The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-10-05

most youthful fashion. wearing a nattv
cutaway coat, white linen waistcoat, a
tower like standing collar, a modish blue
cravat and trousers that had been care
fully creased in a straight line down the
front To give his toilet the finishing
touch he had loaded himself with as
much jewelry as there was room for on
his person. His scrawny fingers gilt
tered with rings set with diamonds, ru-
bies, emeralds and sapphires; his cuffs,
pulled down well over his wrists, were
fastened with buttons of amethyst; a
massive golden watch chain, with de-
tendencies Of charms and loclrets,
stretched from pocket to pocketacross
his stomach. and monstrou> solitaire
flashed from his cravat pin. To be sure,
all this was very uncanny and repulsive
in way; but it was SO extraordinary,
too, that taken in connection with the
gentleman's extraordinary calling it
only intensified my previous curiosity
about him. Beside, the CLEAN in his
bleary old eye was not unamiable.
He marched briskly into the room,
and after brief glance at me and POI
lite bow began in rather piping treble
voice: GOOD morning, sair. You weesh
to look at re appartament? VIII you
tex the trobble to walk opstairsg'
don't know what had expected him
to say, but was disappointed at what
he did say; perfectly matter Of fact
and business like inquiry, with nothing
more than a foreign accent to lend it
oddity. That seemed scarcely worthy
Of his get up.
But Yes" admitted, 81 should like
to look at the apartment"
And followed him up two fights of
stairs.
The apartment comprised the whole of
the third story of the house. There was
good sized front room, 20 feet in
depth by rs in width, lighted by large
window facing north, and behind that a
bedroom, a bathroom and sitting room
completed the suite. The front room or
studio was well colored in neutral tints
and the other rooms were pleasantly
papered.
Whats the rentY' asked.
En-, Eat depend Of 'ow you tex" the
exterminator replied, with that cockney
like contempt for aspirates which dis
tinguishes his nation. "Eef you tex by
the mawns, feefty dollars mawns. Eef
you tex by the year, five hundred for the
year"
This, which would have been dear
enough in Paris or in London, for New
York was cheap. I had already looked
at several studio apartments, but the
only ones that were tolerably spacious
and at the same time conveniently sit
uated were simply exorbitant in price
st. Marks place was accessible enough,
and the quarter, if not fashionable, was
picturesque; and my landlord would, /
yenturesomely surmised, prove to be
rather host in himself. So every well;
I'll take the place for year." said.
law right; that's aw right" he re-
turned. "And for reference? You re-
fair me tor
"ReferenceT repeated. l was not
aware that in New York would-be ten
ant, like would-be housemaid, must es-
tablish a character. Therefore, Ref
erenceY' repeated. Glow do You meang"
Yes; sawmbody who knows you, to
say if You are respectable and response
be- he explained, with unfinching
candor.
why, do / look suspiciousg" 1 de-
manded.
He scrutinized me carefully before he
committed himself to an answer Then,
mo, sair; you do not You look aw
right, ;" he vouchsafed, reassnringly. 'But
it is my custom, Railways wen rent an
appartament, to hask and geeve refer
ences. l geeve you twenty wen we re-
torn downstairs.
ooh, / see. It is the custom. Oh,
very well. ! referyou to my cousin, Mr..
Eliot Morgan, of the firm of Morgan,
Wynn g. Co., bankers, down in Wall
street. Is that sufficient
You see rather fancied that the name
Of SO eminent financier as Eliot Morgan,
pronounced by me with cousinly fanil-
iarity, would perhaps little daunt my
unconfding friend. But deceived my
self.
"All right" was the exterminator's
self possessed reply, 81 go see Mr.. Nor
gan tomorrow morning, and ii he say
you are aw right the appartament is
yours"
We went back to his Office, and there
he handed me circular advertising his
business as an exterminator of insects.
Il undertake, by the particular job or
on yearly contract, to exter1ninate all
varieties of insects from your furniture,
your clothing, your furs, your house.
Moths a speciality. Also, for sale in
pound, half pound and quarter pound
packages, or in any quantity. Muscles
Magic Insecticide, positively guaranteed
as the best insect powder in the universe.
! refer by permission to the following
well known citizens Innumber some
thirty.
.sThese ladies and gentlemen are Of
my clients" he informed me. Il refair
you to benny or hall of tEem."
Just as was leaving it occurred to me
to ask: "0h, by the bye, are there any
other artists in the house?"
There is a young Teddy hartist on the
floor above you--the top floor, She is q
female hartist. you understand. Her
name is Mees Wait; If pronounce it
you viii not know how to spell it; If l
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