Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1914 — GOOD THINGS AND BAD THINGS [ARTICLE]

GOOD THINGS AND BAD THINGS

It’s the Latter That Cheer Us on Our Weary Way. A young man married and set up a home in Lakewood.. After the honeymoon his mother came to visit them and to give them a few points about household economy. “It is ridiculous for you to keep a maid,” she told the bride. •‘There’s little enough for you to do in this tiny flat. If you want to L»e happy and contented and at the same time economical, discharge the girl at once and do your own work. Try it. and I’ll visit you again and find out how it works.” Several weeks later mother-in-law returned. “So you took my advice and got rid of your housemaid?” she said. •‘Well. I knew that you could get along without her. Now that you've tried to. how do you like it?” “Well,” answered the bride, “it’s like everything else. 1 guess. It has its pleasures and its pains. Bad things and good things happen on the same day. For instance. I had an awful row with the grocery boy this morning. But the iceman kissed me. And there you are.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer.