New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01
LIFE IN UPTOWN FLATS.
GYIMpSES OF THE WAYS AND SUFFERINGS
OF THE TENANTS.

OF THE TENANTS.
An APARTMENT house Is generally considered thing o.
hsan,v ana low forever you into and begin
to feel the discomforts which that seemingly Ideal MODE
life presenta or course the great buildings in which
apartments than the average house. are nov
necessarily Included ths but you move Into builona
with no elevator and thin walls have taken up your
abode with two evils that will drive the average human
being crazy In the still watches OF the night the voice
OF tho baby the fat arises with such continuous
ygor that neighbors long to put corks In their cars
and hang out windows The musical tenant cings 70
the plano In spite frantic pounding on the wall has
greets efforts and life doesn't seem worth oothefns
with apy longer when bell begins to ring In tho
middle OF the night only prove be the man who ives
In the the second door coming homo drunk
without his keys and making rning error In the oeis
Apartment houses may be valuable addition to methods
OF living but the smaller ones there u often muc
Of humanity.
He was sour.looking old man. and he occupied fat
with his bachelor brother the fourth door OF modest
uptown apartment house They were having . auie'
hand Of whist evening with two hienda when tho
voice Of q baby nat arose In iamentauon thas
penetrated thin walls and made tho rumble OF Inc
elevated railroad seem like the purling OF brook
They stood the uproar for time, but when the
sourlookns man had trumpcd his partners trick three
times he laid his cards and went and knocked ON
the neighbors door.
peared
oh no. my wife is Just putting him TO Sleep
al want to ask II his name Ia Jeremahr
Certainly not, why do you think soT
SI thought IL might lie, he comes out 90 strong on
lamentations What makes him weep soT
WELL don't know" admitted the halloween In infant
property sadly. @You It's our nrst baby, and maybe
we don't know how TO handle him right we've triea
soothing syrup sQulls and ipecac and tonight oa ny
ife IL might be malaria and she'd better try Quinine, 70
we gave him grains and he's been kind OF restless
SINCE"
There is grief among elevator boys OF On uptown
bachelor apartment house. call young ran who lives
in the building been making earnest efforts " OBTAIN
tothi in fashionable society," anu having received an
invitation TO Fith-aye party some evenings ago. no
promptly wrote Of acceptance, and as he was going
out minded It 10 an elevator boy for delivery linen
hndns hin mistaken in the weather. he LETT his pan
Of rather dapdaed goloshes wrapped up in newspapers
In the ofce and went calmly away
The sorrow among the elevator boys began the ne"
day shortly after the receipt OF this note
aFifth-ave.. New-Yofk. March IT, 1885,
asir: Last evening l received your note OF accept
ance accompanied Wy pair tf OLD ruooefs oone w "
newspaper. 49,, IT,.
brnor IN H. however is not apparent TO me- and here
after shall be Of home 70 you
you may your gums by calling for hem''
A large man Of most dgnined appearance and gem
orally clerical attire. stopped a. small apartment
house In aud rang one OF the foufh nooA
bells.
~pm the clergyman. madame ] am making few
narsb calls this morning and 1 thought I'd stop
moment Please open the door,"
Well IFS time you came" replied the shrill voice.
The condensed you brought yesterday was stale,
and the vinegar you've been blowing about as so nne has
been working until blew the stopper out OF the crue@
1 think your grocery IL fraud "
The clerical the street end OF the tube heard this
nlv IN speochess surprise and then he called
estly: t.,
you,v. made mistake madame; am tho clergy
MAN n YOU are busy will call again"
Rutcher's man r. she asked doubtfuny.
aClereymanp bawled out the reverend gentleman In
the doorway. "
swell I'm glad you've yourself instead OF SEND
tho the man NY husband says you send US any mors
old sheep for spring he'll around and break your
hsad with one Of the chops Come upstairs want !"
see you .,.
But the clerical gentleman gone and ne hurried up
sixth.ave as rapidly the irste husband chops ~
hand, was his track
The occupants Of Cat the second door had given
marty All the evening and late into the night there was
training about with singing and laughter and noise that
made the occupants OF all the way up TO the SKY
lights roll around their beds and pound vainy on mo
walls for peace About the departures oegsn ana
the noise redoubled with the fsrewes OF the guests ~he
over the stairway the fourth floor leaned seepesS
wsld.eyed young In a lowered oathrooe ana n'ue
else listening the goodbyes below Al lehgth ono
guest alone remained and he was In the nan. "sh'
TO thank YOU Mrs Damper' he said erusively for the
aegbtfuI evening have had and really must eo'
Dom, do It. don't do Is' came loudly down from the
story landing ITS nonsense 70 90 80 early a.
mi. Come uns,ars and take breakfast with me. II
YOU will keen your mouth shut for two hours I'll give you
a square meal and On overcos-'