Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-10-14
A Tale of my Lanllady.

Mrs. BufI1ss, nv landlady. is widow
an the prime Of li'e-judging occcrLlng
TO the well known taste of his Iamented
65sjesty George the Fourth. She is
rather horid 'lIan Otherwise, though her
widows cap (tnr she is widow, and
would no, link of leaving fl Ihe cap for
she worIt) tones Gown the eXuberance Of
her color. Icall her stout MIS-. Butl 5
admits that she is of full habit and Ger
,aiuly (lf may be allowed to make s.
bad un) her habits lock very foil In
deed when she is in them. The man on
tie second floor, who is rather coarSo,
pronounces her the 'crummiest cd gil
lie over reconed tip Mrs. Bulllvs is
decidedly stout.
She Las strong partiallty For single
gentlemen. Not that meqn to breathe
the slightest whisper Of scandal against
The fair fame Of my landIudy-shades Of
l.ucre,a and 81. Ursula forbid Il! lmfre'y
mean that she is very f,nd IF single gem
,lemen rs lodgcrs. As she very correctly
observes, they are so easily done for;
while double gentlemen-married men, |
,nean-are under the special guardian
ship of their better halves, and want a
deal Of doing for But lhis taste Of
Mr.. Bullles for unprotected males has
lately received check, which accounts
for the admission Of myself and incum-
hrances into the bosom of her family,
aamely. her first floor apartments.
When Mrs. Buflles has any rooms TO
let, little ticket to that effect appears in
her parlor window. On these occasions,
should any gentleman chance TO knock
at the door, and mqnire wha' are the
apartments vacant, he is first answered,
.l'll call Missus,' by the excited'looking
ssrvun, girl, who opens the door IN a
black net cap, dirty apron, and with two
streaks Of SCOT on her face, and remarka-
bly red elbows. Before she can call
'Missus,' that lady, who has been listen
ing behind the paior door, appears in all
The gravity Of her Widows cap, and OBJ.
serves:
'They are for a single gentleman, civ, ,
Should the unfortunate applicant chance
to be married man, and still more should
be happen 10 posses small family, he
forthwith feels ashamed o. himself in that
august presence Of charity, and sinks
away, muttering-'Oh-thank you-ahr
and with melancholy attempt at smile
on his countenance. But should he ac.
tually be bachelor, he announces the
fact as if he had reason to be proud of it,
and a smile appears on the landlady's
face.
On a recent occasion, gentleman ap.
peared at Mrs. Buffles door, and made
such an announcement. He was request.
ed 10 follow Mrs. Buffles TO the first floor.
She threw open the door, and waited the
effect of what she denominales the 'Cou
deal,' for she is proud of the first floor
front. The room has remarkably gay
looking drugget, in imitation of a genuine
Brussels. There are several pieces
crochet and netting on the chairs and SO.
ia. snowy looking.g glass over the man.
telpisoe, and very white curtains in the
window, so that the ensemble is striking
to a weak. minded bachelor.
very good,' said the gentleman, who
wore brown wig and green spectacles,
q low>crowned hat, and buff CATERS; and
was altogether peculiar in his style and
costume.
'Would you like to where--the
sleeping apartments! asked Mrs. Buffles
with blush; at least, it was quite evi.
dent from the tone in which Mrs. Buffles
spoke, that she mean, to blush, though