The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-04-21

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refectively,
"But it's none of our business" ="
All this being, as they supposed, def.
nitely settled, Mrs. Bayberry was not a
little surprised, the next day, at the ar
rival Of Mrs. Fitzfaddle, the bride,
with a tape measure and a small mem.
orandum-book. .....
"To measure for the carpets, you
know" said she.
cit isn't quite the sort of house we
could have wished, but dear James's
salary has been cut down twenty-five
per cent, so we have taken this house
in default Of enything better"
''But it's taken already" said Mrs.
Bayberry.
"You must be mistaken" said Mrs.
Fitzfaddle.
"James rented it yesterday for a year,
OF the owner, Mr.. Trimmer, No
Peanut Court.
"And if you could give us possession
few days before the first of May, it
would be a very great accommodation
indeed" '
"I'm sure don't umderstad it at all, -
said Mrs. Bayberry.
"You will have to settle it with the
landlord. .t ...
"I'm not responsible"
But while the discussion still waged
high, in hustled a portly old lady, just
as if the house belonged to her.
"Mrs. IIodgsnn - eoid~ Ohio, with a
comfortable:n of; the bead,
s'The new tenant.
"Come to SEQ what arrangement could
be made about storing a few of my
trunks and things, before 1 move in
regularly"
MADAM" said Mrs. Fitzfaddle,
"the house is NINE"
"T've got the blank lease in my pock-
ct, ma'am, all ready for the signatures, -
said Mrs. Hodgson.
And the two ladies were glaring furi-
ously at one another, when the stout
gentleman in the broad-brimmed hat
| entered
81 thought" he said, "that perhaps
1t might be as well for me to make a
diagram Of the rooms, so if"
"Oh, stop, stopl" cried Mrs. Bayberry
despairingly, clasping her hands to her
head.
'It's been let twice over alreadyl T
| hnnn ot >4or
butt
A dark frown overspread the old gen
tleman's countenance.
Madam" said he, "this Is scarcely
business-like.
ooh dear, oh dearr' said poor Mrs.
Bayberry. ....
"My head is whirling round like q
top!
81 don't see how it can possibly have
happened, but here are three people, all
saying that they have specially and sep
arately engaged this house.
Somebody telephone to my husband,
or shall go crazy"
In came Mr.. Bayberry, accompanied
by lettall IL Co., Rentquick e Son, and
Mr.. Elias Trimmer, who owned the
very eligible residence under discus
sion. -.
And in this committee Of the whole ii
speedily transpired that the house actu-
ally had been rented to three different
tenants by the various persons in whose
charge 1t was. = s
And not one of them was willing tc
abate one jot or title of his or her
rights and privileges.
But presently up spoke the fat old
lady.
"Dear me!'' said she: "can't we al
arrange matters comfortable-like2
"Ain't we making deal of fuss about
a very little thing?
"This 'ere old gent don't really want
but three rooms; and the young lady,
with q clrtsy to Mrs. Fitzfaddle, whose
Rhine pebbles she thought to be genu
inc diamonds, "will be quite satisfied
with the second floor through.
"And mo and Hodgson-we want tc
take dodgers, and will be suited with tht
basement-story,
"And the rent won't. be but thir(
! as much-don't you see, my dears!
and everybody snug and satisfied"
"a capital ideap' said the old gentle
man. a-
"I don't know but what it Is wortl
considering" said the bride, Sin con
siderationof the twenty-five per cent
reduction Of my husbands salary.
'And If one chooses they can call il
! a fat" ,st @
I And the countenances Of the agen
and landlord, who had anticipated
nothing less annoying than three cor