Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-06-03
SIGNOR SALVINO.

SIGNOR SALVINO.
After my old nurse, Jane Williams, had
been left a widow, and, worse than that,
with two grandchildren to look after, it be-
cane one Of my duties, as well as one OF
my pleasures, to suggest various means by
which she could make both ends meet.
She owned her little house, and us it was
a pleasant cottage, just outside OF the
hustling, noisy part of the city, it often
occurred to me that Jane could not do bet
ter than rent one of her rooms. She was
too old for active work Of any kind, and
in any event the care of the children
would keep her near home. But to my ad-
vice in this direction she at first turned
deaf ear One of her neighbors had aspired
to dodgers and had put out sign to that
effect, only to get man who came down
with smallpox the night he entered the
house. The neighbor had to burn up half
her furniture before she got through with
the health board.
"1hen look at the expense of them
printed notices." said Jane, who counted
I"r Viiliiss as iiiooo p0opio Wv eoi'oi''
nave 10 put ou6 new one every iloillil,
Tor between the sun ana the rain ana the
dust the paper would get dirty, and dirty
sign might make the people think that the
rooms was like the sign
l overcamc this objection by offering to
pay for all the printed signs entitled
"RoQms to Let" that Jane could need,
and before ! left Tor my next trip sollth l
had the satisfaction OF seeing the neatcsC
placard 1 could ma adorh the ooorposC Vi
MIS- Mllllams cottage ana one nice young
man had already been TO look ar room
"Ihat Will bring you good fortune,
Jane, l said IN parting with her. NOW
remember what predlcted. LII VIII prlhg
you good fortune. 1eei IL IN my BONES
MY lrst evening walk upon gegoihs
nome, a rev nlohehs iater' was 10 see 'ahe'
Had she a LOGGER! Or should ! nave 70 pay
lor scores Oh solieo 'iile, WasSeu pi'ica.os
ana llsten TO her reproaehesf WY CURIOSITY
rose as approached tne cot.age' 1here
was no sign on ohe aoor. hyiueh1ly sle
hau q louger. nloleover ! couio sec, eyen
IN inc allh lighC, ,naC oiie nousc n''u peoi,
newly paihte.,' anu Wheii ulio uool open .a
ana Jane Welcoi,ieu ine lhto 'ho lieaV sio-
ting roolii' ~ uiui, ,t'Ae seconu s5ianos
10 Ceil me sll''O lho o'1lpeo was NV 4 ,'lu
ChaG INC chiloreil Wese pe,Vler ulesseu oii'i 4
USUAL June herse!l sho"eu INC sisiis VI
uncoilihoh prosperioy'
Lluh zen you .iiiO loogers "o',io
prlng you lorouile, Welo my iiaS "oio'
VINO IS ne ana Wheh old ne come!
"hao! eAoiaiineo ~, "ihno III "iii''AoiAeii'
HaVeh you he''ru' eohoeu 'iio oiiiA-
uren
Heard WhaCs sliu'
why IL was III an 1he PAPERS ooiio,h-
ued Jane IL you iliiu US al "ii'o' WI
John, you nave q rlghb 10 10 surprl'eo'
ana you maven . nearel d Wolo! ;,
oh, MI Johh' silouVeu poeir oiio UNI
dren at once we mlghC aii ol us oeeil
murdered
stop, stop, l exclaimed Leu your
grahdmothef tell me an apouo ~ lroiii We,
ginning TO end SlG Gown therc, calie' anu
begin at the peglhhlhg. 20 ClaC liico young
man turned out TO DO mutaere[F j,
III tell you all apouo IT, MI 'ohi ~.
her lace nushlng WIN Importance IL
was an awful thlhg' you may Weil NC SUI
prlsed to ma us all allVe =, or
But, Jane, SAID, q trlle tesClly, LIE
not bit surprised L should nave peel
surprised to lind you all dead.
"Ah, said Jane, but you don know
what happened. Oh, 1t was just awful!
well, but go on. DID THAT young man
try to murder your
THAT young man, Mr.. JohnY On, no.
He took the room for week at w, and !
spent Is cents upon cake of scented soap
for him. lie went OIL without paying a
cent He left letter in which ne SAD ne
was going home to die. He took that cake
of soap with him too" Jane sighed and
went ON.
For two weeks after he left not SOU
asked to see the room I'LL one rainy high,
about O'Clock, just as was a-1lxln pen
to write Inquire Within on new sign,
there came loud knock at the front door.
Mercy sakes, alive, says l, what can that
beP'
Perhaps it's a lodger,' says Lizzie,
who was studying her lessons at the table
there Laws, no, says l, faint light
enough to sec the sign. With that l step
ped into the hall and opened the door.
I'm lookin for lodgin's,' says gruf1
voice, and big man with red beard all
drippin with rain stepped inside. It's not
night for dog to be out In, Is 1T, mum?
He was inside the settin room before
knew it. Johnny got half under the table
and Lizzie helped me stare at him.
Lodgin's is what | want, mum-a
| place for to sleep in. l see your sign III
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