The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-07
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 Mr. Biikins h . respscssd cirissn of h, Winter Hun sectioa. somewAas pompcu m maaner. thougA gcod-Aeassed. and somwhas iaclined so pat kirA value or anything of which he is she happy owner His hosses are the hxtess in sosa; hi, dogs arc the most intelligent; hss koass the mcs, eaexant; his wife and daughters the moss ve6ned, esc.
 May-dAy morning. hrigAt and early. a gentieman rang the bell of the bilkins' hons door. and wAs usAered hy the ser~ wants into the elegant Bilkins' parios. and shortly afterwards there entered B.lkins. the lesd of the estate. rosy, rubseund, happy. as peace wtsh himseif and all mankind Afses the usual polite ia. 9u,rses ahoa, the state of the weather and other minor matiers. the stranger said: Mr iaikins, I have called so see you in regard to ,ha, lot of iand on Hank street that you own. and which | am informed you oder ior sale. and would l,ke tc get your figures cn it.
 We'll" responded bslkins. with his most appscciA,ive smile, 'l hold tha, los oi land a, ahy eenn per fool, and II ls well worth that amount"
 indeed.' v said the stranger isn't that rather high fsr i,fs
 No. sar. h is wossh 6fty cents per tcoi of any mans mcaey." :" Hut Il is only assessed fos ten cents. s replied the stranger, after consulting . notebook.
 "0hl" said Hilkins: you have seen the record. then P
 "Yes," replied the man. -The con- pany am s,sh have looked al quite number of pieces of land. and | have taken the hgaEss they arc sssessed ios. and had that your lots are oaly assessed ai ten cents per foot"
 That is correct" said Bilkins. You see, call t worth lha, vAea l make m, returns 10 the assessoEs. hut you .se u ,s really worth good deal more, as tt ls built up around there with Erx,. ciass houses. and 1t is bound ts fetch what | ask ioF t."
 "oh l" said the stranger. thea the price you ask and the pslee you are w,ll. ing to pay taxes on are rather wide apart s''
 Certainly, 1 hain't going 10 pay any more than can help, you may rest as- sured."
 Have you sold much real estate ,h,s season ?" inquired the gentleman
 oh, yes. considerable. | sold that lot. pointing from the window, few days aga. and made just one hundred per cent. profit. bough, Il when things were erashing. and sold |, for eight thousand dollars. 1 might have ge, more if had waited. but 1 had go, to pay taxes on il if kept Il. and thought l could invest the money and get some income from 1t. Things are going ,o hun ia the real estate line thus season. and you, of your company you speak ot, won't make any mistake ,n buying at my figures. calculate that 1 am Sio .ooo better of than was last year, iast In ,he rise of my real estate"
 "l suppose you have invested your ts GOO Tn order to avoid the tAses f' inquired the stranger, eonhdeatially i, you know to-day is the day"
 Well. no. not exactly. l hain't found anything that just suits me yet, so l put ii on deposit at the New England Trust Co.'S. 1 can get two and one-h alf per cent. on l. there until can do bes,er.h
 Well, you will have to turn that 10. won, you [" pursued the gentleman.
 Oh. no! l shall call that invested. " replied Bilkins. w,ih wink.
 Well" said the stranger. rising, "i must go, ss have several eng gemen,s :"
 Do you thlnk yoa or your company wiil purchase the iot on Blsnk street y'' asked Bikins.
 "Oh. no.' said he "l nor they do not want to buy"
 Don't want to b9y.' roared B,ikins. getting red in the face. then, wha, Tn blares are you here for s''
 "i am one of the assistant assessors, Fl sad the stranger, edging towards the door, while Bilkias stared at him with his eyes stArting from theiI sockets, and apparently in a dared condition, ~e nave thought for some tune that you wasn't giving us a very correct return and concluded to call and see whs, you valued your property a, for other pufposes than taxing"
 The assessor dodged ou, of he door in season to avoid . usp,dofe, which Bilkins, recovering from his dase, hurled after him. and when the minister called half an hour later. ,o get a sao,enps,on for the society for the suppfessson ot profane swearing. he found B,ikins ~ish hi. coat of and hs collar bars, open lacking his parlor furniture about the house, and ourslng n way ,ha, would have frightened ,he frs, mate ofa Missis. ssppi sives steamer, and Mrs E crying and ensrsss,sg him 10 be quses. He "a, so shocked ihz, he turned and ran ava, as fast q, he could. and reported a, ,hs next place 2, which he called tha, Blk ins was drunk and whipping h,s ~,fe.