Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-26
Wanted = Peaceful Nei yhbsraood.

- FfO'a M DcsqbnTy .Nctfts
The man across the way recently rented the
| upper part of his house 90 a fai lilly from an
OUTSIDE district. The head of the family
came 20 secure the rent. He was a tall. booV
nan, With sunburned face, and Il nj tawny
! CHR whtskers. He looked very muc7 like a
cross between farmer and a planning mill
He explained:
What / want is a peaceful naberhoods the
cSlnlofts ci n nome get myself There = tie
ole woman, my wife, and our bow. Jamesis
but seven years old. He amt strong befn'
given more To study than 10 work. INT ~,
got head on him can tell YOU Bat want
a peaceful Laberhood, and you look like the
III nl" d- Inst KIN !Ist supply the demand. Wen
They moved I'm two weeks sgo. On the close
OF me thirt day, the boy James had succeei-
Ell IN hooding the first hOor by leaving a pi.,a
running on the second. and hal pulled OF an
lHe tomatoes 10 throw against the barn. TIE
man across The way mildly intlmated 70 his
Lev tenant what James had doae.
He didn't eat any OF them green tsrr,a-
Tvs; dld he" inquired the anxious rarent
II con, suppose he did" was the reply OF
the landlord. who was evidently irving 10
s>e tie relevance OF the query.
was Tie next question.
Il believe not. was the feeble replv
We'll" said the grateful father. = let Us ba
thankful that IL l. no worse. James must Toe
more keerfuL \ single green termaty or a
PAIR OF WEI socks might wafI his lit;le soul
INTO eternity before you'd know. I'll reason
Win James al once. l thank YOU, sir for
!oni interest IN James," and h. went into
hastily down on the stoOp. and smote his fore
head.
Before he had entirely recovered from this
AFFAIR James again become Conspicuous
Tbs time he struck a lath through line sash
of the front door.
The man across the way met the parent AT
tile gaze ihat evening. He mentioned James
What, with his hand did he do it?'' gaspei
ihe agltated father 80, no, no. not the title
hand which have held so often I'm mine
not The little hand which has pulled these
MINISTER'S SO many times ia babyhooi. Osay
III was rot with his handfe broke the glass"
was Gone with a laIh.
Heaven be praised" calculated the CRATE
Iul iather. Poor James, he amt strong. an
weak ioIks are always unfortunit, mostly.
But m glad he didn't hurt himself Heatn't
strong boy, but I'm In hopes wit quiet and
peasant surroundings he'll improve This
II Just Tue nabOrhOOd for James. Its peaceful
an L Ike peace. So does James an the
ole woman and he passed into his tea leav-
ing The man across the way with a stony
stare in his eyes.
The next day James turned on the hose.
anu before he was discovered. had FRUSTRATED
twenty -nve plants, broken down a hanging
nasket, torn up the flower bed, and nearly
blinded the little girl from the next house.
performance
The man across the way came home to tea.
and saw the ruin which had been effected
and be was nearly beside himself with rage
Ihere was look of determination on his face
able tenant coming up the yard
81 tell you sir, he began this last freak OF
your boy Is altogether too much" and he
pointed 10 the devastation.
"Why, how did James do that?" inquired
tie father.
The face OF the tenant blossomed into a
genial smile.
"Why, what an observing little fellow he
is, said he. 81 was saying this nooA TO the
ole woman that your plants ought To be wa
lered or they d all dry up; an he must have
AffoQf sal
just like James. He's SO thoughtful for one
so young
The man across the way grew black enough
II tell you, sir, won't stand this again.
he declared, in voice quiVering with PAS
sion. "What that boy wants is a skinning
from head To foot, aud If he had the right
older"
1t was painful to see the expression of
gIlef and establishment, which settled like a
cloud upon the face OF the new tenant.
what he gaSped, "skin James, little
James, the sunshine of our home. A poor
little Weakllng whose only fault is trying 10
do too much. And you a man forty wears
old, an weighing hundred an sixty pounds,
L dare say, get mad with a little boy like
James. Look here, YOU" he suddenly burst
ed, stretching his stature TO the utmost al
come here for peace, and I'll have peace. YOU
oct. III you're opposed 10 peace, why didn't
you say so when / got the house of you?
Wasn't i frank an open an above board
with you? Didn't / tell you on the start
mat 1 wanted peaceful naborhood? Why
didn't you deal as onest like with me, and
own up that you was of a quarrelsome ma
lure. Why didn't you do that / want 20
know. don't want To have any words with
you an amt agolng TO have. am a peace
ful citizen. I've lived with twenty-five diff
ierent families, an never had any trouble.
L IN Tor peace every time, an I'll have peace
where live, or I'll git at once. You can Just
bet your money on that. II you can't keep
your temper down, well git, for 1 won't have
james worried for all the houses between
here and the perfumed plains OF Araby
Gosh all hemlock, what's life without peaces"
Yesterday We observed the second floor
furniture Loading on wagon. by which we
conclude the man across the way is not able
10 keep his temper down.