Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-06-21
A TRYING EXPERIENCE
Another Letter frsm Mr.. Ad0lps,Us
Perkins-7Ee Takes n New BOarding
House "A Notifying Mishap = I'm
Trouble and SORROW.

you something about the trouble in
Mrs. Slummins's boarding house,
brought about by the ill-mannered
Mrs. Flumm. was in hopes that by
calling the attention of the public, the
officers of the law would be awakened
to a sense of their duty, and that JUS
tice would be melted out to the dis
turber of our aforetime quiet neigh
borhood. But it seems that my hopes
We're not well grounded. The musical
young gentlemen did all they could to
furnish their fellow-boardcrs with
amusement after the occurrence of the
unfortunate affair which [ mentioned
in my last letter, but it was not the
same pleasure as formerly for us to lie
awake far into the night and listen to
their melody. could never hear that
sweet, melancholy wall from the horn,
or the not unpleasant squeak from the
violin, or the deep moaning from the
bass-viol Git was bass-viol, and nei-
Their French harp or a drum, as [
supposedly, but l straightway thought
of Mrs. Flumm and her tin pans. The
constant reviving of such unpleasant
memories | found was wearing upon
my nervous system; so, after mature
deIiberation, | concluded to change
my clearinghouse. Last Monday 1
packed up my effects and moved into
the establishment of Mrs. Muligan,
who was recommended to me as being
very considerable, quiet and orderly
landlady. 1 also learned that she had
no hoarders with ears for music. AS
said, am bachelor of very temperate
habits, and love nothing SO well as
peace and harmony. In Mrs. Multi
| gan's clearinghouse thought | had
found this. Although I have referred
to Mrs. Mulligan as my landlady, / do
not wish to place her on level with
the class of people who usually occupy
that position. 1t is true that the vi
cissitudes of fortune had compelled
her to adopt as livelihood a profess
sion which, after all, is an honorable
one; but in point of fact Mrs. Multi
gan was lady of good family, and the
direct descendant of a line of kings.
forgot in which part of France the an
cestral estates lay Mrs. Mulligans
family was FRENCH, but at all events
they extended over many hundred
acres and the ruins of Monsieur le
Baron Mulligan's Castle are still an
object of curiosity in the neighborhood.
HTo those who are inclined to be skep-
teal on the subject of the validity of
Mrs. Mulligan's claims to royalty, my
! 7 t. IL l.,
tainly no one can set eyes on Mrs.
Mulligan without feeling, awed by her
majestic presence; and the massive
Roman nose is of itself sufficient to
vouch for the blueness of her blood,
and the arstocracy of her ancestors.
Moreover, the suavity of her manners
struck me as being particularly charm
| ing, and her disposition one OF the
sweetest that have ever seen. She
told me herself that she never allowed
herself to lose her temper, and had
not, to her certain knowledge, spoken
a cross word for the last fifteen years.
Such a disposition / call angelic. /
have neglected to mention that Mr..
Mulligan, my landlady's husband, also
boards with Mrs. Mulligan. Like his
wife, Mr.. Mulligan is also very mild
hammered, His principal business
when at works. uperintending streets
and saloons. He manages to d0 a
great deal Of labor of this kind during
the week, and though not very remu-
neratiye, it makes but little difference
to the undetermined Mr.. Mulligan,
whose ambition is above the gross pelf
of this world. Mrs. Mulligan trusts
him for his board bill. 1t seemed to
me that the two were one of the most
happy and loving couples that it had
ever been my good fortune to meet.
Whenever Mrs. Mulligan wanted her
husband to run on an GRAND or do q
chore, she would say, with such a
smiling and kind expression Oh her
noble countenance, my dear, will
you please do so-and-so?" and he
would answer, Yes, my dearest"
and trot off directly about the business
in the most accommodating manner.
Such happy conduct struck me as be-
ing u noble example of conjugal felic-
ity, and one TO inspire us all with a
love and admiration for it, If any
thing would tempt me to take q wife
! (and | say it with all seriousness) it
would be the hope of enjoying such do
nestle happiness. Unfortunately, Mr..
Mulligan is somewhat given to drink.
suspieioned this from the first, but
was never certain of the fact so dam
aging to his character until last
Wednesday evening, when a little in
cdent occurred which convinced me
of the truth of my suspicious. My
usual hour for retiring is o'clock, and
it very seldom happens more than q
half hour later. This regularity of
mine Mrs. Mulligan has come to re-
gard as fixed and unalterable fact
Last Wednesday night, however, /
was induced to attend the meeting of
the Calithumpians, as | was told that
it was very fine ancient and honor
able order, and l was detained away
from home at the meeting, much
against my wishes, until near eleven
O'clock. | went home ut once when
the meeting adjourned, blaming myself
very much for being out 80 late, and
inwardly resolving never to have any
thing to do with another ancient and
honorable affair of the kind; and, as |
came up to Mrs. Mulligan's gate was
greatly startled to hear the voice OF
my landladys husband addressing me.
Mr.. Mulligan was seated on the door
step, and was, am sorry to say, in a
beastly state of intoXieation. He said,
perkins, M old boy; Perkins, GO
in! thus you GO in; hear me ?"
At the same time he accompanied
his intoherent words with sundry
knowing mods and winke, which were
as rude rs his language. Whatever
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