
mother shuddered and drew TO one side
Bertha, who is a strikingly pretty
girl and who wore a cream colored
gown trimmed with gold lace and ro-
settles, held her nose high in the air
and shifted throughout the proceedings.
Arthur laughed, Charlotte glssled and
Jerome, who is very fat, solemnly oper-
d
one side of his round face the appear
snce OF being afflicted by mumps.
Has Reached the Limit.
"I cannot live with these children any
longer said Mrs. korngut the second.
'They have made my life torment.
When Mr.. Korngut took me homo to
them 1 felt sure 1 could get them to
love me-"
HUH" smiled Bertha Love you! 1
guess not!"
You see. Your Honor" ran on the
unhappy stepmother. lit was like that
always, From the moment l entered
the house this girl held her nose in the
air until thought it would never come
down. Nothing / could do pleased her
and
Il should say not" interrupted
Bertha. I'VE didn't want any step
mother and we don't intend TO have
any. Huh, please US / guess not!'
But that was not ALL continued the
young wife, wip!ng her eyes. 1T was
not only the cruel things the5 said anc
looked, but the way that fat boy ehews
gum is enough to drive one insane
Jerome NAV chew all the gum he
wants:' cried Bertha, so there!
Calls Bertha RineIeader.
You can see," went on the step
mother, what an awful life led with
such girl as that putting the others
up to tricks and her maddening habit Of
shifting and Auh-huhing. Yet l bore II
patiently until they began throwing
things at me and playing all sorts OF
lendish tricks on me.
The last straw was when they pelted
me with china. Yes, at the breakfast
table, Vnen | said something to Jerome
ABOUT the way he was eating, Bertha
@Gefeuded him and lost her temper SO
far as TO throw things at me. They
threw plates and saucers and the Gomez
pot at me and everything else that they
could lay their hands on. Why. ! had
to ice for my life. l really believe II !
went back they would massacre me.
Scale Of them We're always hiding in
corners and behind things 10 jump out
al me. They put tacks on my chairs
and chewing gum in my hair.
Il spoke 10 my husband about It, but
he seemed helpless. They ruled him
completely aud l think ne is afraid OF
them"
and What have you to say about out
father OF the strenuous four.
Mr.. Korngut uttered dismal moan
ana SAID family; "oh, Your Honor,
why did l ever marry again? want
10 make everything smooth, but can Z,
She may come and live with me and
win support her. but you see how
II is"
Bertha Has Her Say.
eyes, you see how it Is" chined in
Bertha. My mother dead only a year
and half and ! getting along beauti-
fully as nousekeeper for papa to have
this person brought home as boss. Why
we Just couldn't stand II, that's all II
Was ridiculous for papa 10 nave mar
Iied her"
Cant you do anything. your honor
a5oai NE bruisas ! sot from them,
bruises" said the Court,
i've got them" b!ushed the pretty
ste9m0ther. though / couldn't sao@
them here
The Magistrate said that the problem
involved VAS beyond him, and that the
lEornguts woull have 10 settle th%il
difficulties among themselves The fou,
stepchi'3r5n laughed triumphaaUy g.
this. SEEING tleir father. they bort
him from court. The s'rpmotler ven
EWaE 50 b.ns accompanied By seyera
RTe'r'iyes,