MY MOTHER (IN-LAW).

New Zealand Graphic, Volume VIII, Issue 49, 5 December 1891, Page 668

MY MOTHER (IN-LAW).

Wno ran to greet me when I came, Who called me by my Christian name, So kind was she, the good old dame — My mother—in law. Who squeezed my hand with might and main, Who often pressed me to remain, And said ‘ Be snre and call again.’— My mother—in law. Who asked for my advice upon The shares bequeathed to Uncle John, Which would be ‘ Flo’s ’ when she was gone— My mother—in-law. Who watched with sweet parental care Oar * bill and cooing ’ on the stair, And saw me take that lock of hair— My mother—in-law. Who talked of sweet connubial bliss, Then left me all alone with Miss, And caught me giving * Flo ’ a kiss — My mother—in-law. Who smiled in a peculiar way, ‘ And what are your intentions, pray, Regarding the dear child, I say ?’— My mother—in-law. Who turned a dragon from that hour, Who turned a moon of honey sour, And planted thorns in Cupid's bower— My mother—in-law. Who, when the honeymoon was o’er, Brought seventeen boxes to our door, ‘ To stay a week ’—but left no more— My mother—in law. Who rules my wife, my house, and me, Who makes herself uncommon free, Perfumes her breath with O. D. V.— My mother—in-law. A.M.