The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-06-17
A QUIET HOME.
HOW MIR. BRUNO FOUND 1T.

A VUlET HUME.
HOW MIR. BRUNO FOUND 1T.
"Thank Heaven I've got 20 a quiet
spot at last" growled Mr.. Bruno, glanc-
ing about his room. NOBODY in the
house but this deaf old lady and her SER
wants. She lives below night and day,
and the maids wear list slippers, SO I'm
free from that everlasting trampling and
scufiiing in the passages. This floor 70
be occupied only by myself, save when
the old lady has an occasional chance
guest, once or twice a year, perhaps, 20
sleep in the back room. Street gentebl
in fact severely so, neighborhood quiet I;
milkmen and chimney sweeps unknown,
and organ grinders abated as a nuisance.
hope I'll be allowed 10 live here in
peace and quietness the remainder Of my
days. Couldn't have died with a quiet
conscience in the last place for / had
been swearing all the time | lived there,
and that dosen't make a man think too
much Of Heaven"
Another glance around the large, airy,
handsomely furnished room, and then Mr..
Bruno recommended his soliloquy.
"Talk about dying. Why, there III be
some comfort in living here; and I'm not
much above fifty. Ought 20 be good for
twenty years more, at least. Mine Is a
long lived race, and / shall live as long
Us any of them, if can escape the perse-
cutions Of these confounded old maids
and widows. Widows are the hardest 20
get rid Of but old maids are the most
provoking, with their languishing airs
and sentimental talk. What a number
Of men there must have been in the
world who resembled me. I'm the liv-
ing picture, il may trust them, of every
maid or widows dear departed The
number of miniatures that have been
ieariully shown me by owners, who per-
sisted in finding in them a striking like
ness to myself Well, thank Heaven,
say again, I've escaped all that. Nobody
knows where am, who ever saw me; the
old lady down stairs Is too old for love.
making, and, besides, she don't know
that ! am rich l haggled about the
price, on purpose to make her think 4
was matter OF Importance, So she II
never think Of producing any noices OF
grand daughters TO lay seige 70 my heart
Oh, yes! I'm safe, at last-safc-"
Here Mr.. Bruno's words melted into
an audible snoro, as his head fell upon
his breast, and he was fast asleep. He
dreamed a placid, pleasant dream, broken
by no vision Of skinny visages, marrying
him and his money by force, and redu-
cling him TO 0bject submission by a course
OF Tyranny, such as had often made his
sleep horrible. He was not disturbed by
noises in the house, the first that had re-
echoed within its walls during the month
he had been its inmate - voices, quick
steps on the staircases and in the pa ssa-
ges, the shutting of doors, and the dead
ened sound of moving trunks and furni-
ture in the back room upon his floor of
which he had spoken. In fact, he heard
nothing, until the maid came to bring him
the light supper who=ewith he was wont
to solace himself of evenings.
Days passed before Mr.. Bruno obser-
we'd any change in the house, or became
conscious of an addition 10 the number
Of its inmates. Then, having eaten more
heartily than usual of his light suppers,
his sleep was disturbed, and he awoke at
early morning with a feeling of painful
oppression at his head, the offspring OF
his uneasy slunbers. Lying thus, ne
distinctly heard sounds as Of some per-
son moving cautiously in the room that
RdiOined his own--the back room Mrs.
Dow's guest chamber.
He was little curious but no farther
than TO suppose Mrs. Dow had compa-
ny;' but when, on two or three occasions
on ascending or descending the stairs, he
heard the rustic of drapery, and once
caught a glimpse Of female figure has
tily disappearing within that room, he
felt a considerable anxiety TO see what
the inmate was like. At any rate, he
resolved 10 learn who she was, and ques-
toned the servant the first time an errand
brought her 70 his room.
"lps Missis's daughter, sir" was the
reply "her husbands a sea captain, sir,
says she thought 10 come and stop awhile
with her mother. Missis is very glad to
see her, and told me to inquire, in case
you asked about her, if you were at all
disturbed"
"My compliments to you mistress, and
say that Pm not disturbed in the least
was the answer Of Mr.. Bruno.
His hatred of the sex was not quite
general, and after the servant was zone,
he indulged in his fayorite pastime OF sol
iloquy.
"Of course she don't disturb me in the
least. Must be lovely, pretty, young
creature | suppose she's young and
pretty-glad she came home. Not afraid
Of married wOmen-like 'em, in fact, be-
cause they let a fellow alone, unless
they've got some daughters they'd like to
NARY of. Hope she'll stay. Makes
the old house more cheerful like for
though il was good 10 feel safe and quiet
Il was growing eonfounded lonely here. d
! suppose Il was not very surprising
that Mr.. Bruno should tap at the parloI
door, next evening, and enter 10 pay his
respects to Mrs. Dow; nor that he should
bow blandly and politely u Mrs Green
shaw, the daughter, young and winning
if not very pretty, Es he saw her TO bel
nor that he should exert himself 70 be
agreeable, and succeed, as nobody could