The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-18
MISTAKEN CLERGYMAN
Philaeelr h.a Reeord


 When clergyman tries 10 use the sarnal weapons Of the esil-coer lie gem erally comes b grief. no matter wha, may be the inherent virtue and justice of h,s case. The Rev. William 4 Moore. ef Jersey City, should have borne this fac, in mind ere he moved on the forti- fca,ons of a summer resort landlord in trenthed on his native heath. The tale .; the encounter has special elements cf ,a.eres; for cletgyrnen and congregations !. ,his season. ioi t may serve as warn ing ,a those who underestimate ,he strength f the landlords position when
 ked 5y ever the most respectable
 md D p.ous ofs,rangers. Having engaged
 b1lf1 a: cottage hotel in WeS;ches;er
 sorav. \. Y. Mir Moore se.tled down
 wi.h family O. i've for serene summer
 u. oi he reach Of the ries and mos }ui- .,es 10: which his winter home IS famous jaiel;-naiely l.. h:s peace of niae.. he ae, ,lec;ed 70 secure all .ke rooms IF the so.el ard therce arose al, h.s troubles
 .her people ere - stay a: the safae ha:e, an xesar,a1s them were several tsd.es and gentlemen belonging - 4 theatrical troupe Al,hou sh these later were Merry f-ouba6ours. whe were 10. exactly the pattern of n,.ns;reisy ;ha: would have beer agreeable ;o ,he Rev Mir Moore ara .9e fas:id.ous members at h,s family. Ireba5.y the:r aeqsa,n ;ance win ,;e Psalms ot David was !mi,ed, and t is doubtful whether they could have sung oT hand any portion of Solon oas s1ag. Nevertheless. they were aa.ei, experiencing people who
 i.-. t- ..x Il, .a example ;ha: unfortunately Is followed by too few visitors a; sumner resorts.
 |; appears. however. ,ha, there were dancing and singing in :he hotel. ard |; is no: improbable tha, some 1.-the visitors went 10 such extremes of dissipation as lawn tennis and croquet Unable ,o coun,enance such f.ivoli,y in their pres eace i; IS sad Mrs. Moore and her married daughter mate rnpleasaa, re- marks 10 other ladies. particularly ,o those belonging .o .he Merry Trou ba- lorr' company. Also. they appealed 10 the pastor of the local church to sup pess the offensive hilarty and gae,y et the other boarders. 0f course these efforts were melted by ar rnsel;ish de- sire among the goiiy Moores ;o save :he.r ihoggh,less neiShbors from the worm tAa, stinge,h and the fire tha; Is not .-enched: bE.. so contrary is human a4:ure, the other boarders dit no, re cognize the disin,erestei kindness Of their would-be saviors. Indeed. they actually took serious oftense at the good works of ;hs erseyi,e missionary ani ma ie nasty replies aboI' the ;,l p-opri- e;y oi slylng stones !, passersby from the porohes of glass dwellings.
 A, las, the situation became unerduy- able 10 the Jersey pastor. ard he an- nounced his il.:ention ;o eva-ea.e SO much of the Nes.chester co.n,y hotel as he had ;here;oiore occupied for abou: amon,h. He did not propose ,o hold the fort unless he could rule the gar rlson. l, is needless to add tha, with one exception the garrison held jubilee on hearing the news. This one except DIT was. of course. the landlord Having rented his rooms for the season he did ID, feel happy on being destr ei too late b hope fer others to .ake the place Of the retiring family. He would no; have been ho:ei proprieso. worthy of .he name if he had not demanded something more than the departing people had expected to pay. I, is well-recognized law os summer resorts 70 welcome the coming bu, fleece the parting guest. Ba, wltha' the Wes.ches,er Bon;face seems TO. only ,o have been in ,he righ: but to have been decen, in the matter 1d in the manner of his demand Re presenting .ha: he had lei the rooms for sae whole season al a certain rate. and that he ough, TO; to be asked to take the same rate for only oae-thrd os the sea son, he ended by asking his ciericarde5:or to pu: himself n landlord $ place under similar cireu;1s.aaces. and then rx the amoun, himself
 The morning of departure dawned and the baggage ot the reIeanng army vas made ready for transportation. h re- ply to the landlords gentle query as 10 the conclusions reached by his deo:or as 10 the zmoun; rightly dle, the onus of settlement was placed upon the shoulders U Mrs Cralsshanks, the ministers marled laughter. Maintaining ,ha, her papas figures were correct. she rendered check for tae..amount on Jersey City or New York bank. The landlord was naturally no, pleased a, the ministerial idea of an equitable settlement. More over, he te;heugh, him tha, Jersey City was long way of : that check from an unknown minister was too much like faith" evidence of things no; seen - and tha, when his visitors baggage had passed GU; of hts pala,ial halls there would be no collateral security ,ha. he check would ever De paid. He therefore minated tha; he would prefer bank bills. governmen, notes. gold or silver coin AF fVz6 6a drNil 1r "A kA tain value of I check. Meantime the train from ou: ;he cottage drew. b.; tie landlord insisted on getting his money Q. keeping the baggage. Finding per suasion useless the Rev. William made his grand mistake His puck was uE- doubted, but he did no, d.rec. |, rightly He seized she trunk oy the handle and the landlord by the throat. Whether he said I'll choke the life ou, of you.' or whether he merely tried to pu, the ,hrea; in practice on the theory ,ha, actions