The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-30
a PARTISAN LANDLORD.
The Narrowing Experience Of ell
American IN the French Capital.

The Narrowing Experience Of en-
American IN the French Capital.
Paris Letter to the Sd1, Francisco .4rqondut
10 prove how we Americans are in the
power OF French landlords, after signing u
lease and inventory, VIII tell the expert
ence Of friend of ours who just returned
to his native land thoroughly disgssted
with France and the Inhabitants. Mr.. F.
signed a lea g for an apartment on the
Champs Eiysees for two years, went care
fully over the inventory with the landlord
and when be came to the dining room he
told the proprietor that lie did rot wish
any of the glass or table ware IN it, as he
had plenty of his own that he had just pur-
chased, aud was anxiou, to Use So as to pass
it free of duty when he returned TO Amer
lea The landlord asked the privilege of
placing the dlnner and breakfast sets, wit /
the two or three dozen glasses, in a closet
that was not 10 be used. OF course, our
friend agreed to this arrangement and did
not even look at the abandoned porcelain.
AT the end Of tue two Years tho inventory
was again taken, aud ON arriving at the
dining room tho long closet was opened,
ali the china ard glass taken down from
the shelves where it Law, covered with the
dust of months. Mr.. f. asked in astOnish-
ment what use there was in even looking at
it all. "Whv, to SEQ If IL has been broken y
the landlord replied, with gracious bow
But have HoT used il, and most certainly
would not be responsible for any breakaGe"
But, monster, the inventory calls for
it, and we must look at it, " and down came
piece after Piece-the result was a charge
of 800 francs against Mr.. f. for a badly
used dinner anu breakfast set and dozen
and half cracked glasses Naturally
there was tremendous row, n rush to a
lawyers Office for retribution but all in
vain, for Mr. r. was actually Obliged to
pay tnis exorhitant demand of 500 francs.
But before signing check for the required
amount h. asked III a mock voice II the two
set, oil glass would DO his if he paid this
sum, for the landlord had said they would
b. of 10 service to him, being so uauiv
damaged, Certainly, # monsieur 50
wishes 1t, out, OF course, monsieur would
not think of aking it TO America in such a
bad condition
mo matter what / would do with it."
Mr.. +. replod, and wrote out the check
without 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 of
the ante-Chalnber and TO wait for his re-
turn, after which be rushed TO a hardware
store near by, purchasing four stout
hatchets, and returned to the apartment
with a bHamirg ccuntenance And now to
work lie called e. his servants, aud set
ting the example be hogan 10 chop the
array Of caina and glass INTO thousand
pieces-in a very few moments nothing bat
a heap of crusacd porcelain and glass re-
manned as evidence of the deed, and our
friend heaved a sigh of satisfaction rs he
surveyed his work. "At any rate he
gracefully remarked, mo other fool of an
American viii lie taken in as havo becn
and no onec,se will have these Same things
to pay for. / feel hat for once IN my lie
| Aave done my duty by my countrymen"