The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-28
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Z vva,,iso On Americans WI" Ntsis t"~
French CapItai-An Incident.
y,,..a .rs many things that Americans
,bould he cautious about IN takihS aP,'
,,eu,s in this city--one thing IN particular,
that of demanding duplicate inventory OF
,II the articles i'm the room, and to lie certain
q carefully noting every crack. STAN OF
.cr,,ch in norcr,ain, on carpet or FURNITURE
otherwise when giving up the apartment
.,o,o ia s,r. To h, some trouble with the
landlord .o
To proye how we Americans are IN the
o,,ver of French landlords after signing a
lease and inventory, will tell the experience
II n friend OF ours who just returned 10 w
,,,ive land thoroughly disguised with
France and the inhabitants Mr.. y. s's"e''
4, lease for an apartment on tne oha'"P'
Elysees for two years, went careiuiiy o'''
tlu inventory with the landlord, ana wien
they came to the dining room he told 'i'
pronrietor that he did not wish any oil tnc
classes or tableware in it, as he hati pieht> -
bis own that he had Just purchased ana was
anxious to use so rs To pass IL Tree Oh guy
when he returned to America. 1he ianhior"
asked the privilege of placing the dliihe'
and breakfast sets. with the two OF three
dozen glasses. in n closet that was not 10 DC
usad OF course our friend agreed 10 this
arrangement. and did not even look at the
abandoned porcelain At the end OF 'he TWO
wears the inventory was again taken, ana Oh,
arriving at the dining room the ioii5 ciose"
closet was opened and all the china ana glass
takeu down from the shelves where IL lay
covered with the dust of months. MT
asked in establishment what use there was
in even looking at it all why, 10
see if it has been broken" the landlord re-
piled with gracious bow but have not
used it. and most certainly would not be re-
snonsible for any breakage." But mon
sieur. the inventory calls for it, and we must
look at it and down came piece after piece
The result was charge of 800 francs against
Ar F. for badly used dinner and breakfast
set md a dozen and n half cracked glasses
Naturally there was tremendous row.
rush to lawyers office for retributIon, Dut
all in vain, for Mr. F. was actually Obliged
70 nav this exorbitant demand OF OBJ francs.
But before signing check for the required
amount he asked in n meek voice II the TWO
sets and glasses would be his if he paid this
sum. for the landlord had said they would be
Of no service to him, being so badly dam
AGED. Certainly, if monsieur so desires II,
but of course monsieur would not think OF
taking it to America in such bad condI-
ton. mo matter what would do with it,
Mr. r. replied and wrote out the check with
ont further words. After the door had closed
on the satisfied and smiling landlord our
friend ordered his servants to lay all the
china and glass on the floor in the ante
chamber and to wait for his return, after
which he rushed TO hardware store close
by. purchased four stout hatchets and re-
turned to the apartment with oeamlhg
countenance. And now to work. lie called
10 his servants, and setting the example he
began TO chop the array Of china and glass
into a thousand pieces-in a very few mo
ments nothing but heap OF crushed porce
lain and glass remained as evidence OF the
deed, and our friend heaved sigh OF salts
faction as he surveyed his work.-faris COR
Argonaut.