The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-24
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Hais peaccmaker. His methods arc far from
being the customary ones, but no is poaoemakor
j,st the same He is ono OF the tenants Of an
apartment building in which there 10 couple
that quarrel with considerable frequency, and he
is opposed to quarrellng on general principles
OF course auarTe ing couples seldom have time to
think how loud they ore talking. but the peace
maker would scorn the imputauon that this fact
had anything 70 do with his action. He simply
IL 80 OVERLOOKING with the milk Of human Kindness
that no cannot bear TO think Of couples living
in anything but peace and harmony He told
his wife 20, and everyone knows that what a man
tells his wife is invariably the truth He likewise
told his wife that he intended 70 make peace be-
tween the warning individuals
To this end he scrawled note. being very par
tic,ilar as TO the scrawis Tho note conveyed
tho compliments Of the gentleman In certain
fat. the number being purposely made 30 illegibe
that II could not DO deciphered. TO the gentleman
in the fat from which the noise emanated and
suggested that II the latter would take an axe
or a club and settle the long standing dispute II
would DO q great relief TO all the tenants having
windows opening on that particular lghtshaft
Then he hired boy 70 put the note In the mailbox,
ring the bell and run.
"Now. that will settle IT," said the peaoemaker
70 his wife. vhereupon she laughed him TO acorn.
you'll have FIGHT on your hands In about
three minutes" she told him, and for time II
looked as II she were right
The offending tenant got the note and took II
in TO his wife Her curiosity got the better Of her
temper straightway. and there was q lull In the
storm while they both read IL They tried to do
cipher the number OF the fat and failed
Newer mindl" he cried "Ill hnd out who sent
Il and III Just about break his neck It's an INSULT
That's whatitis an insult to both OF u.s. and there
can't any living man insult my wife
That's tho way with men who are always quar-
rellins with their wives They regard IL as their
personal privilege to talk 10 them as they please,
but they are quick to resent even fancied insult
| coming from any one else So this man started
to mako tour Of all the ats that had rooms open.
| ing on the lightshait in question, and by good
| luck he got back without having had personal
| encounter Everyone denied having written
| note Of any description TO him. but all admitted
| having occasionally heard voices emanatine from
his fat
| Il believe ita the man In Flat s." said his wifo
| when he returned "rvo been thinking II all over
and feel sure It's the man In Flat s. heard
| somebody say that be was q newspaper reporter
and shouldn't wonder II he was trying to work
up story for his paper. IL would DO money In
| his pocket you know. II you took his advice and
killed me or even II you Just knocked me down
and dragged me around by the hair"
| "Iftt is III give him an item for his paper. but
| he won't be in a condition TO write IL up"
| "Or IL may DO they have all had q hand In Il"
| sho went on "N would be lust like the apart
mant house busybodies who don't know enough
to mind their own business Ill nnd out in tho
course Of day or so. never you fear"
And when you do" he said. I'm thrash them
| all in their turn, II necessary. We've evidently
got tho whole building against ue for sore reason
but We can fght IL out II We can only learn lust
| where TO begin"
Thus they formed an odensivo and defensive
alliance, with a secret service department thrown
1 in and oil their waking minutes were devoted to
efforts 10 get az the true inwardness Of that note
Didn't tell you So" said the pcacsmaker TO
| his wife when ono whole day had passed without
| the sound OF a quarrel coming up the lightshaft
Peace reigns"
Give them time" responded his vita 1T has
doubtless made them somewhat ashamed to learn
that they have been overheard but they will forget
| about Il In few daya"
There Is no shame about it," ho answered
II have simply TUNED their angry passions into
| a new channel and damned them in. Their
capabilities are limited and they are too angry
at some person or persons 10 them unknown and
too busy trying to find some way TO get even with
the aforesaid person or persons to have the energy,
time or disposition 70 their personal pickering
There is bond OF sympathy between them that
never existed before. II an ever at tho head
Of affairs in this world shall appoint men whose
business It shall be 10 go around and draw tho
wrath OF quarelling couples upon themselves
in the interests Of peace and harmony. There will
be quiet in that fat for at least a'wee. and With
occasional renewals Of the dose given them there
IL no reason why In time peace should not be made
perpetual"
They'll be fighting again tomorrow"
Not unless they discover In tho meantime who
wrote the note"
Eight days have passed since the whiting Of
the note and tho peaoemaker even now nightly
reminds his wife OF his prophecy by quoting Mat.
thew. ", o.