The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-09-09

There il I shrewd and wealthy old
Yankee landlord away down in Maine,
who is noted for driving his ''sharp bar
CALMLY which hs has assumed large
amount Of property. He is the owner Of
great number Of dwelling houses, and
j, 10 said Of him that he is not over scru
pulous in his rental charges, whenever he
finds customer whom he knows to be re-
sponsible. His object is always to lease
his houses for term Of years, to the best
tenants and get the utmost farthing in the
shape cf rent.
A diminutive Frenchman called or
him, last winter 10 hire a dwelling he
owned in Portland, and which had long
remained empty. References were Civ.
en-, and the Yankee landlord ascertain
ing that his applican, was a man "afser
his own heart" for = tenant, Immediately
commenced to "jew" him. He found
that the tenement appeared to suit the
little Frenchman. and he placed an exor-
ban, price upon il; but the lease was
drawn snd Gully executed, and the tenant
moved into his new quarters.
Upon the kindling OF fires in the house,
it was found that the chimneys wouldn't
draw" and the building was filed with
smoke. The window sashes ratified in
the wind at night, and the cold air rushed
through a hundred crevices about the
house. until now unnoticed. The snow
melted upon the roof and attics were
drenched from leaking. The rain pelted,
and our Frenchman found natural
hath room upon the cellar floor"-bu. the
lease was signed, and the landlord chue.
kled.
Il have been Va, you call suck in.' viz
zis dam n,aisoa muttered our victim to
himself, a week afterwards-'but MIN.
porte we snl see vat We sal see !
Mex. morning he rose brrgh. and early.
and passing down town, he encountered
the landlord.
'A.ha!-Bo your monsieur said he,
in his happies, manner.
Good day, sir. How do you like your
house,
'Ah! Monsieur --eleGan beautiful
magnificent, Elk bixn, monsieur, l have
bu. ze one regret
All! what is that 2
'Monsieur-I sal live in "a. house Blu.
tree li,tel year
How so"
i have find, by vo, you sal call &c lease
Eat you hav Civ me re house for but tree
year an l hav YER mooch sorrow for
Eat.
Blu. you can have j, longer, if you
wish
'Ah, Monsieur-I sal be yer mooch
glad il can hav Eat house so long as
pleass-eh, monsieur
oh, certainly, sir
Tres bien, monsieur sal walk rite 10
your office an you sal Civ me vo, you
call &c lease for sa. maison JUS so long as
I sal cont ze house. Eli, monsieur
Certainly sir. You shall stay there
your life time, if you like
'Ah, monsieur Il hav yer mooch tanks
for zis accommodation
The old leases were destroyed and a
new one was delivered in form to the
French gentleman, giving him possession
of the premises for such a period as the
leaser may desire the same, he paying
the rem, thereof promptly etc.
The next morning, our crafty landlord
was passing the house jus, as the French
mans last load of furniture was being
started from the door. and. AL hour after
words, a servant called on him with le-
gal tender for the rent for eight days, &C
with note as follows:
'MoSsIEuR-I hav been smok, hav
been drownd, hav been freez to death,
IN re house w, hav hire ov you far re
period as may desire | hav stay in
ze dam house jes so long as pleez, an
re bearer of zis vii Civ you re key. Bon
our, Monsieur
Il is needless to add that our Yankee
andlord has never since been known to
rive "a bird In the hand for one in the
push. Boston Times.
OHIo.--Joshua R. Giddngs the old
ST member of the house, ha, been re-