Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-12-06
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A short bPenoi previous 10 the epsctb6ent Of n

- RENT OUT OF HIS own PocKET.-----
A short PeTiOd previous 10 the enactment of the
present law IN favor of thet tenant Landlord own
ing some nineteen or twenty houses in the lower
part of the city, always bringing him in remunera-
PIE rents and often times exhorbitant, particu-
larry IN fashionable business locations was in the
habit Of giving one whole days grace to his te=
nanrs; but never failed on the second morning to
take his rent TOLL and inihis Light barouche wagon
TO drive round to all his tenants, and as he rgidly
Tequfed payment on that day, every one expected
TO be prepared to meet him. Sal g-n
a poor widow occupied one of his stores some 10
by 10 feet ior which she paid four hundred dollan
per annum. On the first day Of February, she call,
ed on his excellent but inexorable landlord and
told him that IN consequence OF the death of her
difficulty borne, she could not pay her rent oil the
second day Of February, as she expected.
he argued the matter and assured her It would
be lust as easy 10 pay it then as to wait She re-
monsIated and besought him with tsaTsIto allow
aer 70 give him some part of it and wait on her,a
few days for the balance To this earnest and pa
thetic appeal, he morosely replied: ''-- is'f'sih
81 don't want any blubbering OF any yiscenes
enacted here Il you can't pay the renbs thenI
must send a landlord waCants and make you.''Say-
ing this, he arose and opened the door, not wishing
to give her chance to reply, and left the rooul
His wife, no had hitherto remained silent, now
came forward, addressing herself 10 the widow,
whose namewas Mrs. Clark, kindly asked:
"What is the amount OF rent Il at is due ma
DAMP I'D ,asl. 9lll ;s-s f5i5s fI-i5
zone hundred dollars, madam" and weeping,
she added: 81 cannot possibly pay it i knoZI
cannot"
The landlords wife was a Young creature tbsY
had lived but short time in the city, had been
born and lived all her Gays in the same house aud
10 her the idea ofa family being sold out was awful
And, although she had been but short time mani
ed, she knew that her husband was inexorable.
She had witnessed the interview, had heard the
reasons and was determined not only 10 obey the
dictaions of humanity, bu' play n practical Joke
on her husband. Assisting the widow 10 PIT on
her cloak and accompanying her TO the door, size
said TO her in an under tone: ,.Hsli--5G
Chow long, madam, before you will find it con-
venent TO pay your rent?' -s,
f'Really, madam, there is nothing doing in rniIi.
nerY, you know, until after the middle Of March.
think by the 10th, can say positively that / can
do it."
Alter moments reflection, she said to her.
"Call upon me, privately, tomorrow morning,
at eight O'clock - Lsst
AS the landlord was accustomed to allow svvife
several hundred dollars YEAH 10 appropriate asshe
pleased, she did not find 1t difficult 10 propose to
him to lend her, for couple months, a hundred
dollars. I tlaE y Eai;
'Ihope, my dear, - added she, "thnt my Credits
good for sixweeks or two months, for that amount"
He complied, but not without casting many an
inqGiring glance at his uTniable wife he felt IS
| If he would like TO know what she wanted it for;
yet he gave it to her without having his curiosity
gratifed.
Promptly. at The time appointed, 1Irs CLARK
came; IN the meantime, the young wife had en-.
closed the required hundred dollars IN a note, aud
with that decaoy y hich distinguishes iiheTaliiYl
rs the widow was preparing 10 leave, she sfippedit
into her hand. This day, with all this landlords
tenants, It was quarters day. -'A e. 20 20
An hour afterwards with rent roll and recent
book, the landlord was on his way, with an inten-
| ton 10 call on the widow first, with fixed puT-
pose, in default Of prompt payment, 10 issue
| landlords warrant. The ~ife heard nothing
further from him OF the widow until the hour Of din
ner, when he returned in fine spirits Afler dinner,
as he sat counting over his hundred dollars, he re-
marked: 80
''That woman that blubbered so, last night and
got up such poor story, how do you think she got
alongl"
al suppose you had nm opportunity 10 fulflyout
threat by issuing landlords warrant on her ei-
| fec!s," answered his wife. afH, 'is sSs
| s'No, indeed; though called on her the yeiy first
one, she had the money ready. But had listened
| TO her, / should very probably, before long, be
obliged to levy upon her goods. This shows ve.Y
clearly that your poor widows can pay their rent
when it is due, If they are only made 10 ieel that
they must doit BY the by, it IS remarkable that
she should have given me the rent in two hfty dol:
lar bills which am certain thatI have seen before
somewhere, within the last twenty four hours.i.Ie
"NOthing more likely said his wife, ttfors she pro
badly gave you the identical bills which bouow5
ed of you this morning and loaned 10 her on your
account, for that purpose''-Ez.i y i9 j9s a'i
LOVES YoUSG DREAT.-'"Twas easy fol. HAIRY
TO see, however much his lady persisted IN obedI-
ence and admiration for her husband, that my ioTd
tired of hisQuiet life and grew weary and then1eS-
ty. at those gentle bonds with which his witeHeuld
have held him. As they say the Grand Lama ot