The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1853-03-12

A Landlord Paying his own Rent
A short period previous to the enactment of
the present law In favor of the tenant, landlord
owning some nineteen or twenty houses, In the
lower part Of the city, always bringing him in
remunerative rent, and oftentimes exorbitant,
particularly in fashionable business locations,
was in the habit If giving one whole days grace
to his tenants; but never failed the second
morning, to take his rent roll, aud in his light
barouche wagon to drive rouad to all his ten
ants, and he rigidly required payment ON that
day, every one expected to he prepared to meet
him.
A poor widow occupied one of his stores,
some ten by niaeteen feet Tor which she paid
four huadresl dollars per annum. On the first
day OF February she called ON this memorable
landlord, aud todd him that in consequence of
thedeath OF her mother, whose funeral expenses
sire had with great difficulty borne, she conld
not pay her rent on the second OF February, as
she expected.
he argued tse matter, and assured her 1t
would be just easy to pay it then MS to wait.
She demonstrated, and beserght him with tears
to allow her 10 give him some part of 1t, and
wait oa her a few days for the balance. To this
earnest aud pathetic appeal he morosely replied:
don't want any blubbering or any scenes
enacted here; it you can't pay the rent, then
must send landlords warrant and make YOU
wishing to give her chance to reply, aud left
the rtnsn,
HIS wife, who had hitherto remained silent,
now came forward and addressing herself to
the widow, whose name was Mrs. Clark, kindly
askeds
What is the amount of rent that is due, ma
dams'
One hundred dollars. madam !; and weeping,
Sue added, Il cannot possibly pay II, know
cannot
The landlords wife was Young creature that
had not lived but short time in The city-had
been born and lived all her days in the same
honse aud to her, the idea OF family being sold
out awful. And although she had been but
a short time married, she we'll knew that her
hisDli:d was intxurable. She Ind witnessed
the interview; had heard The reasons, and was
Determined not only Ia oh. the dictates of hui
maniy. but play practical joke on her husband.
Assisting The widow to put on her cloak and
accompanying her to the door. she said to her
in an under tome
How long, madam. before you will find it
convenient tn pay your rent?
Really, madam, there is nothing doing in
millinery, you knew, until after the middle of
March. think 10y the ooh can say positively
that can do it,
Al a moments reflection, she said to her:
Call upon me, privately, Tomorrow morning
at eight o'clock
As the landlord was accustomed to allow his
wife several hundred year, 10 appropriate as
she pleased, she did moi find it difficult to pro-
pose to him to lend her, for couple of months,
hundred dollars.
i hope, my dear added she, that my credit
is good, for six weeks or two mon lis, for that
amount
He complied, but not without casting many
an inqniring glance at his amiable wife. He
felt if he would like to know what she want
ed 1t tor yet he gave it to her without having
his curiosity gratiie.l.
Promptly at the time appointed, Mrs. Clark
came. In the meantime, the young wife had
enclosed the required hundred dollars in note,
and with that delicacy which distinguishes true
llberality, as the widow was preparing to leave,
she slipped it into her hand. This day. with all
this landlords tenants, it was quarter day
An hour atterward, " it'll rent-rol and receipt
book, the landlord was his way, with in
tention to call the widow first, and with a
fixed purpose, in default of prompt payment, to
issue landlords warrant. The wife heard
nothing further from him or the widow until the
hour OF dinner, when he returned in fine spirits.
After dinner, as he sat counting over his hum
dreds OF dollars, he remarked:
That womanthat numbered so, last night and
got up such poor story-lIow do you think she
got alongP
suppose You had an opportunity to fulfil
your thrent, by issuing "a warrant OH her effects,
answered the wife.
No. indeed; though called on her the very
first one, she had the money! bn had | listened
to her, should probably, before long. be obliged
to levy on her goods. This shows HAT your
poor widows can pay their rent when il is due,
1t they are made to feel that they must do it.
BY the bye, it is remarkable that she should
have given Inc the int i'll two fifty dollar bills,
which am certain ! have seen before within
the last twenty-fnur hours
Nothing more likely said his wife, for she
probably gave you the Identical bills which
borrowed of you this morning. and loaned to
her on Your account. for thai purpose