The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-07-30
The Bachelors Confession.

So there are TO most things.
can't afford hotel, aud detest
boarding house. A bachelor of
thirty odd, who has been at the
mercy of boarding house keepers
all his days, eau easily understand
that.
So, when / engaged a suite OF
rooms-third floor, in q French fat
edihce-and arranged my house.
hold goods therein, with a fine
lookout over a green dot of park
in front, and a glimmer of the Pail
rades far away TO the rear, above o
forest OF shipping, l considered
myself we'll Of.
What is my professioni l haveat
- In particular. l am an artist,
aae. IN lruw a little, daily, in front of
nv easel. contribute to the press
and write when the divine afflatus
seizessme. read law whenever /
feel like 1t, and draw q regular In.
come from a snug little property
left me by an uncle in India. Con-
sequently / was able to decorate
my new quarters very prettily with
Bagdad rags, old china dragons,
black. and gold Japanese screens,
and pictures / had picked up at a
bargain.
And when the fire was burning
cheerfully in the CRATE, the first
rainy May evening, the student
lamp shining softly Oh u Ied.cover.
ed table, and the waiter from 4
neighboring restaurant had brought
me in my frugal dinner of brolled
bird, q mold OF currant jelly, a slice
of roast beef, aud a raspberry
dumping, | considered myself pret.
ty comfortable.
"Upon the WHOLE" said to my.
self. "l rather approve French
fats"
1 rang the bell.
The janitor---a respectful, decent
sort OF fellow, In u round jacket
and carpet slippers--answered the
summons.
Janitor,n said l, "who occupies
the tioor abover
Nobody, sir,' the man answer
ed. Last party moved out yes
terday. New party moves in to-
morrow"
"a large family p said !, rather
obviously.
"Bless your heart, sir" said the
man, "ne family at all-single
lady, sir.n
At this ] congratulated myself
more and more.
~ shall have u prospect of u
little peace now, | Think" said /;
aud | ate my dinner in a TOOLS par.
adise Of happiness.
The single lady moved in on the
morrow. She must have moved in
when was down town, selecting
some new mill board aud color
tubes for the summer sketches
which | intended to make; for,
when 1 returned, toudly expecting
once more to enter my kingdom OF
peace and serenity, everything was
changed.
There was banging and pounding
overhead, q humping and hammer
ing--a sound as ii some middle
aged giantess, in hobnailed shoes.
were enjoying herself.
/ sent tor the janitor in rage.
SIS the house coming down Y
said I.
" It's the new tenant a.movin' in,
SIR" said he, apologetically.
"Does her furniture consist en-
tirely OF Herring's safes aud square
pianos " said /.
t" There is two pianos, sir,o said
he. "She's musicalp
"The deuce she islr roared /
1.-TWO pianos And does she play
on both of 'em I"
"D0n't know, sir, Pm sure" said
thS man, with y distressed express
sion Of couutenance.
/ endured the noise until mid
night, and / then sentup by the
janitor's wife.
"The third floors compliment'
to tho fourth floor aud would like
10 know ii this sort of thing Is q
60 on all night"
Down came the woman again.
"Fourth floors compliments t.
the third floor, and wishes TO know
II he expects people to get settled
without q noise"
The next day the piano--only
one, however-commenced. | wal
celebrating on a skeleton for sci
entifc essay, and 1t disturbed m,
seriously. I endured it as long a'
1 possibly could, and then had re
course once more to the janitor'
wife.
The third floors compliments I,
the fourth floor, and will feel obliget
II she win favor me with a l;ttl'
peace aud quietness, long enongl
to do some necessary writing"
There was no reply, but the musi
stopped abruptly,
Int that evening, when l wa
obliGrd to solace myself with q lit