Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-01-04


duupling, I considered myself pretty
comfortable
Upon the whole Gays l to myself,
Il rather approve of French FITS
rang the bell. The janitor-a
res pectfdl, decen. sort of follow, in a
round jacket and carpet slippers
answ cred the summons.
'Janilo.' said I. 'who occupies the
floor abovc?'
Nobody, SIR the man answered.
Last party moved out Yesterday. New
party moves in Tomorrow
"A large family p said 1, rather du-
biouslJ.
Bless your heart, sir, said the man,
no family at all-single lady, sir!
At this I congratulated myself more
and more.
4 shall have prospect of little peace
now. | think said L; and ate my
dinner in a FOOLS paradise OF happiness
The single lady moved in on the
mouow. She must have moved IN
when | vas down Town, selecting soma
new mill-boards and color tubs for the
sumIner sketches that l intended to
make; for when returned, foudly ex-
peclng once more to enter into my
kingdom of peace aud severity, every
thing was changed.
There was a banging aud pounding
overhead, a thumpirg and hammerlng
a sound as il some middle-aged giant
ess. in hob-naIled shoes, was enjoying
herself in a promenade. | sent for the
janilor in rage.
is the house coming down" said l..
It's the new tenant s'movin' in, SIR,
said he, apologelically.
Does her furniture consist entirely
Of Herring's safes aud square pianos"
said /.
There is two pianos, said he. She's
musical
The deuce she is roared L. Two
pianos! And does she play on 'em both"
Don't know, sir, I'm snre, said the
man, with a distressed expression OF
corntenance.
| endured the noise until midnight,
and then l sent up the janitor's wife.
The third DOORS compliments to the
fourth floor, aud would like to know il
this sort Of thing is 10 60 on all Dight''
Down came the woman again.
Fourth floors compliments to the
third floor, and wishes 10 know II he
expects people 10 get settled without a
noise
The next day the piano-only one,
however. commenced. l was elaborat-
ING a skeleton for scientific essay
and il disturbed me seriously. | en-
dured it as long as possibly could and
then | had reco urse once more to the
ianiior's wife.
Third floors compliments to tue
fourlh floor, and sill feel obliged il she
will favor me with a little peace and
ouietness long enough to do some
necessary writing
There was ne reply, aud the music
ceased abruptly. But that evening,
when | was beginning 10 solace mySeii
with little violin practice 10 the t"i-
light. tap, tap, tap, came the Janllors
wife at my door.
.Fon.th floors compliments to the
tLlrd fiocr, aud Will feel Obliged II he
will favor her with little peace aad
ouietuess, long enough to write letter.
How hated that woman! so we
lived for a month, exchanging constant
missiles of warfare. / could cheeriull'
have gwen up that miserable French
fat and gone back to boarding, only un'
luckily / had engaged it for the year
The fourth aoor elocutionized, and ha6
friends 10 select private readings, whose
voices were deeper than Hamleps an(
more sonorous than that OF Charlotte
Cushman. She was charitable and had
classes Of heavy booted girls twice
week, 10 sing hymns and learn to sew
A single lady, indeed! II she had been
a quadruple lady she could not hav'
made more noise, nor enjoyed tn
making Of It more.
AT the close Oft the month. however
an Incident happened which turned IN
current Of my whole lif.. | went On
p,cuic. don't often go to anything q
that kind; but this was an especlali.
select affair gotten up by my irIen
Harold Webster. went, and there
met Barbara Willis, and fell straight
way iu love with her. She WASH
E exactly young, but neither am l--an
y 10 my tasIa Z full.blown rose ia sweetf
e than a bad, wherever you find Is gro"
ing. She was dark.eyed. with tul
3 cherry lips. sa,in-brown hair, and
Icomplexlon as fresh as roses and ivof,