The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-07-12

fast but four poached eggs on toast,
a slice of bacon and a cup of choc-
olate. Oatmeal or brown mullins
did not agree with him.
'I've found out what his business
is" | announced triumphantly on
the second day OF his stay with US
she's a writer"
"Oh, then he has writer's cramps"
SAID mother. II thought it wasn't
Just ordinary collie"
Writing isn't a business, it's
profession" said Lou loItily.
"Well, then, he processes 10
write," 1 said "it is novel, and
there is a character in it named
Hannah"
That was the name of our girl,
but as the new bOardcr could hard
ly as yet be aware OF her existence,
we did not suppose she was the
heroine.
Such room 10 keep in order |
never sawl On the second day
new gas stove was sent to our
number. 1t was for our boarder.
'I1e must be woman in dis
guise," remarked father.
"Piano, gas and use of bath in
cluded," quoted from our adver-
tisement.
II wonder if The man intends to
do light housekeepingW queried
mother.
We had never known much about
boarders, nor had we ever weighed
the question ih our minds as to
whether il was the people who
boarded or those who took board
ers who were the most peculiar,
but we were likely TO know some
thing about it now. There was
not day that some new utensll
for that room did not come home.
The man cooked and ate in his
room and at the table both, and he
was taken with cramps at all hours.
He drank gallons of hot water and
used all The mustard we would
supply, but he never paid his
board bill except under threats OF
expulsion. We brought father IN
TO the tracas then as rent collector.
We all decided that he was geni-
US, because he is so odd, but it is
very trying to live with genius,
and we tried 10 get rid of him, but
IN VAN. He would take neither
hint nor protest.
By this time cur best front room
had become a temporary kitchen
| Our genius made midnight coffee
and fried sW eetbreads over the gas.
One morning Hannah presented
herself with ber things on.
"l'm goin', num-" she said to
motherin her most aggressive man
ner. Il don't mOind being a Greek
slave, mum, but if | stay here I'll
be a Roman maniac, and that's
quite beyant me-"
| She had picked up her phrases
as finer ladies do. She had heard
some one say roaming maniac"
and he term pleased her fancy.
"I'll not STAY here to be m-nr.
dered," lhe continued frantically,
shaking with fright
"What do you mean, girl" de-
manded father.
III heard hlm in the blessed hour
Of midnight, in the front room, say
in' 10 himself over an over till me
fish creep, Il must kill Hannah
l must kill Hannah 7 "
We all burst out laughing.
"lt's his novel" )" said Lou: "Han-
nah is one of the characters
very good one, too"
"Indade I'm not, miss; Pm moi
a character at all, at ALL"
"But it's novel, Hannah" ex'
planned Lou.
ats Intirely too novel for me,
miss, an Pm gOin' among folks as
is Christians, and not hOwlin' with
cramps or agy, eviry blessed hour
of their lives"
And Hannah went.
We turned our boarder into q
roomer then bv refusing to give
him meals, as we had no servant
Horrible odors of boiling cabbage
| and frying sausage came from hi
apartment and saturated our car
pets and curtains. But We coulC
not get him out of the house.
"Where is The figurative woman
who wanted to wash and iron 7"
cried out TO mother. @Take her BY
all means, in place Of the man whit
isn't any trouble. | would prefe
a convention of women 10 this cook
ing, Miss Molly"
%He is a genius. He has rea'
me parts of hls novel and it is won
derful. could not begin TO mn
derstand IT," said practical Lou
"He is making a study OF psychol
: ogy." ~. =.
brief derision.
"You had better look after Lon,
he said to mother, later, cor sh
will be el02ing with cur roOmel
She isn't accustomed to a genlu
: in the family"
That yery night the question wa
settled. We had Of.en wondere
because Of the few acquaintance
our boarder hal, but he told rs h
had isolated himself for wriiin
i his novel. That night two me
Z called-rroughIoOkinE men,, VII
1 inquired il We we're boarding
/ chap with light hair ana q scar o
+ his forehead.
Ther descrihed our genius exacl