The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-10-08

ing, the student lamp shining softly on Il
red, curved table, and the waiter from
t neighboring restaurant brought in II
/ frugal dinner Of !. broiled bird, mold
: cnrrant jelly, slice OF roast beef. and
raspberry dumping, I considered myse
, pretty comfortable.
Upon the whole, says to myself, ::
rather approve OF French flats.''
| rang the bell
:. The ianitot-a respectful, decent sort {
a fellow, in a round jacket and carpet Sill
pcrs-ansWercd the summons.
| 'JanitoI,'' said I, ''who occupies til
floor above?"
Nobody, sir, the man replied. ssT>us
party moved out yesterday. New part
moves III Tomorrow.
\ large family 2" said /. rather d,,hi
ously.
Bless yonr heart, SIR said The man
mo family at all-singlc lady, sir!''
| At this congratulated myself more ant
more.
Il shall have prospect Of Il little peac,
now / think, = suid |; and I ate my din
ner in FOOLS paradise of happiness.
The single lady moved in on the NOR
| row. She must have moved in when [ wa!
down town selecting some new mill-boardi
and color tubes for the summer sketches
that intended to make: for when re.
turned, fondly expecting once more to en-
ter into my kingdom of peace and serenity
everything was changed.
There was Il banging aud pounding oye1
head, humping and hammering,-
sound as if some middc-agetl giantess, in
hobnaiied shoes, was enjoying herself in a
promenade.
! sent for the .ianitor in 4 rage.
= Is the house coming down., said [.
Its the new tenant a-nlovin' in, sir. -
said he, apologetically.
Does her furniture consist entirely Of
Herrins's safes and square pianos p /
said.
There is two pianoe, SIR said he.
ssShe's musical
THE deuce she ISL roared /. 'sTwo
pianos! And does she play On 'em both 2"
Don't know, sir, I'm sure, y said the
man, with distressed expression of coun-
tenance.
| endured the noise until midnight, and
then sent UP the janitor's wife.
The third floors compliments to the
fourth floor, and would like to know If this
sort of thing is to go on all night
4 Down came the woman again.
Fourth floors compliments to the third
floor, and wishes to know If he expects
people e get settled without a noise
The next day the Iialo--ollly one, how
was cle,f,ore. tis.=s q
skeleton for scientific essay, and it dis
turbed me seriously. endured it as long
as [ possibly could, and then had re-
course once more to tho janitor's wife.
"Third floors compliments to the fourth
door, and will feel obliged if she will favor
ne with little peace and quietness, long
enough to do some necessary writing.''
There was no reply, and the music ceas-
"a abruptly.
But that evening, when was beginning
o solace myself with q little violin prac-
ice in the twilight, tap, tap, tap, came the
anitor's wife at my door.
Fourth floors compliments to the third
1oor, and will feel obliged he will favor
Ter with little peace and qttietness, long
enough to write letter.
How | hated that woman.
So we lived for month. exchanging
constant missiles of warfare. could cheer
ully have given up that miserable French
lat and gone back TO boarding, only un-
luckily ] had engaged it fora year.. The |
ourth floor clOcutionized, and had friends |
select private readings, whose voices |
we're deeper than Hamct's, and more So
orous than that Of Charlotte Cushman. /
he was charitable, and had classes Of |
eayy-booted girls tWiceaa week, to sing |
ymns and learn to sew. 4 single lady, |
ndeed. If she had been Quadruple lady |
he couldznot have made more noise, nor |
njoyed the making Of it more.
AT the close OF the mouth, however, an |
1eldent happened which turned the cur
ent of my whole life. went on Il picnic. |
don't often go to affairs Of that kind; but |
1is was an especially select affair, gotten
? BY my friend Harold Webster. went
nd there met Barbara Willis, and fell
in love with her. She wasn't
Saetly young, but neither am land TO
y taste full-blown rose is sWeeter than
bud, wherever you find it growing. She
az dark-eyyed, with full cherry lips, satin
'oIWn hair, and a complexion as fresh as
,ses and ivory. We talked--our ideas CO.
cidesl exactly. It seemed as If our souls
ere looking-glasses, to mirror each 9th
Miss Willis, cried /, sfwhy is it that
g have never met before? | feel as If we
ere old, old friends.''
Asl spoke [ gently pressed her hand,
I'd she smiled back unutterable things.
= A'&1AC ~ Ii IA 1Ct4A tOSItEs VINO NisS Il,
aklng up quadrilles on the upper deck.
e were accompanied by an excellent
ass band
80, Harold said |, ssI can never thank j
III enough for orintroducing me TO that an q
IL {
stDo yoEs mean Barbara NVillis.n said he. I q
Well, I do think she is rather a fine cir. y
We grew confidential as we sat together .
the promenade deck and watched the 4
oonlight ripple over the surface OF the {
les. Io
s a bachelors life is but half q life, Miss f
ills, said T. Lii
Il can readily imagine that, !" said she,
fly. 8
Il live in q fat" confessed I. !,
DO you?" said Barbara (the sweet, old !
lglish name Was just like herr. s'Why,