El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-14

H, Johns gone to see his
mother again. the wife said
~ petulantIy. 4 wish she would
be a little more considerate of his
time and engagements, and not be hurt
if he does not call at least once in 10
days"
Once in 10 daysl And the mothers
home was just rIve blocks away!
could not help remembering that be-
fore his marriage this son had lived
with his widowed mother and that they
had been close and tender companions.
He was her only child, and as she is
not poor woman she gave ner boy all
the advantages OF college education,
followed by trip abroad with her.
She sent him to Columbia because she
wanted to have him in the same city
with her.
Devoted to Each other.
He IS all 1 have she said by way
of explanation.
Yes" agreed the son, 'and she is
all 1 have declare if were to so
out of town to college mother would
have TO give up her apartment here in
New York, and come to the place
happened to go TO, and take house
there She and are almost twins. you
The lad laughed as he said it. but
the ring of true feeling was in the
The pair were not only mother and
son, they were cOnfidantes and chums.
Then He Married.
Ihen he married That was natural
and proper and just what the mother
mad always expected him to do. In
fact she had hoped that some day he
would meet a good woman whom he
could love
7 cannot be here always to make
a nome for him." she said, "and il
would make me happy to know that
ne had his own little home and a
wife to care for him" When he be-
q ~ 90 = H. i
happiness and she rejOiced with him.
she dld not let herself think that she
was losing her boy, for she would see
MIN often. Nothing could ALLEVIATE
mar their tender intimacy, she averred.
want the young people to have
their own home was her declaration
and 1 shall not make a nuisance of
myself BY running in there too Of
ten, or by suggesting to the happy
VIE now she shall conduct her house
mold 1 know that Dick will come
10 see me every two or three DAYS for
ne would not know how to get on with
out seeing his mother constantly"
Ten Years Ago and Now.
Ihat was 10 years ago Dick" still
IIVeS quarter Of a mile from his
mother and he tries to run in once
every ten days" to see her. feeling that
IN doing this he is performing a duty.
inSly TO his wife. "and as she is get
ting old 1 do not like to disappOint
her
For. after all. when a man marries
he becomes the kind of son that his
vile makes him. If she be a coarse
grained common person. unused to re-
lined associations and high ideals she
W1lI do all in her power to gain the
sole supremacy over her husband. and
unless she thinks there may be some
substantial benefit to be reaped BY his /
intimacy with his mother, she will |
discourage such Intimacy. know
written 10
motherinlaw, but I pity her, and nv
sympathy is purely impersonaI It /
must be a hard thing to have ones
son labelled Hands OFF, when he has /
been ones very own. bone of ones I
bone, flesh of ones flesh, for over 4
20 years. I do not think that the aver ]
age mother is jealous of her sons !
Wife In fact, I think she is ready to /
welcome her as a daughter or as
dear friend Then why do so many /
sons wives persuade or allow their I
husbands TO forget the duty due a no 1
-onger-young but always devoted /
mother?