New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-09

We'll, but Mrs Perkins III was idle Of me to I
affect ignorance Of how the rent was rais3d)-l
"weil, but, Mrs. Perkins, isn't this rather un-
pleasant, eh ~ |
Unpleasant! oh dear, no; We always relies
on EN- for the rent. My old man gets them out
every Saturday, for Sunday and church wear
"0h, well. il its regular thing, observed, |
pocketing the money.
Oh quite regular. sir, assure YOU
Knocked at No. 6-Mr. Abraham calleoft.
heavy, busy-looking, elderly woman informed
me that Mr. Abraham Callcott was hout"
g Are you Mrs. Abraham Gallcottsn yentured
is inquire.
! mo, amt, sir; I'm the nuss.;'
A feeble cry up stairs.
| her familym
see. III fetch him for yer.''
Deeply skilled in human nature, | thought that
| the best way to make good impression on the
mother was to eVince an interest in the child; so
said should like to see the infant amazingly.
g Ho, Mrs. Callcott, mum. 'ere's the new land
| lord wants to see the baby
| sWell,'t Imuttered really when the charming
production of Mrs. Calleott vas brought down in a
small square Of pink greasy flannel well, it is
| fine child ~
\ ri H. denny penny doody poody, bless its''
ssW um tell 'um mudder,'' asked, adapting
my voice to infantne comprehension, n dat de new
landlord has tum for its daddys renty penty?n
think noticed change of expression as the
woman gathered mp her charge, and proceeded
1 with IL up stairs. There was certainly whisper
| ing conversation in the room above. at the term
nation Of which tie nurse once more came to me.
Wen,n she observed, eleyating her brows, rub
bing her hands, ard fixing her eyes upon some i'm
aginary object Iar away to the right well, sir,
Mrs. Cailcot says as it is always usual on hocca-
sions like this yere 70 forgive the rent for three
weeks, and ] am certain sure that you Cooking
right at mel that goH wouldn't be hoff such Gus
| tnm, SIR
/ was getting quite distracted Is it really
cnstom2" inquired, in tones Of desperation.
l. rYyGTf OuaYf- -Etrf
g All well. good-day ma am good-day.''
Invent with resignation to the next tenement
| No.. T. MFR. Jonathan Linton. To my intense aston
ishment, although Mr.. Linton was from home he
give the change next week. Bravo, Mr.. Linton, if
all my tenants were like you i
/ had scarcely presented myself before Mrs.
Russell's door, at No. s ere that lady had opened
it, dragged me inside, and almost drowned me in
the torrent of her volubility. (which l am an
honest woman, and do my best in this here world
of woe. Ask the neighbors for my character
askiem, dsk'em. If you owe a sovereign, and
can't pay sovereign, give iarf a sovereign:
that's my mottor.' / cant give you all yonr
eight shillings; but shows my honest intention,
and give yer eghteenpence; aud there it is. No,
don't. say nothing; yer can put it down next
, tme,i So was talked out.
Tenant at No. 8 was clean respectable man, a
basket-maker, whose wife was a street fruit
seller. was paid in halfpenee and fourpenny
Ipieces, and was just going away, when was thus
addressed: You seem likely young gentleman,
sir. 50 | just warn you agin them at No. ~,
All, Dinfons, they cal themselves Sir, Idon't
wish to 'urt your feelings. sir but they coners
by day
| f.Coiners by day ~ exclaimed, ii horror.
:. Yes, sir, and burglars at night. The sooner
You get rido on 'em--'
THANK you, my good man,
Gracious the sovereign they gave me, is ii? is
il I? O aunt, aunt, what grieyous wrong had your
unfortunate nephew done you, to deserve such an
awful legacy as this
kcJ tafr el>si iIs,,x.
lodgers How delighted was when came to the
last house man, pale and thin he spoke no
word, he made no sign... followed him into the
wretch, was the master; he pointed to his hat on
| the wooden desk, and saw that had interrupted
him, as he was sewing, clunsily enough, a black
Grape around it.
Poor fellow, he had seized the opportunity while
his pupils were at dinner. i was much puzzled,
and somewhat awed; presently much more awed
when be opened the little door of communication
| into the little back parlor, and saw, amidst un-
wiped plates, dogs.eare8 books broken states and
| soied linen, the unc0fined body of woman. 1t
| might have been his wife, or, God help him, his
| daughter. With simple reverence, pressed his
/ hand and walked into the street.
| My fellow-clerks were eagerly watching nv re-
turn. In taking out the bag of silver with which
had innocently provided myself, the metal clinked
my felow-clerks winked and Uttered, thinking, of
/ course, it was the rent had collected. was too
proud TO undeceive them, SO winked and Uttered
too. Then they made me promise to stand little
supper on the strength of it; so invited them to
| spend that evening with me at home.
| They loudly congratulated me on my good luck
| drank good deal Of gin and water and left me
| very unhappy, to go to bed.
| The very first thing next morning went to the
police station, to reveal my suspicious of Mr. Lin
1 ton. Tne inspector on duty took down the partic
ulars, and kindly informed me that Rance's Court
suffered under very evil reputation; further that
he had had his suspicious on Jonathan Linton for a
considerable time. He, however, begged me to 4
Ola as Trad no of
being soon able TO get up a conviction. GER
tainy was very miserable; that precise list of re-
pairs worried me even in my dreams. Something
must evidently be done, but what that something
was, who was to do it. how it was TO be accom-
| plishea, remained to me mystery, the more in
sctntabe the more attempted to solve it.
Ny collection of the next Monday was little
| better or little worse, am snre ] forget which,
| than that which preceded it. was quite broken
| down. Dawson. cur head clerk, noticed my des
/ pondency, and questioned me. told him every
/ thing. He promised that very evening to introduce
| me to q fellow who would set me all right He did
/ introduce ME. Tie fellow lived somewhere n,
| the wilds of Whtecbapel. He kept bit of a
| fufnature shop, very deep, but very narrow. The
1 stock comprised number of secondhand spring
| blinds, broken Venetian ditto, six cane bottomed
! chairs, of obtrnsige newness, for fifteen shings
and several loo-tabes, with deal tops and dropsica
| legs of mahogany color. The proprietor was short
ID soon bring em round he said IS he'd put
| q distraint in in brace Of shakes. Would Just
sign that bit Of printed paper!b
| Goodness me what was about to do? To sign
warrant of Distress and there was Wilkes G Dis.
| training for Rent hanging up in our best paror
Dawson was with me, or couldn't have done it.
1 1t was on No. L. the residence of Mr.. O'Gorman.
| 1t made very wretched all that evening and the
next day. couldn't help thinking about it, and
made most awful mistake at the office, by adding
up the year Of our Lord with the pounds shillings
and pence. When get home there was scene
| indeed | went in with my latch key took my
| great coat off and hung it up in the passage, as
| usual with my umbrella then passed into the
back parlor. There was no cloth laid no tea set,
no nothing and as / only have an Abernethy at
midday, inquired rather particularly for my din
| ner, Emma entered the roem, tossed her head
and satirically informed that "7noteis had had no
| dinner.n Is she then i'll? ] asked. Well, she
may be. wretch - replied my sister, majestically
| sweeping away,
I'll directly sought my mother all over the house
and at last found her in the ffont kitchen. There
she was with her feet the fender, sebbing away.
sMothefa Il cried advancing s.what is the matter!,a
| $50 away, John,.' responds my parent; Ego away
lyon are ne son Of mine. Oh, if your poor father
could only look from his graYe-oh-h-hln
| Ii Emma had tongue in her head, / adjured her
| to tell me what had occurred.
| Emma wiped her eyes.
1--WE have had the lone Irish widow here; she
has told us all, John. The few little tries of fur
| niture which her poor soon has gathered together
are to be taken away by your order John. Mother
| is widow, and feels for the fatheress. Oh if
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