New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-09
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAY.
MY kuNF,s LEGACY

those eleven tenements ia brick, Know Wh ss NANCY
Court in the parish of Spitalfelds,, etc. -
poar Amt Madden, We were all very much dis.
tressed, 10 be sure, Black always oeeatie my sis
ter Emma but even the prospect OF new monrn.
ing had but slender effect in fenperng hef griet'
Snn,f think nv mother cared SO much about it;
She ana her husbands sister had never been en-
rerv roed terms. Still, she said she thought it
very kind OF Aunt Of Madden to remember John,
and SO Oh.
q clerk ut a commencing salary Of eighty pounds.
We had nothing to depend on besides but my
mothers annuity of sixty pounds. My mother al
ways said that she kept house upon the latter, but
knew very well that almost oil my eighty pounds
was used, and that had regularly to appropriate
Christmas-boxes to make up the necessary sum for
my tailor's annual account. a
My mother, / fancy, thought the legacy would
only have been mark of proper respect had it
been left to her Emma wondered why Aunt Mad
den should have overlooked her claims; so that,
altogether, believe we were more happy when
we were loss rich.
heard OF my good fortune on the Saturday. So,
while supposed Emma was at church the follow
ing day, stole ont to have look at my legacy. |
couldn't find the spot without considerable diff
Guilty /; everybody seemed to have heard of RANGES
Court, but nobody knew exactly where it was. /
reached it at last, however. Just as Twas popping
in at one end. detected my sister and her very
confidential female friend stealing out of the other.
Oh, oh Miss Emma.
The property was mot. of course, regularly con-
yeyed to me for some time was very inpatient
to get hold OF it. Each of the family appeared to
consider that it enhanced his or her individual i'm
portance. The most absurd tales foated about the
neighborhood. One morning, remember, i was
congratulated on inheriting all Spital Square. My
feloweerks the warehouse treated me, u fancied,
with additional respect; Spiebeg, the old junior
partner sent for me, and inquired whether still
intended to retain my present situation, as he had
understood that had come into a large number Of
freeholds. Immediately undeeeived him by say
ing that had merely inherited long leasehold
estate, known as RANGES Court. let out to weekly
tenants at from seven to eight shillings each. Old
Spilebeg congratulated me on the intelligence and
dismissed me-
RANGES Court was ut last legally my ewn; was
to collect for the first time on Monday On the
preceding Saturday night, when | got home,
mother, Id great glee, presented me with huge
document in q linen official envelope, marked
private, and directed thus: John Dash, ESD,
Proprietor Ranee's Court etc. I opened and
read it, and turned very queer. 1t was notice
from the ground landlord to repair. Roefs were to
be renewed, chimney-pots to be replaced, yards
to be newly paved, and I'm sure ] forgot what
else. So precise and regular was it that there
evidently no mistake. Goodness, thought, what
Ny mother consoled me by assuring me that
such things were to be expected. Landlords, she
declared, had their responsibilities. l thoroughly
agreed with her.
Rushing off to friend of mine, builder, l.
showed him the terrible document and asked him
how much he thought it would all come to. He
toldme he could give no idea without surveying the
property / abjnred him to give me some notion,
when he at last informed me that it would not
amount to less than four hundred and fifty or more
thanfour hundred pounds. The estimate was wide
enc; still ii was an estimate and felt little bet
ter. wouldn't be more than four hundred pounds;
that sum would exceed three years accumulation
of profit rent. The gross income was two hun
dred and twenty pounds; the ground.rent amounted
20 sixty pounds; the taxes to nearly thirty these
two latter items deducted from the irst-named
sum left clear annual profit of one hundred and
thirty; that is, be ii clearly understood, If was
enough to get it.
The dinner-hour of Monday came at last, and the
moment of its arrival witnessed my departure
from the Office for the purpose Of collecting my
rents. considered it only respectful to my ten
ants that their new landlord should appear dc.
Gently attired; so I wore my best suit of black,
carelessly displayed my gold chain, resolving
never during my visit to take my watch out,
because it was only trumpery silver Geneva
thing.
So I started-very fdgety. Fidgety? More
than that; / declare ! was positively nervous
When first heard that my aunt had left me the
property, did not so much feel my elevation /;
but now, now that was actually going to collect
my reat, my worldly advancement so upset me
that was positively Obliged, for the first time in
my life, to SO into an adjacent tavern, and have
glass of brandy and water, very weak and very
warm.
Educated IN business, ana careful to provide
against contingencies; consequently took a
whole heap of silver for the purpose of giving
change.
My heart thumped III. The most outrageous
manner as knocked tremblingly at No. name
OF tenant !" Patrick 0'Gorman.;
A horrible specimen of the fair sex, with one eye
and hay-eolored front, answered my summons
Undsmayed by her appearance in the most gen
temaniy and insinuatng manner, inquired il Mr..
80fGorman was disengaged.
g Is it my son yer mane!n
& 1t IL, madam said. VIII you have the
sfsf,x.
rent2G
9 Pathriek rint =
Rint, isit said voice awful for the wonderful
volume Of its tone. Rnt, isit? Wait minit.n
NJ could hear the fall of an enormous body as it
started to its feet IN an upper room, then rapid
humping down stairs: and broad.shouldered,
red haired, eklaying Hibernian stood before
N The rint. is it, young man =
& If you please we'll, 4 sras neryous-9if if you
please
g Come up sthairs, yerruffn,' 2 reughly remarked
my gigantic tenant; ncome up the sthair.''
! Didn't much care to accept his invitation but
he seized me by the wrist oil my neW coat, and
led me up the feeble steps to the apartment above
Il Do yon see 10 Z inquired my friend There
was certainly an unmistakable hole in the roof.
AM yer call yourself landlord, an expict the
yer niver mntion sieh a word to me again you
dirthy, disgraceful, yallar haired blackguarditS
was really cowed at the violence OF the ruflian,
and was indeacribably glad TO find myself ont of
the house. never met with such vulgar brute
never
No. y, Mrs. Gwilt.
knocked.
Come III, sir. The new landlord, presume.
Sarah, child. dust yonr nose and blow a chair. /
should say dust chair, and blow yonr nose. nv
darling Sit down, sir. I. a perfect lady, / thought,
Can you oblige me with your rent, Mrs.
GYiIt.p
Deed and can't, sir. I've 'ad VERY bad
week. you see, sir. always washed for your
amt the hangel, and she used to take the rent
that way. Next Monday perhaps ---,
:" But next Monday, a'am,n y Iyentured to re-
mind her, You will eve sixteen shillings.r
q All ! ah 2 sighed my tenant
a Sixteen shillings, ma'am,n Irepeated.
i" The cnurt isn't as it used to be-nat by no
means. Since poor Mr. Gwilt died---a most res
pectable man, sir-a cabsdriver- highly eddcated
since he went, poor dear mani And Mrs.
Gwilt began 10 cry.
j never can bear to see a woman ef'y well.
ma'am,'' said, swe;i talk it over next week.
Sarah that's my grand-chid sir--show the
gentleman out
No.3 was locked up, and the shutters closed. i
kgocked several times. There was not a sound in
side. The house was entered in my book as oecu-
pied by Mr.. Ripton.
No. A, James Robinson. The wife answered nv
knoek,.a poor, sickly-looking woman.
Is Mr. Robinson at home n
She shook her head.
I've come for therent, " said I, mildly.
I'm very sorry, very. | couldn't stand it no
longer Toms got six months for licking me. /
had hlm up last Tuesday What am to do ?-and
four little uns-- Heaven help me, four!u
- But what am to do. Mrs Robinson %,
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