The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-07-29
TIE BACHELORS CONFESSION.

! L live III 4 IELlt1 lldA. vi COIISS kI1C4C
are objections to French flats. So there
are to most things. can't afford hotel,
and detest boarding house. 4 bache-
Tor Of thirty odd; who has been at the
mercy of boarding house keepers all his
days, can easily understand that
So, when / engaged suit of rooms
third floor in a French fat ediiice-and
arranged my household goods therein,
with fine lookout over 4 green dot Of q
park in front, and the glimmer Of a pal
isade far in the rear, above a forest of
/ shipping, considered myself well off.
What IS my profession2 haven't any
in particular. 1 am an artist, ana draw
little, daily, in front of my easel. L
contribute to the press, and write when
the divine afilatus seizes me. read the
law when I feel Ike it, and draw a regu-
lar income from a snug little property
| left me by an uncle in India. Conse-
/ quently | was able to decorate my new
quarters very prettily with Bagdad rugs,
old china dragons, black and gold Japan
ese screens, and pictures l had picked up
at bargain.
And when the fire was burning cheer
fully in the CRATE, the first rainy May
evening, the student lamp shining softly
on the red carved table, and the waiter
4 fro hp.
brought in my frugal dinner of boiled
bird, a mold of currant Jelly, slice of
roast beef, and a rasberry dumping, /
considered myself pretty comfortable.
"Upou the whole" says I to myself,
'I rather approve Of French flats"
rang the bell.
The janitor-a respectful, decent sort
of fellow, in a round jacket and carpet
ppers-answered the summons.
"Janitor" said l, "who occupies the
floor above."
Nobody, sir," the man answered,
Last party moved out yesterday. New
party moves i'll to morrow"
"A large family?" said I, rather du-
biously.
"Bless your heart, sir, said the man,
no family at all-single lady sir!'
At this I congratulated myself more
and more.
II shall have prospect of little peace
now, I think, " said /; and ate my din
ner in FOOLS paradise of happiness.
The single lady moved in on the NOR
row. She must have moved in when |
was down town, selecting some new mill
boards aud color tubes for the summer
sketches that l intended to make; for
when [ returned fondly expecting once
more to enter into my kingdom of peace
and serenity, everything was changed.
There was banging and pounding
overhead, humping and hammering-
q sound as if some middle aged giantess,
in hob-nailed shoes, was enjoying herself
in prominade.
l sent for the janitor in a rage.
''Is the house coming DOWN." said /.
'It's the new tenant a movin' in, sir, u
said he apologeticaIly.
"Does her furniture consist entirely of
Herring's safes and square pianos?" said
l.
''There is two pianos, sir" said he
She's musical.
"The deuce she is!'' roared L. ''Twc
pianos! And does she play on 'em both?'
''DOn't know ST., I'm sure, said the
man, with distressed expression of coun.
tenance.
| endured the noise until midnight, and
then [ sent up the janitor's wife.
1.-The third floor compliments to the
fourth floor, and would like to know il
this thing is to go on all night"
Down came the woman again.
Fourth floors compliments to tbs
third floor, and wishes to know if he ex
poets people to get settled without {
noise"
The next day the piano-only one,
howeyer-commenced. | was elaborat.
ing a skeleton for scientific essay, and
it disturbed me seriously. l endured ii
rs long as [ possibly could, and then
had recourse once more to the janitor'<
wife.
"Ihird floors compliments to the
fourth floor, and viii feel obliged if she
will favor me with a little peace and quiet
ness long enough TO do some necessary
writing"
There was no reply, but the music
ceased abruptly.
But that evening, when l was begin.
ming to solace myself with a little violin
practice in the twilight, tap, tap. tap
came the janitor's wife at my door.
Fourth floors compliments to the
third floor, and will feel obliged if he
will favor her with little peace and
quietness, long enough to write letter. >
How l hated that woman!
So we lived for month, exchanging
constant missiles of warfare. I could
cheerfully have given up that miserable
French flat and gone back to boarding,
only unluckily 1 had engaged it for the
year. The fourth floor elocutionized
and had friends to select private readings,
whose voices were deeper than Hamlet's,
and more sonorous than that of a Char.
lotte Cushman. She was charitable and
had classes OF heavy booted girls twice s
week, TO sing hymns and learn to sew
| A single lady, indeed Ii she had been &
! quadruple lady, she could not have made
more noise, nor enjoyed the making of il
more.
At the close of the month, however, al
incident happened which turned the cur
rent Of NV whole life.