A Word Fur Mother-in-law

The vvriter of this rejoices in the possession of au excellent temper; but that becomes rutlleil sornetimes when hesees some new squib in the everlasting volume of ungrateful, silly phillipics against mothers-in-lav. Who is it that shows the inexperieneed young couple how to make baby clotbe3, knows just how wide the little shirt slumld bemade, how lona: the dress shoulcl be cut, and of whaC material the tiny stockings should be? Who is it that carnes in her head a list of allthesoothing yrups and medicints tliat baby must have, and which the new couple knows as muoh as Jumbo does about the cornet? Who is it that helps to Durse baby, and watches it with the tender love cl womankind through the early stages of infaney ? Who shows the young wlfe how lo bake pies well done, and imparta the inysterious secret which prevenís the bread and cake from baking the outf-úde and being all dough in the niiddle? The niother-in-law. Never was noble soul more unfairly and unroasonably abused than the mother in-law. Shu does a th-jusand and one things to help her son-in-law alocg, and at the end receives the cold shoulder fov her thanks. But this is nol until they havo wormed all her useful knowleilge and assisjanco out of her. Oh, seliish creature man! learn to appreojate the good things of earth, and cultívate at least as much regard for your wife's mother as yon do for your after dineer eigar. To dissipaied, sullen young scamps who lounge about the cities, this adviee iseiven: Goto the har vest field. There's where thev can best use a siJkv rake.