St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-22

while she makes uncomplimentary
comments upon my impudence in
audible tones. Of course, she being
so corpulent and the air SO
close, she could not exist very long IN
her apartments with the door closed. so
she is obliged TO open it again. The
next pasSer-by, however. meets with a
like reception from her. In fact, she
very injudiclous old lady, for the heat
of anger is aided to the heat of the
t .mperature. and she fairly boils.
Sometimes have to pass her room
second or third time. In that case l
sneak tremblingiy down stairs on tip
toes, hoping to slip past the door in
silence without her knowledge and OBJ
servation. But it is all to no purpose.
She is oh the watch, and my stealthy
approach serves to arouse ner suspic-
ions that | am creeping past only to
peer in at her, and thus the door bangs
and EXPLANATIONS of anger arise much
more forcibly.
Then there is the shabby man from
under the roof. We "roomers" always
meet him. in going and coming. carry
ing brown pitcher filled with beer.
He is a very quiet fellow, but he seems
10 have all Unsuitable thirst during these
hot evenings, and he certainly places
I it unIer no restrictions. But there
is a smooth shaven, ministerial
looking individual who rooms on the
second floor. He Is always highly Of
Tended at the conduct of the shabby
man. Whenever he sees the wicked
brown pitcher descending he will back
down the stairway again and stand aside
in the hall, so that the clothes of the
beer-consumer may not defle him.
a WaggiSh ''roomer" placed tract on
drinking under the shabby mans door
the other day, signing it as coming from
the clerical "rOomer." The shabby
man met the latter on the stairway soon
after and returned it with thanks, say
ing that he did not need the warning.
The ministerial ''roomer" dropped
the tract on the stairs with a
whitening glance, not deigning a
word in reply. l heard him complain
ing to the landlord this morning con-
corning the conduct of the beer drinker.
''He Is a shocking example of intem-
perance," he cried. IL am obliged to
leave my door open at nights, and | can
scarcely sleep on account Of the odor of
the stale beer that comes down from
the floor above"
The landlord made a pretense of in
dIgnation and promised to demonstrate
with the Incorporate "roomer," but he
won't do it, because he drinks himself,
ana L nave seen MIN secretly nobnoD-
bling with the shabby man over the self
same pitcher.
The ministerial man formerly had a
neighbor. small man dressed in black.
To him he confided his aversion to the
Eeer-drinker, and the small man always
sympathized with him AMI declared that
the presence of the Incorporate one in
the house was an outrage. This little
man swas accustomed to trip up and
| down stairs with small, black, COW
cred basket on his arm. He swung it
caIelessly when going out, but we all
! noticed that he always bore it glngerly
when returning. One day his clerical
i, friend met him ascending the stairs
carrying his basket, with a most limo
cent expression of countenance. The
clerical ''rOOmer" accidentally brushed
| against his arm, the cover flew off the
| basket, and little dash of foaming
beer was sent upon the stair carpet.
! The ministerial friend grew petriied,
While the detected culprit turned red to
the base of his neck. He couldn't bear
the reprolchful glances and the cold
behavior OF his neighbor thereafter, so
| he moved away from the house.
By the time | am up in my room try
ing to read the evening paper and suck