Once there was a gentleman who
married for his second wife the proudest
and most haughty woman that was ever seen.
She had by a former husband two daughters
of her own humor, who were, indeed, exactly
like her in all things. He had likewise,
by another wife, a young daughter, but
of unparalleled goodness and sweetness
of temper, which she took from her mother,
who was the best creature in the world.
No sooner were the ceremonies of the
wedding over but the mother-in-law began
to show herself in her true colors. She
could not bear the good qualities of this
pretty girl, and the less because they
made her own daughters appear the more
odious. She employed her in meanest work
of the house: she scoured the dishes,
tables, etc., and scrubbed madam's chamber
and those of misses, her daughters; she
lay up in a sorry garret, upon a wretched
straw bed, while her sisters lay in fine
rooms, with floors all inlaid, upon beds
of the very newest fashion, and where
they had looking-glasses so large that
they might see themselves at their full
length from head to foot....
So, turn off that MTV and get your children
reading the words that will deepen their
soul and exalt their spirit as well as
your own. Check out the book from the
library!