Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-21
p}oa lltSlloEs JopTpll.
MY landlord
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itlGeTe isone class insite community which,
mole tBnn any olbtfS merits the ftyot Of those who
ME not 80 toi(0nale as 10 We tile owners OF tue
tenenlehis which they occupy, tits Tie lem'lolds
these stbid and beIlpAolent citizens, who, tot
lie small consideration, In tlIelt view, of q iboiI'
sand OF fifteen bundled lullnrs, give one tie phi
yllese OF eating and sleeping In 1onicile lof The
space OF 4 tweIvo!montlL Alyla0dl0m Is q petty
Git SneCimeR Ut representative Of this use l class
Of nelson's, and Spsak Of him con dM0re, although
n az not consider thai lie Is nov, 81 ever was,
Anybellet OF more plditewotlhy then hundreds Of
lSnrllotds, whose undOublel nsIll and ptet0gnlye
il Is 10 make particular inquiries teSneellg liz H.
lethal arrangements OF mans household,
Tile relation Of HuhIOtd aud tenants Is, al oil
times AMI under oil CItcuhSiaNCtsia ptcnlaE anu
delicate one, because II ns relcrellce TO the wants
anil conyepiences Of lhe family circle on lie Que
hand, and to The Unsuitable deSite Ol pecuhlaiy
gain OIL tho other. Yet, delicate rs Is, n1d sub
tec 10 many disturbing influences, pm glad m
helng able 10 Stale, lhnt between NY lanIold ana
myself there exist The plersanesl cOnc0fd ahl o.
Ergelnent, and II ever lAs berH 50 tom lle lime
wien uisHted hal his hopSe wns neat a'ld %esl'
fnisIeJi anil TINT had TO childteII-llJ niSclIie'
yOus boys 10 while The banniSleg anu make
drawings OIL walls, nor tllOughiless gifts 10 TOmp
sheer delight, When gape him this pleasing IN.
formation, my lundVEL could not hove manifested
nl0te satisfaction than he did, 50 important ~ II 10
lhIuIlotd IL know tllot his house will moi bs dis
llguted, VI bear The lnntks Of having been uccu:
med, al least, by Ghulfen Then my laldlod was
50 exceedingly accommodating wien took pos
session OF lis house, IN giving NE the ptviege
and Tie right u do everything requisite TO le IUnu
~ lie way O(repLlts or otherwise, upon lie sun
pe condition that II should eatlny own expense,
aud would not solicit Inn 10 pay tOt any ltlle
fixtures about the pteInSesl Under this Nlralse'
lneni, llll Ids aud CEOtUn water Introduced, thu
walls painted, the locks repaired, Hlrl many other
things done, with which my landlord was delight.
ell, especially wien | suggested IL lin that asl
these improvements might ~ TOT liz bcHeIl VI
some family that may succeed TIC IN the occupant
cyUf the bUuSc. Notwithstanding Tho lafsg u.
mount Of money which layG expended IN beau
lifying and improving the dOmleIe occupied Wy
nc during The last i've years, Ic, strange as y
may Sctlll, The tent las augmented neatly tw6IoIG
Tho reason OF this C0NDOt tuuI:CUFt, Unless "
may De attributed ~ The pleasing fact, thai lIaHe
Hade the premises worth mote, IN consequence u
thu improvements effected by myself, and LOT
which lad The privilege Of lmyIng' TlIg house
Is 10 larger, my family is not, nm sorry l1Sly,
is The nrishbUrIl0Ol more genteElj hui lien my
landlord Is ~ vety accommodating, aud takes such
n lively inlrtesl in matters pertaining 10 my house,
hold, that CaldUt l;nd II IN my hrufI to resist
any demands liz may make upon me-, nIld When,
Wih The most tender cOHcetn IL iHltffUgaitS me-
as to Tie health Of my wilei WISHES II Know u
contemplate taking bUarleisj GOngEdlnIaleS lv On
tho SUlru Sl;itSI Tint TeleUS in The lOIsci NEd
Scntinlzes my fnniltIre as closely US III UppIaiScr
II cannot but eSGeHi him us one Of Ito very tcst
VI landlords, There is, however, one thing which
never gives him my concern, 50 THINK, alhl lhdl
IS, Ito possibility OF my beng unable, out VI lllG
motifs Of NY business ~ pay thu constantly III
cteusiug rent, lie HCed llUl give such liuSSlpll
ily the Sights! consideration. Why Sllut.tl lief
tluknows have always paid the rent, Hlld his III
leleRCO is, that always viii, no matter what nj
itue the rent may attain IN It's upward lhOslrESi
md lun H. knows lllG furniture III my possession
10 be nipple security, IN llG event Ul NY deeepSs
or laiule IN business.
My LANDLORD is ~ gtuGbleE, UOi 'Iei Olit wtelhcE
this Is Owius IN my rEuNpltSS IN paylIs Tue t"ll,
or 10 ny chllhIOSS OCllhlliOn, am ul able " say.
II may bU that hU Is blessed with kinder llallle
then landlords IN Iullclal ate supposed 10 have,
nm Inclined 10 think sUuI, Is The laGl fDt land
nEIS nru lfequsnIy Subjected IL severe lTlulS 0i
Their character and ti!POiIlOn. How 0l'rlI ME
they imrced 10 lccG.re rent IOt house III wElGV,
peihapS, tIGle Sem meaii and how exceedingly
distressing II must bs to tic mind u u benevolent
nlR, 10 lie under the necessity Of seaths The lnr
uiure Uf u Iiuf fnnlly whO HTe without any Other
means NJ paying The tent. Such Thurs make
landlords suspicious, and lave tendency to SUnf
ltlr dispositions aud make llIeI, seemingly, u not
really, CfabttJ and OYerbratng.
Ilen tenants sometimes complain Of tcit land
Lords, saying, "lDey won't do this" mud "Illcy
won't do lhni," "liIe rent is higher, yet no iIl'
movements ara made by tho landlords" md call
They Curo about Is 10 Increase and get Tie rrll."
viii not condemn landlords because their sole
nin, ,l,ny nnpeat lu hu Tic maximum If tent with
tic least lSSsbIe Outluy. Why shOuMl1 does
nUf lLc world not upun The principle Ut buying
"chrupp aud selling "tleur" and 0l getting lbu
highest puCe tnr everything, without Trsnlt 10 tho
nlTIi,y Of nutclmscrSi Nor will ce,lsuro the
landlords, at least, my landlord, until he cOIllrls
me-, by hgll rent aud uurropet Treatment, 10 take
~ my ab0le in llnrlltlli OF West chester rut inu
uutnuc Of kcrniug my rSpences " iihu The lmuntls
Of NY income. is uul ilIat class ur men 10 b.
RESPECTED abuve every Ullrt, who niUtd us shelter
fIoil The slUlms, aud give rs place Wherein We
may TrpUSe our weary RNi Tile first wuut Of
family is luIlsu, aud landlords may lp cunsil.
cred ly some rs Tie ptnml beIleaciors Of mankind.
IN lIt K,tch tLtV luS,nw many nm nuSinIlS