That Mother-in-Law
of
mine.

“Be to her virtues very kind,
Be to her faults a little blind.”

PHILADELPHIA:
THE KEYSTONE PUBLISHING CO.
1889.

Dedicated
TO ALL THOSE HAVING
MOTHERS-IN-LAW
OR EXPECTING TO HAVE.

CONTENTS.

Chapter		Page
[I.]	[Bessie and I and Bessie’s Mother]	[7]
[II.]	[Courting the Mother]	[15]
[III.]	[Our Marriage]	[28]
[IV.]	[Mountains and more Mother-in-Law]	[37]
[V.]	[The Rise and Fall]	[50]
[VI.]	[What is Home without a Mother-in-Law?]	[71]
[VII.]	[Miss Van’s Party and another Unpleasantness]	[84]
[VIII.]	[Another Charlie in the Field]	[98]
[IX.]	[The Shadow on our Life]	[108]
[X.]	[My Mother-in-Law Subdued]	[115]
[XI.]	[George’s New Departure]	[123]
[XII.]	[Baby Talk, Old Dives, and Other Things]	[138]
[XIII.]	[A Surprise]	[150]
[XIV.]	[A Happy Prospect]	[158]

MY MOTHER-IN-LAW.

That Mother-in-Lawofmine.