Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-12-13
A BACHELORS CONFESSION.

[ live in French fiat. or course
there are objections to French fats.
So there are to most things. -
cannot afford d. hotel, and I de.
test a boarding house. A bachelor
OF thirty odd, who has been at the
mercy of the boarding-house keep
ers all his days, can understand that.
So when L engaged a suit Of
rooms-third floor, in French fiat
edifice-and arranged my household
goods therein. with fine lookout
over green dot In front, and the
glimmer of the Palisades far away
10 the rear, i considered myself
quite well off.
What is my profession? haven't
any in particular. | am an artist, and
draw d little daily, in front of my
easel. / read law when 1 feel like
it, and draw u regular income from
q snug little property, left me by an
uncle in India.
Consequently WAS able to decor
ate my quarters very prettily with
Bagdad rugs. old China dragons,
black and gold Japanese screens
and pictures l had picked up at a
bargain.
And when the fire was burning
cheerfully ON the hearth, that first
raiay May evening, the student
lamp shining softly on thered farv-
ed table, and the waiter from the
neighboring restaurant had brought
in my frugal dinner of broiled
bird, a mould of currant jelly a
slice of roast beef, etc., considered
myself pretty comfortable.
"Upon the WHOLE" said 1 to my
self, ~ rather approve OF French
fats" 81
/ rang the bell.
The janitor, a respectable, decent
sort of fellow, in round jacket ard
carpet slippers, answered the sum.
mons,
sJanitor," said 1, "who occupies
the floor above ?''
"Nobody, sir, !" the man answered
"Last party moved out yesterday.
New party moves in tomorrow"
IA large family ~ said /, rather
"Bless your heart, sir" said the
man, ''nO family at all. 1t is sin
gle lady that is coming"
At this 1 congratulated myself
more and more.
81 shall have a prospect of a little
peace; / think" said. and l ate
my dinner in g fools paradise.
She must have moved in |
when / was down town, selecting
some new rnIllboards and color |
tubes for the summer sketches that |
L intended to make; for when l re-
turned, fondly expecting to enter |
my kingdom of peace and serenity,
was changed.
There was a banging and pound
ing overhead,a ~ humping and ham
sound as il some middle
aged giantess, in hob-nailed shoes,
was enjoying herself in a prone
made. .-.,.s
sent for the janitor.
sis the house coming down ?"
asked, in a rage.
SITS the new tenant movin' in,
'ir," said he.
dDoes her furniture consist en-
irely of Herring's safes and square
pianos ?" 1 asked.
''There's two pianos, SIR" said
he; "she's musical"
1.-THE duce she is!' replied !.
Two pianos ? And does she play
N both OF them :"
.DOn't know, sir, I'm sure" said
he man, with distressed express
ON of countenance.
endured the noise until mid
light, and then sent up the janitor's
wife.
1.-The third floors compliments to
he forth, and would like TO know
this sort of thing is to go on all
light"
Down came the woman again.
Fourth floors compliments to
he third floor, and wishes to know
he expects people to be settled
Without noise"
The next day the piano-only
ne, hOWever-cOinmen i was
a skeleton for scientific
ssay, and il disturbed me seriously.
endured it as long as ] possibly
ould, and then / had recourse TO
ne lanitOr's wife.
"Third floors compliments to the
)urth floor, and will feel obliged IL
ne will favor me with little peace
nd auietness, long enough to do
)me necessary writing"
There was no reply, but the mu-
ic ceased abruptly.
But that evening when was be-
lining to solace myself with little
iolin practice in the twilight, tap,
lp came the janitor's wife at my
OOr.
"Forth floors compliments to the
1ird floor, and will feel obliged II
e will favor her with little peace
nd quietness long enough to write I
letter."
How hated that woman! {
So we lived for many \ month,
constant missiles OF war |
ire. / could cheerfuily have given {
b that miserable French fiat and /
one back to boarding, only luckily 6
had engaged il for the year. The {
,urth floor elecutionized, and had
lends to select private readings
hose voices were deeper than
and more senorous than
nat OF a Charlotte CushInan. She
'dS CIidEltdOiC1 dHA lloA Nh0s7HCo "a
girls there twice a {
eek to sing hymns and learn to s
wv. A single lady, indeed Ifshe /
ad been quadruple lady she
)uld not have made more noise or {
njoyed the making OF II more. u
At the end of the month. how.
YER, an accident hapPend which
lrned the current of my whole life.
1 went on picnic. | don. often /
0 on affairs Of that kind; but that |
AS an especially select affair, got
IN up by my friend, Harold Web |
er.
l went, and there / mef Barbara
Willis, and fell straightway in love
'ith her. She wasn't exactly too
oung, but neither am L. and, to
" taste, a full blown rose Is sweet.
: than bud, wherever you may
nd il growing. She was dark. eyed
18th full cherry lips, satin-brown
air, and complexion as fresh as
1ses and ivory. We taIked-our
iaaS aoInoidnd ayaoAlv ia aoo r,oad