Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-11

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DON'T tell you have the refusal o
II Show mo the premises ut once
/ Wei ! was in ~ tty pu7flo a. %,
& may believe, but unt all over "a,
3 house with the cuI lady and IA,
| declared II met her fancy exactly,
Possession on iA nrst Of May.
suppose" says she
Yes, ma'ain, eel if"
There's no II In hcquostlon says
she, ~ short a. p.u rust "You may
take down the To at, my good wo
man"
courtc-Ics yer. '# but .avs e
myself Not II flows IL. ma am.
not without orders from tie agon,
himself"
Away went the lady with the curly
hair and tho rose.red chocks. and I
was Iust putting on my hat 20 rr,
around TO the house agency, when In
comes Mr.. Eagle himself. oil smiles.
We'll. Mrs. founco," said he. so
the house IL lct9"
ITO my thinking, sir, said |, .at's
let twice over"
And ! up and told him about my
old gentleman.
Dear mo." says he. this Is very
perplexing. At wha. time was this
parsonage hercP"
I'm" clol~ struck twelve, air. says
], Just as he went away"
Mr.. Eagle hit himself a blow over
the forehead like a pay actor.
CONFUSION worse confounded" |" saws
ne "lt was twelve precisely when
my customer left the Office. We
cant split the house IN two. can wcg"
says he. We'll. we must tell your
old gentleman just how II happened
dare say he'll bc Reasonable about
IT."
But no wasn't reasonable. Mr..
Eagle told mo Hiterward; he never
saw any one In such q ragc.
I've taken the house" saws he.
'and III hayc II, cost Nhat IL may.
DO You LAY { t the .ent Ia POO
pounds III - you $50 pounds
down; II my r.alm and that of this
lady are equally good. the question
oi price must settle It."
Well. we supposed-me and Mr..
Eagie-as that was the end OF the
matter. But NOT q bit of II. Tho
lady came that afternoon with an up-
holstorer and a tape measure to SEQ
about the carpets.
Two hundred and Si;v pounds, In
deod' says she. With Ia toss OF the
curis. "is viii ta.1e more than n nal.
try 25o pounds to unsettle my plans.
u give 800 pounds sooner than III
loso the house"
when my old gentleman hears this
be grinds his teeth In Il manner a.
was feariu! TO hear
"Its my house" says he. "and I |
will have H. $50 pounds, Eagle"
Come" says Mr., Eagle. "matters
lrc getting lively. Real estate is
o"kinR up In the market" says he.
But you SHOULD have heard what n
whistle ho gave when ] told him. the
'ery next day.that the curly lady had
authorized mc to offer four hundred.
IN no, str I'd " = any longer"
ay" Mr. kaye, j. ..ir':.g up and sand. 7
nR the papers nying oil over the Of.
Ice table. "lvr conscience, n
alto has made q real estate agent OF
no. Tell her to come around this
Hernoon and sign the lease. Four
lundrcd pounds L. twice what We
'sked and We asked all the property
vas worth To begin with"
no Tho curly lady had her own way
fter all.
The bald-hcaded old gentleman
tampod out In Il pretty rage when he
card tho house was let
"lll sue the agency" said he.
III have the house II II costs mo all
m worth" 4,
"Oh, hush, sir, hush" SAYS /. nil
trcnblo. Here comes Miss Wlx ,
ow."
"Who'" says he.
Miss Wix." says I. The lady ss
a. taken the house"
And got behind the door, fully ex.
Getting scene, after all that had q
Dme and gone. But TO my surprise
he gave littlo shrek and few into t
is arms. ,
"Dear JOSH says nhc. /
dearest Barbara" says he.
How on earth came you hersp"
lys sho.
81 was looking for a desirable resi-.
nnoe for you. my own angel" says .
o,
"You duck" says she. 4
And ] thought tails would exactly v
NJ you. !.
"Oh" says she, II does. And Two n
ken II for ft00 . year. II seems n .
bod deal Of money 10 psy. but I've :,
zen driven 10 IL by q horrid old COR "
GRANT who was determined 10 hAv. %
10 house at any price, However" y
"Barbara," says the old gentleman, o
ith a little, ga.plng sound In his n
'roat. ~ II he vas swallowing q d.
mp. "thst cormorsnt was II" IA
You don't mean" says she. -,
That we've bcca bidding against =,
.ch other" say. the old gentleman. =, =,
Yes We have" NJ
"And ] vas goiAg 10 give YOU a u
sasant surprice, .ays she, pulling 81
u her handkerch' N
II 10 Q surprise, ssys he. but ~ y
r The pleasure q i,--nevsr mind,
Arbara. Let's 90 In and measure
2 the carpets and curtains. Let
'gones be bygunos--but the next ~
me ws drive q bargain perhaps IL a.
light DO as we'll 20 connde In each A.
her. Two hundred pouads n war ~