Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-10-02
A superstltious Tenant.

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ants would lie far more a,nicable than they
commonly are if both sides were not 80 often
exacting and hard to please. One purity il
inclined to think he gets too little rent, and
is called upon to make repairs too often, in
Wow Of hisheavy taxes, and becomes gloomy
over the perishable nature Of dwellings
made with hands, and the other party
thinks that his repeated payments Of rent
would eventually amount to more than tho
dwelling cost when it was new and still,
though tenant his whole life, he cannot
lay claim to splinter Of it and he secs no
reason why his landlord should be reluctant
to make any repairs he may ask, considering
that it is but an improvement upon theland.
lords own property that he requests. Thus
their conflicting interests seldom leave both
parties satisfied. -n
Not long since certain housekeepcr call.
ed and thoroughly inspected an old but sub.
stantial and well-repaired house to let, and
was apparently well satisfied with it, when
the landlord CHANGED to remark that his last
tenant was gentleman Of high respectable.
ity, and had lived there for over thirty years
without ever desiring change.
'And what made him 60 at last p
"Why, madam, it wasn't his fault nor
mine. He lived here and died here"
An instant change dal1ened the lady's
countenance, and she gave shrek. .
"Oh 7" cried she, dear me! Died here
Then this house will never do for me. 1
don't want to live in house where anybody
has ever died."
1T don't hurt house any, ma am to have
a person die in it"
"You may think so, but I think it un.
lucky. Besides if live here, should al
woys be thinking Of the dead man. l feel
faint now, while think of it."
'The man wasn't murdered ma am. 1o
died natural death"
II presume so, but still I think it un.
lucky to have any one die in house."
people must die somewhere, ma am."
II know"
"And we certainly don't want to die out
of DOORS
II know it, repeated tho lady firmly;
"but that don't alter it bit. always said
and always shall, that l never would and
never could live where person had been
and died, if knew it. o, horror! how
could ever come in and out of front door
where body had been carried how could
l enter room where man had died, and
had been laid out, stone cold-andI suppose
he was decorated in tho psrlor for visitors
i'm the best room, of course"
"But what Of that? Once gone, he'llnev-
er come back to bite you."
81 know it j.; but there the life has de-
parted out Of him, and out of tho house
that's what I think of it, if l express my.
self-and when the life.goes.out, it seems to
me as ifit left unluckiness behind"
'Thcn this is very unlucky world, my
lear ma a'am for unnumbered millions have
eft it in the same unlucky way, and thero
must be great many unlucky houses in this
Unfortunate scene of mortality"
III suppose so, though never thought Of
hat before"
'We are living in but little better than
graveyard, ma'am. have no doubt that
he world has been SCARED all over with
graves, so many have got in this ugly habit
If dying. Life comes and goes, like the old
ady's SOAP"
"You appear to bc q checrful.tempered
nan. only wish that could take things
10 easy"
II am $3.50, ma'am, for the matter Of
hat. But since you have this superstitious
lislke of place where the life of human
'eing has departed, what is your opinion Of
irth's ma amp
"Births ? Oh. dear, law, sir They arc
lcky' I Ialways hold to that. l shouldn't
amt to live in better place than where
here had been plenty Of births. That is
fe! That is life coming in and life is al
ays lucky"
"Then I can refer you to a house that I
m sure would suit you. There we're ten
irths in that house--and all of them were
,ildren Of one family"
"Ten children born in one house? Oh,
eavenly goodness That was lucky house
deed. And where is it?
'"rhis is the house, ma'am, and the chill
rem of the gentleman who died here"
"Oh y Exclaimed the lady, leaving asigh
amazement, and throwing up her hands
ith stare, as if endeavoring to strike the
llance between life and death"
II hope you're true American, ma'am.
ID believe that the majority ought to rule.
My one life departed in this house. and
n came in. One life balances one in death,
ID nine lives majority in favor of good luck
the house. What do you say
The lady smiled, and said that sho would
le the house. .-
ANY Colon, so IT'S BLAcK!-The white
'ople of the border counties of Pennsyl.
mia were robbed Of their property, food
ID clothing during the war, but the Radi.
Is in Congress never voted them yard of
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