The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-09-24
One Way 10 NulIify a Bad Lease.


There is shrewd and wealthy old Yam
kee landlord away down in Maine, who is
noted for driving his SHARP bargains
which he has amasscd a large amount OF
property. He is the owner OF a great mum.
Der OF dwelling houses, and il is said of him
that he is not over-scrupulouS in his rental
charges, whenever he can find customer
whom he knows to be responsible. His OBJ
object is always 10 lease his houses for a
term Of years, to the best tenants. and get
the utmost farthing in the shape of rent.
\ diminutive Frcnchman called on HIM.
last winter, 10 hire dwelling he owned in
Portland, and which had long remained
empty. References were given, and the
Yankee landlord aSceraining that his appl-
cant was man 'after his own heart for a
tenant, Immediately commenced TO Sew
him. He found that the tenement appeared
to suit the little Frcnchman, and he placed
an cNhorbitant price upon if but the lease
was drawn and duly executed, and the ten
ant moved into his new quarters.
Upon the kindling Of fires in the house. il
was found that the chimncys wouldn't
draw and the building was filed with
smoke. The window sasheS ratified in the
wind at night, and the cold air rushed thro'
hundred creviccS about tse house, until
now unnoticod. The snow melted upon
the roof, and the at;icS were drenched from
leaking. The rain peltcd, and our French
man found natural bath room upon the
cellar iioor-but the lease was signed, and
the landlord chucklod.
i hav ben vat You sal call suck in Wis
us dam H,Gis0H, mutterod our victim to
himself, awce.l afterwards, 'but a'imgort,
We sal see vot We sal seer
Next morning he arose bright and carly.
and passing down town, he encountered the
landlord.
aha! Bon jour, monsieur said he in his
happicSt manner.
Good day, sir How do you like your
house,
All! monsieur, elegant, beautiful, mag
nilicont! Eh Jiea, monsieur, hay but &c
one regret
'Ah, what is that?'
Monsieur, sal live in Eat house but tree
littcl YEAR,
slow SOP
u hav find, by vot you sal call &c tease,
2at you have give me re house for but tree
year. an hav yer mooch sorrow for 2at.'
.
'Ah, monsieur, sal be yer mooch glad il
| can hav Eat house 50 Tong as / pieaSe-ch,
mOIsicur|
'Oh, certainly--certainly. SIR
tires bien, monsieur! | sal walk rite TO
your oilice-an you sal Civ me vot you call
re lease for Eat mdiSOH jes so long as sal
rant - house. Eli, monsieur
Certainly, sir. You shall stay there your
life time if you like
'Ah. monsieur, hav yer mooch tanks for
2is accommodations
The old leases Were destroyed and a new
enc was delivered in form to the French
gentleman. giving him possession Of the
premises for 'Such period as the lessee nGy
desire The same, he paying the rent therefor
promptH.'
The next morning, our crafty landlord
was passing the house Just as the French
mans last load of furniture was being start
ed from the door: and an hour alterw ards
a messenger called on him with legal
tender for eight days, accompanied with a
note as follows:
'Monsieur Il hav bin shmoke-I hav bin
drowned hav bin freeze to death. in re
house vot hav hire of You 'lor 70 period as
may desire | hav stay in re dam house
jes so Tong as pleese,' an re bearer of zis
will give You re key!-Bon jour, mon
SicWr
tits needless to add that our Yankee land
lord has never since been known TO give up
"a bird in the hand for one in the BUSH