The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-08-15
INTERESTING SKETCH.
/" TO LET. !"

No, said Mrs. Powers, Il will not have
To Let on the house. am descend.
ant of the ancient family of the Brobdignags,
and do not choose to forego the privileges
Of long descent"
But, mother" said Jennette, ready to
burst into tears, "what are we to do? The
andlord has some privileges, suppose as
veil as we And since you have determine
cd to take cottage in Foriham for the
sumner
Not that have any objections" said
Mrs. Powers, loftily waving her daughters
remonstrances away, ''to any strictly re-
spectacle party viewing the premises at
reasonable hours. What mean is, that
decline to have my house placnrded up like
Bargain at dry goods store And have
old the landlord SOL And if Dorcas sees a
To Let on the door-post, she has strict
orders to go out and remove it with scrub.
bing-brush and pail of warm waterp'
Mamma is SO impraeticable," said
Louisa, the younger daughter, who was her
self well over the thirties.
"of course. sighed Jennette, "if
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The blood of the Brobdignags has never
get been subjected to insult ~ said Mrs.
Powers, with her Roman nose high in air.
And it never shall be :"
Mrs. Bridham Powers adhered to her
word. Twice, during the morning, a young
man with blue plaid necktie and pencil
behind his ear, came and pasted up the
noxious square of paper with the five fat
black letters which the descendant of the
Brobdignags could so lily tolerate, twice
Dorcas sailed forth, as soon as he had
turned the corner, and obliterated every
trace of it Jennette cried. Louisa laugh
ed. Mrs. Powers sat like an empress in her
easy chair and did crewel-work
Until, toward dusk, the young man re
quested special audience of the old lady
Now, ma'am, see here, said he. "This
ere amt business. And our governor he's
dumfounded!"
" Your expressions, young man," said
Mrs. Powers, are incomprehensible to me.
If you are the bearer of any errand, you will
please to communicate it at once"
q It's Judicial Court offense, ma'am,n
said the young man, "to tear down the
landlords bills"
Mrs. Powers went calmly on with hen
srewel-w ork-Louisa and Jeanette ex
changed terrified chances.
"But," added the messenger, Mr.. Belts
says an how, if you've got an insuperable OBJ.
lection to them bills, he'll send people be.
tween ten and four,-only real, b0na,tidt
customers, ma'am. VIII that do2 And we
won't put up no notice"
Mrs. Powers reflected for q moment OF
two, and then remarked, frigidly, that she
supposed it would have to do"
And the young man with the blue plaid
necktie and the pencil behind his ear went
away rejoicing.
At ten O'Clock precisely the next day there
appeared now actor upon the scene. Dor
cas- came shutting up stairs with the tidings
that 81 man wanted to see the missus."
az do not propose to show every imperti.
nent stranger over the place. said Mrs.
Powers. You may tell him SO, Doreas'
PLEASE. num-" said Dorcas, 81 axed
him wouldn't do as well2 And he said no.
He wanted to see Mrs. Powers herself"
Mrs. Powers rose, adjusted the ribbons in
her cap, took off her eyeglasses, and sailed
down the stairs like United States revenue
cutter under full Roadway.
The sheets of music were scattered over
the piano, just as Louisa had left them when
abe fed precipitately at the sound Of the
door-bell, the 6tag6ge was undusted, the
Goals sulked behind the blower, and yester-
days bouquet was willing in Venice glass
Altogether, the room was comfortless
enough, as Mr.. John johnson stood in the
middle of it, his hat under his arm, his port.
ly figure outlined against the window from
which Dorcas had just been taking down the
curtains.
81 called, madam" began Mr. John.
son.
"Preliminaries are needless" said Mrs
Powers, with wave of the hand. al am
quite cognizant OF your business, SIR"
"Oh" said Mr.. johnson. 81 didn't
know"
eyes" said Mrs. Powers. "We have
been so tormented with applicants"
Eth, have you ?" said Mr. johnson, at
was given to understand that was the first
one ?"
Nothing of the Sort" said Mrs. Powers
i" II there has been one person here ON the
same business, there has been dozen p
Humph I" said Mr.. johnson, in a per-
picked way.
"Oh, yes" said Mrs. Powers. al know
all about it. If you decide in the affirm.
alive, you win have but a bad bargain of
1t!
81 didn't expect to hear anything of thai
Sort" said Mr.. johnson.
at is not usual, believe" said Mrs.
Powers. "But feel it neither more or less
than my duty to warn all strangers. or
course you have been deluded with false
representations and gttering generalities.
I speak the truth. A moldy old thing, tot
tering to the very foundations-sadly in
need of paint, and, 1 regret to add, infested
with vermin."
Madam" shouted Mr.. johnson, az will
not stand here and listen to these foul asper-
sions on one who is as good and pure as she
Is beautiful"
Mrs. Powers reiterated behind the big
bookcase, appalled, by the sudden appre-
hension that she was confronting "a maniac
"And am amazed to listen to such ro-
marks from the lips of her own mother,
also I" exclaimed Mr.. johnson. "All ask