New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-08-15
TO LET.

any SCflcCly FeSpccCaUlo parry viewing
the premises at reasonable hours. What
I mean is, that ] decline to have my
house placarded up like bargain at
dry goods store. And I have told the
landlord so. And if Dorcas sees TO
Let on the door-post, she has strict or
ders to 20 out and remove it with
scrubbing brush and pail of warm
water!''
.'Mama is so impracticable," said
Louisa, the Youngest daughter, who
was herself we'll over the thirties.
"Of course" sighed Jennette, ''if a
house is to let, it's to let.
'''The blood of Brobdingnags has
never yet been subjected to insult"
said Mrs. Powers, with her Roman nose
high in the air, ''and it never shall be!''
Mrs. Pridham Powers adhered to her
word. Twice during the morning q
young man with blue plaid necktie
and pencil behind his ear, came and
wafered up the obnoxious square of pa
per with the five fat black letters which
the descendant of the Brobdingnags
could so lily tolerate, twice Dorcas sal
lied forth, as soon as he had turned the
corner, and obliterated every trace of it.
Jennette cried; Louisa laughed. Mrs.
Powers sat like an empress in her easy
chair and did crewel-work.
Until, toward dusk, the young man
requested special audience of the old
lady.
''Now, ma'am, see here,'' said he,
''this ere amt business. And our gov
ernor he's dumfounded."
''Your expressions, young man. said
Mrs. Powers, ''are incomprehensible to
me. If you are the bearer of an errand,
you will please to communicate it at
once.
.'It's Judicial Court offence,
ma am, said the young man, 'to tear
down the landlords bills.''
Mrs. Powers went calmly on with her
observation-disclosures and Jennette ex.
changed terrified chances.
'But,' added the messenger, s'Mr.
Belts says as how, if you've got an in
superable objection to them bills, he'll
send people between ten and four, only
real, b0na-fde customers, ma am. Will
that do? And we won't put up no no.
tice.'
Mrs. Powers reflected for moment
or 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 a new actor upon the
scene. Dorcas came shuffiing upstairs
with the tidings that ga man wanted to
see the missus."
81 do not purpose to show every inn
pertinent stranger over the place, = said
Mrs Powers. s'You may tell him so,
Dorcas.
please, num- said Dorcas, II axed
him wouldn't I do rs we'll? And he
said no. He wanted to see Mrs. Pow
ers herself.
Mrs. Powers rose, adjusted the rib
bons in her cap, took off her eyeglasses,
aud sailed down the stairs like reve-
nue-cutter under full Roadway.
The sheets of music were scattered
over the piano, Just as Louisa had left
them when She fled precipitately ut the
sound of the door-bell. the etagere was
undu5ted, the ooals sutked behind tho
blower, and yesterdays boquet was ly-
ing in Venice glass.
Altogether, the room was comfort
less enough, as Mr.. John johnson stood
in the middle of it, his hat under his
arm, his portly figure outlined against
the window from which Dorcas had just
been taking down the curtains.
81 called, ma am began Mr..
johnson.
..Preliminaries are needless" said
Mrs. Powers, with wave of the hand.
II am quite cognisant of your business,
sir"
.'Oh," said Mr.. johnson, 81 didn't
know =
Yes said Mrs. Powers. 1--WE
have been SO tormented with applicants
''Eh, have your" said Mr.. johnson.
81 was given to understand that was
the first one. .
Nothing Of that sort,'' said Mrs.
Powers. s'If there has been one person
here on the same business, there has
been . dozen. =
'Humph!' said Mr.. Johnson, in q per-
picked way.
oh yes, : said Mrs. Powers, 81
know all about, it II you decide in the
affirmative, you will have bat bad bar
gain Of it. =
Il didn't expect to hear anything of
that sort, said Mr.. Johnson.
It IS not usual, Ibelieve,' said Mrs.
Powers; .sbut / feel It neither more nor
less than my duty to warn all strangers.
OF course you have been deluded with