The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-10

and pair of shoes every year, and
wouldn't want the whole family
thrown into state of eruption on the
strength of it; for the second outburr'
would find me in the county home.
free and Independent Yes, / said
years ago when first felt age creep
ing over me that no doubt my children
saw II. and dreaded II. dreaded il
worse than ! did dreaded the time
when the ''Old lady" would be sitting
around in the wuy. But want
them to know right nov and forever
more they needn't !O2c minutes
sleep on my account will never be
in their way. / am either 10 be n
welcome guest. or am off on charity
that is far ahead OF kith and iSin. II
! couldn't do any better I would do
like old Mrs. Logan. When old man
Logan died she went to live with her
son Tom who already had house full
vita Jane and the eight children, but
there was no other place for the old
lady. She went anu certainly had to
work after she had gotten there. Tom
WAS lazy and shinIrss and Jane had
hard time but the Old lady helped ali
she Couid, washed dishes and children
and mended from morning till night,
aud vas uuwelGonlU So the old lady
got tired OF 1t and about that time old
man lianlY moved into the neighbor-
hood. lie was widowcr with two
children and needed housekeepCr.
and IN less than two months ne and
Old Mrs. Logan were married Tom
and Jane cut up about it, said they
wouldn't have cared so much but the
old 80 was getting up in years. Well
rec "h II was all right, maybe bet
ter tnan the poor louSe, and no
doubt better than wOrliingundcr dis
advantages, working for children VINO
are anxious for the day when they can
hide yuu away in the grave. But
many times mothers make life mis-
cradle for their chilGren-make it so
unpleasant for tho son-in-law or
daugiiter-in-law. This reminds me Of
4 letter l received last summer from a
poor heartbroken woman in this town
She said her husband and his mother
were running her crazy. Between the
TWO she lived in torment. and wanted
TO know what would | do IL it was
my case, l told her to run off the
mother-in-law and leave the husband.
break I'D the nest entirely. A mother
who would break peace between her
son and his wife should be driven out
OF the country, and q man who takes
sides with his mother against his wife
is the shabbiest man on the face OF
the earth. will never expect my son
or my daughter side with Mo against
the wife or the husband No, If my
son-in-law were to come home drunk
every night 1 will make the hest of il,
and if my dadgiIter-in-iaw goes to a
ball every night in the week and
leaves the baby for me to care for, l
will do the best can; but after l do
all I can and the best l can, want to
be appreciated, / don't want my chill
dren TO think can't live without
them. had rather accept kindness
from them than any one on earth,
but they would be the last on earth l
would ask 1t OF. Ii / must ever beg
it vii not be from tho ones who owe
me their life. have seen parents
beg of their children, but | hope the
Lord will take me before / come To
this Il is {; :rua OLD saying that one
mother can care for a dozen children
easier than dozen children can care
for one mother. | wonder If the Gin
laws" cause this trouble, I doubt 1t.
Anyway have no desire to rule and
neither do l want to be ruled, just
want to be companion for my chill
dren, and for those who come in by
law,eand If can not have this priyil-
ege with my children want to get
of as far r'as can. love them and
loves usually begeta love, and IL our
love is sincere as it should be-. we will
be willing to bear and forbear. This
is the only safe plan TOR the mother
In-iaw; and the snh-iA-llaw and daugh-
ter-in-law should do the same.