The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-08
OBJECTED 10 HIS VISITOR

When Guests Identity is Told.

Boarding HOUSE Gossips Chagrined
There is young man, Just about OF
age, in this town, says the Washington
Post, who doesn't live at home with
his people because he can't get along
with his father. The reason why he
can't get along with his father Is
Slenkowiczian story as to length, but.
summed up, 1t Is because the young
man (who wears a IN hat) knows
that he knows a whole lot more than
his father (who sports the same size
in headgear, and is few years older,
besides) ever knew or ever will know,
and because his father is just as posi-
tive that his son doesn't know enough
to dig bait for mud-eels-so that one
roof is shrunk to too small an over
spreading area to shield both OF them
from the tempests of the vernal equin-
)ox. The young man is self-supporting,
land so, when he had his last political.
ligious-and- merits-of prize-fghters
altercation with his father at the
breakfast table, during which his faith
er reproached the mother latter the
generous habit Of fathers) for bring
ing such chuckle-head into the world,
| the son picked up his buds and moved.
| He moved to a nice fashionable board
ing-house on Tenth street. There
were and are the usual number OF Ia
| dies in this fashionable boarding.
house who take a deep interest in the
daily and nightly manner Of life OF all
the rest of the jewellers under the
same roof. The young man had not
been in the house more than a week
before he discovered that these ladies,
one and all, disapproved OF him pro.
foundly. They tossed their heads
when he appeared at table. They
shifted when he passed them in the
halls. They looked upon him in gen.
eral with cold and suspicious and
a glowering eye.
The reason for their disapproval
was that the young man was visited in
his room by an exceedingly handsome
and well-dressed lady. She spent a
couple of hours. from about to 8
o'clock in the evening, in his room
| twice a week. The disappearing la.
dies heard sounds of laughter and Of
fun proceeding from the young mans
room. Then two or three of the board.
ing-house ladies saw the young man
and his mysterious feminine visitor
who looked to be so or under, was az
commanding and graceful in figure as
a latter-day Juno, and had complex.
ion Of roses and a pair Of big brown
eyes-at the theater together. A gar.
rulous male resident OF the boarding.
house saw the pair after the theater al
an oyster-house table, having regular
pal Of time. The clearinghouse
vas consequently in a suppressed stew.
The ladies exchanged visits to talk Of
the business and to scorch the young
moral leper in their midst. Mean.
while the young man sat down upon by
all Of the boarding house ladies and
apparently regarded as hot stuff by all
Of the clearinghouse men wondered
what he'd done.
The thing came to q climax last
Wednesday evening. The young mans
mysterious visitor came to see him
and when the servant opened the front
story front room. The young man met
her In the hall, kissed her and together
they entered the room. They were
laughing and talking together wher
there came a sharp knock at the young
mans door.
Come in!" shouted the young man
There was some preliminary twist.
ing Of the doorknob, and then the land,
lady Of the house, with the screwed-ur
expression on her countenance OF 9
terrifically respectable beldame, stood
partly within the door.
"Ah-er-how are your" said tn,
young man, rising with some embar
rassment The visitor, keeping to hel
rocking-chair, with her picture ha,
swinging in her right hand, regarded
the landlady good-naturedly.
my health is in excellent condition
I thank you, SIR" snapped the land
lady. But I did not come here t.
speak OF the condition of my health
came here to inform you that l con
duct a respectable establishment, ant
to notify you that l require that yol
vacate your rooms at once"
"Huh?"
The young man looked from tn,
landlady to this b.Ishing visitor Hi
lack-luster eye showed mystifcation.
why, l say, aren't you throwing
this out pretty strong?" he began.
Not at all strong, sir!" snapped tn,
landlady again. You are old enough
to be aware, young man. that no es
Enlistment that lays any claim to be
Ing respectable permits its male guest
to receive la-visitors Of the femal
sex in their rooms!"
"Wowi Oh, mom!" the young mai
howled, rolling back on couch an,
trying to smother his shrieks in tn
pillows. The visitor of the femal
sex" went as red as peony Nth
young man gasped for breath between
J his shouts. We'll, IL that amt cork
er! Whee-wow!" and he wallowe,
around on the couch as II he was abou
to have Mysteries. The landlady re
garded him with a CLASSY. dangerou
eye.
| We'll" she said. 'ff you are able t