The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-12-29
OUR BOARDER.Y

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Thus said my wife to me at the breakfast
table one morning in May, a week after we
had moved INTO our new quarters Ia little
house with big rent You see it was in 4
pleasant neighborhood, this house, and ir
fcities you always have to pay rent on YOU
neighborhood. t..4 ...~.v;qaap 48
Certainly, Susan. Do something? B,
all means. What let's do p. -
Everything is 80 high now 7sgf, ba.
81 realize the fact, my dear--indeed | do
I'VE shouldn't be ashamed to practice
economy in any way we can in these wal
times u, II. r-...I. ftoIl
'''l'm not ashamed, for one wish un-
derstood tue science better, that's all.'}
''What do you say 10 taking in boarder?'
well now, my dear, don't think it right
to take N people, Do as you would be
done by, a.0..,..s..s. T...,,s..,eI. 5.al
Fudge! You know what | mean. d d,
be serious. There's that chamber up stair,
that is unfurnished. Why can't we ge
some one to occupy it ?' 80. 80 81
Sure enough, why not p 'os'i 6''@ e
Some pleasant person, you know, wht
would be one of us, and feel at home witt
us" 2.al +5a '' +'i3'iiih s'aAei vi
'What sort OF q person would you thinI
pleasant Que, my dear ~ '0s 'Si7 5it
well, say good looking and well bret
young gentleman, with plenty OF money ant
no bad habits. [ should want him To b,
willing to pay liberal sum, and not be tos
particular about the table. He would com,
III carly nights-I won't have any one witt
latch key; Or. " hat is better, perilaps b,
might be of quiet, domestic habits" %
Young men with plenty Of money gen
orally are, y said |. ,,a, 4iose f,.t.l .s
''And would stay at home evenings A
eompanionable, gentee, good-natured, cas-,
sort OF a young man, who might become at
/, tached to u.s." ...-..f. ... 49,. i.j
Or what do you say to pretty youn.
weman with black eyes and curls, who woo
Rske home cheerful and attractive, as onl,
a lovely and charming woman can p hazI
Il won't have any young woman about
me MI. Dobb. Women are ten times more
trouble about a house than men are they
are always finding fault about something OF
nothing; you can never suit them" OF
just what I've often teld you, wife,
Now that's meant for me. | think mer
are harder to suit than women, usually.
know | am, no matter what you say
'Iheu let's not have man, dear. if yo.
.Oh, how provoking you are! never car
talk with you, you catch a body up SO. But
do think we might have q boarder to occu
Ply that unturnlstisd room; it's no use to u.s. ;
III was looking for board Should moi
be happy If my room was not furnished"
"Nliyz OF course we would furnish it, /.
"Ahd that would be an expense. don,
think people begin that way when they
want to practice economy, ido.they?
''Yes but I5a obi 10 1aUrqd -,+. .iE
in war time especially"
eyes, | know, but .ssEniJ
b. .And everythingis SO high-particularly
carpets. - 1sl.i- IuIA Gt.s3 aifJsta
James If you treat me in this way,
will drop the whole sabject.p 55JT5s
sq'Oh, I'm willing to drop it,
81 My wife ate her breakfast after that in a
high state of pout.Id But at dinner sue at
tackled Inc again; and twas finally arrang
Ell that | should put an advertisement in
one ofthe papers, soliciting a boarder
This is the advertisement: ai
u RIDING young couple having q
E-S pies aent hoine IN aquicI II shbcrhood ere
''ttitE 'p eih oAst notC pEt 10 INV
lug AZ uneccUpIea tron5 chamber. s ppIy st
No. IL SGrns stre5t, between ta3 hours ot2 and
III the AFTERNOONS. od ESQ F9HA
The reason why application was to be
made at the hour named was that we diued
at two, and hence was sure to be at home
to see the applying party. slaa
am an artist, and human nature is my
theme. | thought that the present enter
prise would afford me an opportunity of
studying my fellow creatures ia condition
where had never yet seen any of them.-
We had four applicants during the next four
days. 1t struck me as a curious illustration
OF the mysterious laws which govern human
movements that there should be all applicant
each cay, and only one .s5Hammo3 -
suppose you are aware that artists are
in the iiabit of making .studies from ma
ture." made few in the course of those
four days following whichuy you can not see
by calling at my studio;g but you can see
them here noGaa3 u .usm 90JTL
The advertisement appeared in Tuesday
mornings paper. IS We are pulctuai in din
ing at two and at two was carving juicy
rourd of roast beef when the door bell rang.
'FThere's your boarder, wife, !" said I.
s.Mg boarder?"G uiiaGsIt & 7a s-@' E
"Oh, well, ar boarder; anything for
peace" y59sl b5s5zs 5oa s9ob dsill q
The applicant was young gentleman Of
modest demeanor who remarked that he
had observed my proposition to entertain a
guest Ca. guest; yes very well put that,
thoughtl and being in pursuit of aecommo-
dations such as had described, he had call
ed to see u.s. =. 60"
"Would you like to see the room p said
"Well, the room was Of comparatively
small moment to him; he had no doubt tbs