The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-05
Confessions ofaBridq
Copyright 1890 BY The Nuspa per Erdrpne Asodahon)
THE BOOK OF ANN
ANN COMES PREPARED NOT TO HEED HER
MOTHER-IN-LAW

never expected that was dcs.
tined 20 write The Book o. Ann.
but guess am going to. At the
present moment IL looka a. ~ Jim
Lorimer's new wife was cast for the
lcading role IN all I.o~imer affairs
for quite little time 10 come. And
the worst Of II is that shc wasn't
Invited into the family She 10.
trtided. She broke into the family
circle when she Induced Jun 10 ciope
with her and II somebody don't
watch out she win break up family
which has always lived in delightful
unity.
Unfortunately. Ann Is too coxnpia.
cent TO see what she Ia doing and
too selfish TO care IL she did sec.
Now I'VE put tina, down on paper.
I feel better. e
While Chryr. as the daughter OF
the house. has had the privilege OF
storrning about Ann. TO relieve her
feelings. I haven't criticised her to
any one. But I've done a bt OF
thinking 10 myself
I've been nice 20 Ann. i've as.
sumcd that II Jim wants her. the
rest OF us do. as Mother suggested
before We SAW the girl. At that
time. OF course. We took IL for grant
ed that she was the sweet and well.
meaning little lady Jimmy boy de-
served To marry.
Chrys said to me. confidentiatly. In
the first week OF AIMS visit:
THAT girl came into our house
ARMED to the teeth agains; any In
reference from her mother in-Law.
She hasn't brains to see that Mother
Is a darling and the last person In
the world to dictate to her sons
bride"
Ann made a pretty bad start
asscnted- she went on the defcns.
I've too quick"
II suppose she had heard her
young married friends scold about
their husbands mothers. SO she de.
cided before she arrived that she
wouldn't take a thing from Jlm's
mother
Nothing except candy and furH
and few other Injuries sug.
gested.
Chrys was right. Ann came pre-
pared 10 pay little heed 20 anything
her motherin-law might say. That
was how she began 10 disrupt the
Lorimer family. Instead % adding
herself 10 II a. an attraction. which
We would find Indispensable. she de.
cided before she joined us that she
u1tffI sepura,o rfe, from ~. ...o,k..
"She says that Mother has pctted
her boys too much and that she has
spoiled Jim BY waiting on him. She
is going to change all that" said
Chrys.
I'VE all pct Jim when he comes
home. That's because he In an avia.
tor. We're always In mortal terror
that II may be his last visit home.
You'd think Ann would worry on
that score. And wait on him hand
and foot" said In great indignation.
"our Jim cannot be spoiled. His
manners 10 his mother are perfect.
and to all other women as well.
That's because he respects them. He
thinks they are all as fine ms HIS
mother. The poor boy is going to
learn little from his bride. To
think he should fail for lazy--"
OF course that didn't sound very nice
so ] changed 10: "Oh. Chrysl why
did Jim go and marry a girl who ex.
poets "a husband 10 be n SLAYER"
Don't worry" said Chrys. Jim
is stubborn. He adores his mother
and IL will be quite interesting 10 sec
~ his wife can change that. Ann
ought TO know that n boy sho II
lovely 10 his mother is sure to make
a perfect husband"
II guess Mother will have 70 edu
cate Jim's wife" Chrys reflected
She PUT II so, 20 Mother
SO I'm 10 educate my sons wife,"
Neither shook her head Daughters.
in-law ought 10 come rendy.made, /
believe. I've tried to train my sons
In the way good husbands should go.
had right TO expect that other
mothers were training daughters to
make good wives. II II not for me
TO repair another mothers failure -
Certainly that was n very up.to
date point OF view. The older woman
had more advanced views Of correct
family relationships than the
younger.
Mother. would be patient. ohsrit.
able and generous. but II was plain
that she had decided not 10 bother