Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-09-27
STAR BoARDERs SOLD.
A brooklyn LandIady Sells Out to n
business Rival.

A brooklyn LandIady Sells Out To u
business Rival.
There was boarding house sale in
Brooklyn recently which, according to
the New York Moraing Journa', had
original features.
The bosrders were sold as we'll as the
furniture. 1t was fine old boarding
house stand Oh st. Felix street. the
Hill. and had been kept in the family
for two generations and much profit.
All things have an end, and the end of
this particular clearinghouse came
last week, in order to accommodate
the man who bought the property for
the march of Improvement Nearly OPP
posite the house stands the rival estab-
lishment of private clearinghouse.
A sort of epidemic had swept its
boarders pretty nearly all out of the
house. Thlher the retiring .andlady
went on the following day to see the
lady of the house. The visitor said
she was going out of the neighborhood.
had sold her furniture and had eigh-
teen boarders on her hands.
please enumerate your boarders, ="
said the landlady on her own rug.
well. there's my oldest boarder, "
continued the business-like visitor with
tear in her throat; .'he's been in our
family for quarter of century and
never missed his payment He's n
nice, quiet man. Then there are my
top floor young men, who get along all
winter without any heat, except that
which goes up into their hall when it
gets too hot for us down stairs"
How many young menP"
Five, and have the trunk of AN
other who owes me for month s
board. He may return for it.
There are three married coupl es,"
continued the retiring hostess. 1.-TWO
of them young and one middle-aged.
They pay we'll and the ladies are not
very troublesome. Then l have two
naval officers"
capt to be sent to sea-" interrupted
the purchaser
Just home from sea for three years
on land" said the seller. triumphant
even in dissolution; 'then l have two
sopranos"
IL have heard of Them" said the
buyer.
Both good boarders and engaged in
two of our finest churches. Last but
not least, | have fine old widower
with large estate IN Astoria, and bis
grown up SON.
The retiring landlady had kept her
highest trump for the last.
"rll take the lot" said the lady Of
the house.
The star old boarder realized $50.
and the widower and his son carr ed
the figure up TO $50; the five tops story
boarders were thrown in at 50 apiece,
the naval officers were gilt-edge stock
and brought so apiece, the two So
pranos, for one of whom a certain
Brooklyn dude would give the rest OF
his life. went for Sl5 pair; the three
married couples were Jumped at $50
The eighteen summed up a total Of
$3.50.
That night the landlady made a fare
well disco urse between the soup and
mutton and said she had provided
handsomely for them across the way,
Nobody rebelled, They were in hel
hands and were thankful that she hat
paved the future for them. The sta
boarder started fund and $50 were
subscribed at the table and presented
to the retiring genins of the carving
knife and folding bed. Next day the
trunks went to their new home. TIT
new landlady stood at the door to see
that none escaped. The home is sat
factory to the boarders, who now learr
for the first time that they were sold.