The American patriot., 1855-01-24
Mr. PluAIAes'ss Love of IL EgOsase.


Hadn't you better give your landlord notice
to-day that we will move at the end of the year
Mr.. Punket?" d23 23taal93 a1 n icttfi fcii :
' i"Move! For heavens sake, Sarah, what do VIC
want to move for?" s9al4teq ls@H .IatofsiG 81
s''Mr. Plunkct!"1eEe ,i'a.9i.'- ."ug I
a. ''Mrs Plunket!" ig. Il 3's-fG4 20 I1i.1E h
sf ''Its very strange wav for YOU to address me
Mr. Plunket. very strange way.' t''. s
'i ''Bnt for what on earth do you want to move,
Sarah? Tell Inc that. | am sure we are comfort
able enough off here" --oFe 9t. .il."F jas
i .'fIere! | wouldn't live in this miserable house
another twelve months if you gave me the rent
free" "a-aalHl9 b. i. cf Egf-t'si tif rl.peIlvJ
Il don't see anything so terribly bad about the
hollse.dI i am we'll satsiied"lo EsI9saqs ii9iYe7
. kre you, indeed ii BatiE amcnet, lean ten you
for your comfort" -y2iad77s7ol7eh1 .t'o' "
ti ''What's the matter with the house?"ifnli Z.
..,f "Evcry thing There isn't comfortable or de-
cent room in it, from the garrct to the cellar.
Not one. It's horrid place to live in; and such
neighborhOod TO bring up children in!"
You thought it "a love of house year
ago. f.ina.g eanaulc', -fs
'AIc! Mr. Pi,nket, never liked it; and it was
all your fault that we ever took the miserable af
fair" l' u.-s4i y azt ylG
''My fault! Bless me, Sarah what arc you talk
ing about? | didn't want to move from where we
were. Inecer nalH to naoee.n i.i l'E45'l Ff'H.t
"Oh, no, you'd live in u pig-stye forever if you
once got there, rather than take thetrouble toget
out of it, rafrar5 tsT 3egy6s "a ls33a aia r.
AIRS. Plunkct' si SAT- a151a ina go,sta
''Mr. ,Plunket' sss3sea ssro sA7'iH sli
Wise from experience, the gentleman deemed
it better to run than fight So nuttering to him.
SELF he took up his hat and beat hasty retreat.
vsc Mrs Plunhct had mother-a fact of which
Mr. Plunkct was perfectly aware, particularly as
said relative was member of his family. She
happened to be present When the above spicy con-
Vcrsaton took place. As soon as he had retired,
she broke out with-1iunph.' anything to be con-
tIary. But [ wouldn't live in this old rattle-trap
of place another year for any man that ever
stepped into shoe-leatller. No, indeed, not |.
Out OF repair from top to bottom; not Il single
convenience so to speak; walls cracked paper
soled, and paint yellow as a pumpkin" ggaG9f II
And worse than all, ma. every closet is infcst-
ed with ants, and oyerrun with mice. Ugh! I'm
afraid to open a cupboard or to look into drawer
Why, yesterday, mouse jumped upon me and
came near running into my bosom. 1 almost
tainted. Oh, dear. j never canlive in this house
another year; it is out Of the question. should
de- = ,s.4. fels,sf=f =f3s >. b-f.,g,iee g "a
''No one thinks of it except Mr.. Pluket, and
he's always opposed to everything; but that's no
matter. If he don't notify the landlord can
Live here another twevmonth! No, indeed" 9ai
- saw q bill on house in Seventh street, YES
tcrday, and had great mind, itheps TO stop and
look at it. 1t was beautiful place, just what we
want" i 's...- ana E-...s slrsr'fl-u1l sibl
"Put your things on, Sarah, right away, and go
anu see apout IL fDepeiiu upon IL, I'VE cill y 10
worse than this" ~ q. 5,5 Trs-v ,.t ,. ,..ta.r,t
Worse: No, indeed, that's impossible. But
Mr.. Plunket?" s.E5Ef5ff q. .7ds f.Hs =
"Pshaw. never mind him; he's opposed to every
thing If Hyouhad given him his way, where would
you have been now!' 4s-t.s.. sI,,a, -r f..-.f,sI
Mrs. Punket did not reply to this, for the ques-
ton brought back the recollection of a beautiful
little house, new and perfect in every part, from
Which she had rcedher husband to move, because
ihe parors were not quite large enough. Never,
.e nelore nor since, had they been SO comfortably
Acting as We'll from her own inclination as from
her mothers advice, Mrs. Plunket went and made ,
an examination Of the house upon which she had
seen the BILL 19To2al4 ~, N''. 1
"Oh, it's such a love of a house," she said unon
her return Perfect in every respect: il is larner
than this and is full of closets; and the rcnt Is
just the same" 3 ''A tsis -
"Did you get the refusal of s'' . Jnl
"Yes. told the landlord that would nve
him an answer by tomorrow morning He SAYS
there are a great many people after it; that he
could have rented it dozen times, if he had ap-
proved the tenants who offered He says he
knows Mr. Plunket very well, and will be happy
to rent him the house." ..--- ... -
"ly C must take it, by all means"
''That is if Mr.. Plunket is willing"
:, willing, Of course he'll have 10 be will .
ling"