A guardian is a person lawfully invested with the power, and char-ged with the duty, of taking care of the person and managing the property and rights of another person, who, for some pe-culiarlty of status, or defect of age, under-standing, or self-control, is considered in-capable of administering his own affairs. Bass v. Cook, 4 Port. (Ala.) 392; Sparhawk v. Allen, 21 N. H. 27; Burger v. Frakes, 67 Iowa, 460, 23 N. W, 746