The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-12
A CASE OF BOX And cox"
A Widow Who Wanted Too
Much Of a Good Thing.
She Rents the Same Room to Two Different
Lodgsrs, Which Causes Trouble in the
Happy Family.

In the vicinity of Davis and Clark streets
dwels fair lady who Is known to her
friends as Mrs. Schneider.
The lady has been a widow for six
months, one of which was spent in sadness
and longing for the late lamented Schneider.
who passed into the better land about a
year after he led his blushing bride to the
altar.
Their married life had been happy one,
and was spent in two rooms lib the locality
mentioned.
Schneider died intestate, and after the
funeral the widow had to look around 10
find means of keeping up the expenses of
the household.
For a month she was inconsolable, at the
end of which time she concluded it would
be wise idea 10 rent one Of the two rooms.
She also thought it would be more sociable
10 have young man about the place.
a sign of furnished rooms" brought her
a young man who worked at night and
slept during the day. This was a big relief
to the lone woman, who felt very thankful
for few weeks, at the end Of which she
came to the conclusion that the nights were
very lonely, and as the room was unoccu-
pied she would rent it to man who worked
during the day.
She finally secured the object she desired,
and was perfectly happy.
Two young men slept in the same room.
and each was ignorant Of the oilers ex-
istaDce.
The fair landlady was very kind to both,
and the result was that both soon enter
tained q warm affection for her.
As things wero she was perfectly happy
and managed TO keep each ignorant of the
others presence. This was a very easy
r-oF4l or l,r
and always managed TO leave the house so
as to give an hours time to rearrange the
room.
The frst arrival went by the name of Jim
Lambert and the other was known as Henry
Brady.
This eden-like state of affairs went along
for four long months, but was ended most
abruptly last Saturday night
1t seems that Jim got UP at o'clock in
the evening, his usual hour, and went 10
work. Henry came in about 8 O'Clock, and
in about an hour retired.
Things about the house were quiet and
peaceful, and cOntentment shed its CON-
forting rays over the happy widow.
But such a state OF things was too good TO
last.
Jim had trouble with his boss, who told
him he would have to get another job He
concluded he would 20 homo to the widow
for consolation.
He went to bis room with light heart
as he knew where he could get another job.
but he was shocked to find his bed occupied
By another.
lis feelings changed at once; from the
happy youth he was turned into Taving
madman.
The widow tried to explain, but he would
not listen 10 reason and left the house for
the purpose Of getting a revolver to Kill the
whole crowd-himself included.
But on the corner he stopped to think the
whole thing over.
The widow followed him as soon as she
could, as it suddenly occurred to her that she
liked him the best Of the two.
On the corner they met and she endeav-
ored by tears and words of kindness to in
duce him to return TO his home
"Oh, JIM" she said, 81 always meant to
tell you about il, but somehow l did not
have the chance, The room was empty
every night. and l needed the money very
badly. | did not think you would care.
Besides, / did not charge You more than
half as much a him. Please come back
and l will turn him out Of the house at
once
But Jim would not come. He felt that he
had been deceived and robbed Of what be-
longed to him. Many little things which
had puzzled him IN the past were now
clear.
dc would have nothing more to do with
her.
EntTeatleS ana tears were OF no avail, so
the poor woman returned to her home after
seeing jim enter nearby saloon to drown
his grief in the flo wing bowl.
She consoled herself with the thought
that she would find Henry waiting for her
on her return.
But she was disappointed.
Henry said il was hot a pleasant place to
stop as Jim was bigger than he, so he passed
away into the night and has not since been
seen.
1t is very doubtful he will ever return.
The poor woman was again alone and she
spent the night mourning for her departed
Schneider, but all the time hoping Jim
would return.
When the gray streaks of dawn began to
creep in her lattice she fell asleep on the
pillow wet with tears.
Jim has been on drunk ever since. He
started his spree Saturday night and at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon was still In
fighting trim. His wrongs were of the kind
that could not be righted
Unless he and the widow have since met
1t is very likely she is mourning over the
strange mutability OF human events and
sorry she tried to have too much of good