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Their mothers-in-law instructed them as to how they should conduct themselves. Obtaining leave, they then departed, with their husbands. Then loud sounds were heard, uttered by the charioteers that said, "Yoke, yoke," as also of camels that grunted aloud and of steeds that neighed briskly. King Yudhishthira, with his wives and troops and all his kinsmen, set out for Hastinapura."
Imber had said nothing about the postcards being strictly of Stratford-on-Avon, he had bought only what pleased himself: all being what are called comic cards dreadful pictures of mothers-in-law, and twins, and surprised lovers. Mr. Imber laughed, and told him to keep them.
Often I find the tears coming into my eyes as I witness some stupid melodrama something said, something hinted at, will stir a memory, start a train of thought." "I once," I said, "sat next to a country-man in the pit of a music- hall some years ago. He enjoyed himself thoroughly up to half-past ten. Songs about mothers-in-law, drunken wives, and wooden legs he roared at heartily.
Besides, you were in too delicate a state of health to bear the truth!" This with decided relish. "Bring me to my senses!" echoed the other. "You have about run me crazy! Here I've gone and married my wife's brother to his sister, and the fathers and mothers are all fathers-in-law and mothers-in-law.
Well-known follower of course, purely as an amateur of the late Dan Leno, king of comedians; good penetrating voice; writes his own in-between bits you know what I mean: the funny observations on mothers-in-law, motors, and marriage, marked "Spoken" in the song-books.
Now actor-baiting is no new game; as a winter sport it is as popular as making jokes about mothers-in-law, decrying the art of Bouguereau or Howard Chandler Christy, or discussing the methods of Mr. Belasco. None of these has achieved success on the stage.
Many sons-in-law take an extreme course which settles everything, which consists in living on bad terms with their mothers-in-law. This unfriendliness would be very adroit policy, if it did not inevitably result in drawing tighter the ties that unite mother and daughter. These are about all the means which you have for resisting maternal influence in your home.
To make confusion worse confounded, the names of persons are often the names of common things, such as moon, bridge, barley, cobra, leopard; so that when any of a man's many fathers-in-law and mothers-in-law are called by such names, these common words may not pass his lips.
"Why so, Phineas?" "Because I should have been obliged to oppose the plan even if it had come from you. Mothers-in-law are never a comfort in a house." "I never tried it myself," said the doctor. "And I never will try it. I am quite sure that Mary does not expect any such thing, and that she is willing to wait. If I can shorten the term of waiting by hard work, I will do so."
For she was doubtless domestic, this sweet creature, and evidently motherless. The last conjecture was, perhaps, a result of the dread of mothers-in-law inculcated by all reputable authors; but it was none the less confident on that account.
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