The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15
VENGEANCE.
How the Hon. Mr.. Tallbcise was Revenged
on His Landlady.

Mir. John Bladee of Clifford Cottage, Shep-
herti'e Bush, and also Of Lincoln'e Inn. had
Amaseed little property as clerk to we'll
known barrister, who aiterward became one
oi Her Maieety's Judges; and when the lat
ser left the bench for another place, where
there are no criminals 10 be tried, Mr.. John
blades invested his savings In mansion III
Plmlico and took In gentlemen dodgers. He
WAS an honest, eimple fellow. In epite OF the
legal society he had mingled With, and had
once on his own responsibility lent q strange
gentleman, who had called In hie employers
absence and represented himself az friend
from the country who had Lost his railway
ticket, thirty shillinge.
Nor was Mrs, Blades. his wife, woman by
any means fitted to take In dodgers, but rather
the reverse. She was of a nervous tempera-
ment, easily cajoled. and etill more easily
frightened; and "a to abetraeting other pec-
ple's tea and augar, not to speak Of Goals, her
conscience was 60 tender that she would have
described ouch practices az thieving. She was
an excellent cook, aud, though now In fairly
srood circumstances, did not think II deroga-
tory 10 her eelf- respect to aseist lii the more
delicate operations Of the cuisine Her clear
soups were beyond the dreams Of any hotel
proprietor, and. to cay truth. would have put
10 shame most Of the clube; the little delica-
cieg che could SERVE up for breakfast were
things 10 think of hefo4p you got up In the
morning; while her suppers, though equally
dainty, were forgotten when you went 10 bed.
Her house was AZ clean az soap could make
it. and furnished even to the linen In manner
that astounded persons, who, accustomed to
lolgIngs elsewhere. could not understand why
their feet did not protrude beyond the upper
sheet, or their pillows were 30 much thicker
than pancake.
she had her weaknesses, like the rect Of
the world (aave YOU and me, readerl but they
were all vsnial ones: the chief perhaps was
q somewhat unreasonable respect for the
artstocracy Of her native land. This pecu-
llarIty, however (which, moreover. was
shared BY her huebantN. had never led her 70
set her cap at any artatccrat, and as she was
now tive-and-tifty 1t was not likely that II
ever would, or. at all events. that any mis-
chief ahould result from It.
The first gentleman who was 90 fortunate
Ae to take apartments In the house Of thls
worthy couple was the Hon. Rollo Plantage-
net Tallhoise, the con of All irish viscount,
Lord Cameleopard. but who had inherited, to
judre by hia want uf ready money. very little
beyond magnificent brpgue and a noble
apirit Of Independence. Accustomed, az with
out doubt he had been In tfR halls of his an
caetprr, to every luxury antfA etinement. this
young man ifor he still looked young, thanks
20 b Upuptttltlln tDAf uelleu the elIeCGa OF
somewhat dissipated eareer.l had yet not q
FAULT 10 find with Mra. Blades's domestic ar.
rNn0ementa. That was one OF the traits by
which che recognized his birth and breeding
your ordinary ledger, she had been told, was
always picking holes In this and that, and
hanging on to the hell-rupe. The Hon, Rollo
rave very little trouble. and what de did give
waa accompanied with smile so condescend
Ing and a manner SO urbane, that 1t was
quite pleasure 10 wait upon him. He was
not easily put out, except by any application
for money On the part of tradesmen. or even
cabmen; these were what he termed dis
gusting details" and when they were forced
upon his notice, he had way OF lifting his
eyebrows which was very effective; Mrs.
Blades, who had a strain Of poetry In her ma
ture, said Ii reminded her OF q man panied by
the weight OF a coronet. The pain, however,
did not last long. for almost every thing was
settled for him BY herself and put down In
his monthly account,
or course he inhabited the first door and
lived on the best OF everything that money
or rather Mrs. Blades's cretiit-could pro- |
cure. His smoking in the drawinE-rpom was |
a blow ~ her because OF the new curtains. but |
MIR. TAllhoise she felt, was not a sort OF gen- |
tieman one could demonstrate with; 1t was |
some comfort to knew that he smoked the |
very beat cigars, or at all events the moet ex- |
resleiva which she had an excellent reason |
{ur being convinced OF, and that II his cham
payne occasionally disagreed with him 1t was
from no fault of the vintage. He paid Mrs.
Blades tho compliment Of dining - nrt11,- ~