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A SOCIAL METEOR. 225 her mother pounced down upon us. I was away when she arrived, and you may picture to your- self my delight upon beholding her waiting to welcome me on my return! I flew into a rage and accused my wife of sending for her during my absence. ““But she shall not stay,’ I cried; ‘she may pack right up and go back where she came from, the old serpent.’ Then Edith burst into tears and sobbed out that she was her mother, and as such I had no right to insult her. So I calmed - down presently, and the upshot of the matter was that the old lady remained. I could find no fault with her, either, for that matter, as she behaved very decently and gave notrouble whatever. But she was no sooner settled in the house than I no- ticed a change in Edith. From the most obedient of wives, she became willful and headstrong, de- ‘termined to do exactly as she pleased. She in- sisted upon receiving and going to see whomso- ever she pleased, my wishes in the matter being of no importance whatever. At first I was aston- ished; then I became enraged, and at last, in sheer desperation went to my mother-in-law to beg her to use her influence with her daughter. She assured me that she would do her best, but Gomichboo iS) (Eo)