The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-10
FROM AN OLD COUNTRY LADY
M0THERS.IN-I.tW.

VI lEtlIl UltS Dc NllSulS mean, Du'
great many have enough TO make
them moan. aud SO Of them have
is trying on all sides, hard on the
sOns-inlaw and dauGhtCrs-in-law II
they feel II their duty 10 Try 10 please
everybody, but they don't all feel that
ii Is necessary | heard a daughter
in-ia~ say just the other day that she
didn't mean to make an effort 90
please nor mOthcr-!n-laW, she only
married Jim--lIis mother was not i'll
cluded with the marriage contract.
and shOdld not have Il thing 10 10
With the management OF their hone
) ca. am sorry for mOthaTs-in-lnw and
sOns-in-law and daughtcr3-in-iaw, hat
none OF them need the sympathy
man and woman needs, who is trying
10 keep peace bCtwceD them. The
saddest woman know Is Il good LITTLE
creature who is wearing her life
away trying TO keep pcace with her
nintlier and husband She is living
between two fires. he" mother must
make her home with rAcIn. and should
be yer! pleasant u.s. she j. lCrN de
pendent; noC 50. size acts as II they
were dependent upon her for a living
Wei | believe in being good to Old
people iOy haven't tur loa.t idea
where I VIII lana. but ccrtaini!
would haze no thought Of ruling in the
home OF any of my children. There
Is no justice iu IL, 1 haye ruled NY
own home and I will allow th.m Is,
same privilege uc"cr could have
any sYmmthy with. q mother III -law
who tries TO rule. Il tie. gGt,t4eir
feeling hurt II is all right: let them
stay III their place although that place
sometimes is the saddest place on
earth. Hundreds of mothers have
found It SO. / nave in mind now two
mothcrs-in- law who arc pasbing
through the very pRngs OF torment
One is q good old .ndulSent mother
who reared Il daughter who has never
been strong, and the mother realized
the condition and has done all she
could 10 shield the girl from all en-
posure aud hard work. Made her
child's life gust as happy as could be,
trying in n way 10 make up for her i'll
health, and give her 4 chance 10 gain
Strengtn, By not boinS overworked;
and at the age OF 20 the girl seemed 10
he as strong as the average and about
that time married young man OF the
neighborhood, one who had known
her all her life, knew how the mother
had protected her and had reason to
believe the girl would never ilave
grown TO womanhood without this
tender care; but with these draw
backs he courtcd and married her.
WAS proud of his pretty little wife
anu. everybody predicted a happy vow
age They were well mated except In
strength of body. he was large and ro-
bust. while she was small and delicate
but all went we'll for few months
The sonin-law was agreeable, and the
lnother- -fn-law stayed in her place:
but the third year brought a second
babe to the frail mother, and then it
was very evident the pretty little wife
was On u decline and il was more eyi-
dent the man who loved a delicate
girl hated Il sickly wife; and for two
years he has made home very dis
agreeable. But as the poor heart
broken mother-in-law says in her lass
letter: S'He is more considerate nov.
Tie doctors say Mary is in the last
stage of consumption" Don't you
think that mother deserves credit for
not numbering her son-in-law. just
think what she has endured seeing
her sick daughter uacared for aud
trying to work and please an un-
feeling husband man who had no
thought OF her duties in the home
With the double work OF two babies,
which calls for more strength than
most women have. The old mother
knew it meant death, to her owe lamb,
who had been nourished and reared In
her arms, loved and protected as
lower, and after all this devotion shG
must spend the last years of her life
Is enough to paraly2e any mother
uncared for and forsnken Yes. this
thing dreadful. This other mother
enough 20 make her want tu do some.
Is having trouble with her daughter
in-law, says this sons wife is some
ching fierce, wont let her visit ip the
home, aud wilt not allow the son viSi.
her, and forbids the children coming
neaE5helS and makes both homes very
mlsarable Well. can't say what :,
do, It's like Aunt Polly Smith says,
family IiisiuTners a.ss3sssi esirss,t3
thanst the white plague, and when o
son7in4laW or daaghter-in-Iaw enter 81
nome With shot gun and hAtetet, and
tJeak peace ON both sides they are
worse than n traitor IN war times. :.
Old folks feel their dependenca
enough without battles, had rather
giye,np, life thar live in IL. and sonle-
howsI don't ever mean to undertake
d life OF this kind. feel like writing
on. tie walls Of my humble home this
one big word ..'Indepehdenee.o Tue
oldor grow the more independent /
teeI. OF course j couldn't talk tilis
way n Anderson county had no county
nome, but SO long as it has one / feel
ike d Rockefeller and / don't see bit,
Of use of old folks standing around
with their fingers in their mouth,
afraid 10 move or speak, like hundreds
OF poor old souls all over the world.
Or course Il John should die and /