St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-05-09
st. cSohnsburn Caledonian.
st. John.bury, VT. Friday, May o, 1873.
The Genus Landlord.

This genus is very peculiar. 1t has
something which it thought it did not
want at present, and had determined
to dispose of it temporarily; but, as
soon as Il demand is made for 1t the
landlord is not quite sure whether, on
the whole, he does not want 1t himself,
or would not rather let 1t lie Idle than
make only two pei cent. on his invest
met. Pending the settlement OF this
unimportant question, however, he III
quires =
"What security can You offer for the
payment of the rent :" Reference be
ing given him. he notes them all, and
Immediately after leaving you secures
the written guarantee OF four wealthy
men for the payment OF your modest
rent of $500. But he proceeds to in
terrOgate:
"How many in the family T.
Five" answered Z.
Give, Too few So few people III
large house have too much room, and
move round so much they really d"
much more damage than more. | al
ways pack a portmantean full If don t
want things spoiled. Five! Any chill
dren 2"
"Three,r answered E., alphabetically.
Cant think Of it. want to let 1t
to strictly adult family
Every well, )" said E., promptly. Good
day, sir" y,
say All girls9'
mo; all boys"
Three boys! Grown up, did you
sayf"
"Probably not" answered E., 'as we
were talking of children
"Oh yes. Excuse me. | was think
ing of something else. What broker
did you say offered you the house"
smith answered E., who really did
want the house, and, besides, was
amused at the man.
every strange! | only asked for my
own protection. did not give the
house to Smith at all. You are sure ii
was Smith 7"
Quite sure" said F. Il rather think
we had better look elsewhere"
Zone moment. trust these boys Of
yours never play ball. have had
walls spoiled by having balls thrown
against them, and | could on no account
think of letting my house to family
who allowed ball-playing."
| assured him that the balls were
made of white leather, and thoroughly
washed every night.
THAT alters the case" he said. per
haps that might do. must go to
Philadelphia to consult my sister, who
owns the house with me, and will teIe-
graph whether you can have the house
or not, day after tomorrow. shall
consider you in honor bound to take it
if | telegraph. Iou will understand
the rent is to be paid monthly in adj
vance"
Without waiting reply, he moved
majestically away; and we, having
seen that play played out sufficiently
turned into another brokers' office to
consult other lists, and stat again.
A special messenger met us ut our
hotel, as we re- entered it, that evening,
direct from the Jersey City ferry, with
a note from the landlord above referred
to, written iust as the cars were about
to start. 1t ran thus -
DEAR SIR In the event of my tele-
graphing that you can take my house,
| shall require written stipulation t.
the effect that no company shall evel
be invited to stay more than six hours
at time. Yours truly, JOHN STEIN.
=. S.-You will, of course, not object
to inserting in the lease this clause
"All pastry to be eaten in the kitchen,
and not in the dining room" }. 5.
"If there is one thing like to see in
man." said +. to me, the next day
''it is care for his property. 1t is that
thrift which makes the Teutonic ele-
ment, whether German, Swedish OF
Norwegian, SO valuable as American
citizens
The observation seemed to me val
liable one. | therefore, note it down
though irrelevant.-Jdmes Brdckett
A MODEST MAN CoNFUsED.-Tht
New York correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune tells a capital story upon the
poet Whittier, who is as modest as he
is gifted. He was III the city not long
since, and went to hear Rev. Z. Ii.
Chaplin speak lecture somewhere up
town. The clergyman was eloquent as
usual (; his discourse, intellarded with
highly wrought passages of rhetoric.
closing with Il stirring poetical quota
ton, so well delivered that the Quaker
bard applauded with the rest.
Some one sitting next To him in
quired: ''Do you know, Mr.. Whittier,
who is the author of that extract -
mo do not. 1t sounds familiar,
and like the sentiment"
"Why, the lines are yours, Mr.. Whit
tier. You must remember them. They
are from your famous anti-slavery
odes"
$50 they are said Whittier, after a
little reflection, and blushing like IL
school girl caught reading her first love
letter II really did not recall them.
Indeed, they sound SO much better than
they ever sounded before, it is not
strange failed to recognize them
The poet, though thoroughly sincere,
did not recover for some time from the
embarrassment of outwardly acclainIing
his own composition but has now
come to regard it us 50 good a joke that
he tells it of himself