Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-06

IN rxARS
FOR many years nave heard and read
IN the papers how naughty and cold and
wicked rns landlord In a great city Is.
In the meiodrama also ne II apt to Do q
neavy set man, with a kohinoor In his
SHIRT bosom | had never been one Of
those brutal ont well fed parties with q
massive gold watch foo concealed under
a betting abdomen peculiar TO the land
lord 40 IN . little business deal which
mad one morning Just before took mo
tub accepted a pleasant building west Of
the PARK rs part payment Ii contained
fats. and these Oats contained tenants
These tenants no doubt regard me
even now. a. write, and while the tears
are yelling mp in these red, red eyes and
SCATTERING all over my spectscles so that
can hardly spell correctly-even now, l
say. doubtless those tenants look on me
as q cruel man Ut great wealth. who gets
tired OF Europe twice a year, and who
sleeps IN nice. fresh crepe du chine
nightie every night
instead Of that 1 am hero In North
Carolina on farm trying to raise enough
on the place TO keep my beautiful New
York tathouse coy and nice for my
tenants When got the house l thought
that u would help to maintain the farm
and buy large. nice baritone Shorthorn
cows for same. but II has not done 50
Soon after my purchase Of the place
the Janitor said that be could not remain
any longer II his quarters were not
greatly refitted and refurnished A
friend Of ms had Just got job in one Of
the new fathouses. and bis apartments
were so beautiful that my janitor wanted
something similar. | sent for him while
IN the city and had him come TO me 'otel
talked there with him quite awhile
TO ascertain what he Desired In the way
Of rcfitting. etc After an hours chat l
learned that ne wanted something sim
liar TO the saloon Of the Puritan steamer.
with the Aston library In one end: also .
few pictures OF water nymphs jerking q
yrownup satyr into the branch. like the
etching az the Hoffman House refractory
he also intimated that his children
were growing up IN ignorance. and |
Judged from what he said that he wanted
a govsrness for them.
And do you dare 20 inside Of my
house with children reared. suddenly
remen oering that | should assume an
air Of cruelty or the part would be- as
signed 20 some more clever artist
Yes. sir. we have a few" he said.
We bad them IN the old country before
We nad any notion Of coming 70 America.
puf | have been naturslized now. SIR.
said be as nis chm quivered. land it
snail never occur again.
So De remained for the time being.
putting some beautiful wal decorations
ON the room and some Of Looey Quinxey's
chairs Bat be still murmured and
svsry time be saw the psiat,al apart
nsnes 81 hrs friend he came home and
cried and took on
Hs wss q peasant IN the old country
snA lived IN prscar1ous way on what
the cow took exceptions ~ He also
roorusd with the COW. and they grew up
a. Boys and xirIs together Now ne IL =
1aaitos. and soon ne viii be IN the senate.
he already turns mp nis nose at the
houss.-- my house. l mean.
by and by tenant On the third floor
went away IL occurred while | WAS
abroad add when depended on hrs rent
- come nouas with. My agent wrote
me shss Mrs. Puderbow bad sooe away
becsa-- a total stranger had come into
cur aali aud mad At cannot remain
there ali the time and iose my rest pre-
venting people from coming INTO my
aait "a have their fts and ths man was
= pcrfscs zentie@sa. and. may add. .
man % means before the war
80 / had "a lectnre on phrenology In
hshsn ~ get enoagh money for my re-
tnrn. Docs that look a. n ~ landlords
always 0sa an unlimited pscu,o and
enfoye.i ourselves oy pulling poor widow
women around over the aoor by the hair
Of the heal. ~ they do ia the drsm2
trow sof
Tb@u came q vague rumor that one
couid get fine apartments in Brooklyn
fer rnseh l>-- usoney snsi with socsal al
v,ntsses winch ( esaid noe offer. also
club privileges and q straw ride A
spsrvs - dis-.0at-nt sprsng Up especially
In the fat occupied by Mr. AMI NrA
Timb~tiske and dear little doxge-s
Th-y w-.- frsa H~rkiIn~r eeanty. aud
w-es living ia New ; ork. II seems. for
shs pnrpase n taxing on an afr u refine
nssnt. and u pc-sshis Mr. Tim beriaks
wpnid hsk~ 90 a lub. ~ seen sfter~afi
th~y cent ever ~ Brooklyn, thereby
CHASING The hnl on ~hieh my house
ststn.is - sstsie three quarters u sa Inah
We as~ besgsn - sassrtise a a great
rate fnF tenants Aaaey that ! ha.i lad
ssisie - bsle . new sd o. harness snd