The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1866-01-17
COLLECTING THE RENTS.

ternoon IN the early part OF January, hhd
dew near the ruddy coal fire, " well, Ma.
nv, not such bad day in the matter Of
business after ALL" And he threw oil his
snow.spriukled overcost, laying it on the
snug looking lounge his wife had drawn
before the FIRE for his own accommodation,
while the snowy particles fell in shower
over the warm cushion.
"How, Johni 7" replied bis wife with a
CHEEKY smile.
"This is rent day, you know, aud col
Iecting rent is not always prosperous bu.
siuess. It's like pulling teeth to get
money from some people. Now there's
old Ruggles, he pays the money as grudg-
iDgly rs though he was not able to pay
three times the amount, which know be
is. And Joe Wench, | suppose he did
have bard tine of it, but he made quite
a hard job to pay it,"
"Ob, never mind, husband. / hope
you were not hard on him; work is dull
you know, and money is difficult to get"
81 acknowledge the truth of the con-
cluding portion Of your remarks; money
is difficult TO get, even when it is honest
" due; so found it to-day. But | sue
ceeded tolerably after all. Even the wild
ow Webb paid to the last cent, and that
was more than hoped for"
"Ob, John," said bis wife in depre-
eating tone.
Mr.. Early seemed TO vince little nm.
der The implied reproof, aud SO said, ap.
parenlly in self,justiGcation:
why, Mary, you know business is
business, and why shouldn't she pay her
rent as well rs anybody elsel"
Now, Mr.. Early was not, by any means,
naturally hard.heaied man. Yet for.
tune had placed hin in position of land
lord, aud between tenants that couldn't
pay, he had finally been drilled into an
outer seeming Of hardness. Whenever he
anticipated uncommon difficulty in the
discharge of his duty, be repeated TO him
self the old maxim that business is bu.
siness." and thus steeled himself 10 the
task.
Yet his wife knsw that within this
tough shell there was soft kernel Of
heart, for she had more than once found
it, aud so, after short time Of silence
and reflection on her part, she resolved TO
try to reach il again.
"John," said she, show much was
her rentT
"Pooh! nothiDg, don't trouble your
self about that. Why, it wasn't so much
MS that last silk dress of yours cost, and
you know you teased me into buy ing that
saying the SUN was such triilc."
"WelI, how much was it," persisted
Mrs. Early.
"lf you must know, the quarters rent
amounted TO fifteen dollars; and sbo paid
IL too, without word Of grumbling."
1t is small aim TO you and me,
know but do you not think she must
have struggled haul 10 raise H."
Business IA business, you know, and
il is not 10 nv WY io think how th,
money is faised, se that il h missed
"Ob, John" again fepeAled bis wife
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