TWO MOTHERS-IN-LAW

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 598, 26 February 1929, Page 14

TWO MOTHERS-IN-LAW

JUDGE WHO WAS HAPPY WITH BOTH Most people cannot live with m mother-in-law, but there is a man ii Australia who was happy with two: How the late Mr. Justice Woolcoci of Queensland, not content with tk; presence of one mother-in-law in household, brought the mother of 1? second wife to his home, is a story " domestic amity rare in the chronic!;’ of these hurried modern days.

When a student at Sydney Cnire sity, Jack Woolcock fell captive tot charms of a beautiful blonde, a S' ney girl, whom he married soon ar. ; he became established at the Bar. - their Brisbane home the young tr rister and his wife lived in ite domesticity. The social and domes wheels of the Woolcock household; ways ran smoothly, even after c gentle hostess had entered upon = long, slow decline in health. The ideal mother-in-law, Mrs. E: per, became house-manager years fc tore her daughter died, and, after -• bereavement she remained in chs:of the home and the weakly yonnl' daughter. It is proverbial that men who is been truly happy in marriage rirt remain long in widowerhood. a Woolcock’s second choice was -- Withrington, one of Brisbane’s k : liest girls. Neither she nor her husband agree to Mrs. Harper's departure, the household continued in all its ftime cheerfulness and goodwill. Mrs. Withrington, the second mott' in-law, was added permanently to -■ menage. When the infirmities of old age - gan to afflict "Granny” Harp*. ' the boisterousness of the second ily was likely to disturb her nem Mrs. Woolcock had a pretty bung»built and furnished for her in a P—j ant corner of the grounds, and j mained there carefully tended ! constantly cheered until she • At 68 years of age Mr. Justice ' : cock died suddenly. . ! No judge has left behind h | juster record, and none a history- : better choice of mothers-in-law.