The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-11
TIE NUN[DS' EVICTION.


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When two mothers of families get to-
gether, they have great times relating
ond comnarinp their resnectiye troubles
Wit, tho;. obi1dror tho tonic ho;ne op,v
,..,s ,.. :..a...4;., t,. .Lo go. ,,;.a,
,,''' tss '''ei's''ne 'n.n 'Ae wv ,..a.
SUBJECT oI Inc SHORTCOMINGS oA servant
girls. of course, the one mother IS very
little interested in the dolngs OF the chill
dren other than her own, but she listens
with n polite stimulation of attention in
order that, when her turn comes, she may
have an opportunity of unburdenlng her
woes to sympathetic listener. Then
they trade recipes and prescriptions for
the cure of all the ills that infants are
heirs to-which privately neither intends
to adopt, being firmly convinced that she
has the only system of raising children
correctly. Still, these cradle confabs serve
to relieve the maternal mind, and each
forthwith proceeds to confide IN her nus
band how little the otner woman really
knows abont caring for lhiahts. Inc nus
band merely gruhts, haVlhs, pefchaIce'
some doubts as to his own Wlfe's wisdom
In all her nursery lore ana there the SUD-
Ject lapses. IT TOOK q bachelor 10 discoV-
er the humors OF "Helen Babies.
stlll, In spite OF all their trouble tue
NuWeds TOOK parent toollsh' iatuous
pride IN tnelr intants' forgetiul OF the
fact that the childless couple seem 10 DE
the ideal or modern society. Watchihs
their niue BUDS or humanity Slowly un-
fold INTO sweet blossoms or cm!dhood'
thev d'u not reallze mat they had' III
certain sense, committed cr'lle asb'hst
cl'lc economy. space IN the cues nova
DAYS Is so inllteu tnht no provision Stems
10 De made 1of DhDies' anu IL the present
deFelopmeht OF tne concentration 'uca
goes on IL VIII DC nut snort TINE "ntl
SUBURBAN ihchoators ana nurseries Iof
lnfahts VIII nave TO pe estaolisheu LOT
inc pehenl ol pos.erily'
me whoie tendency OF mooefh miduie
ciass society is toward concentration III
hats anu apartment houses. Ihe very
llch nave their mansions, Win ample
room for fostering the scions OF Their
tamllles, while the very poor, cfo"deo as
thcy are into alleys ana tehemehts' sui
nave streets as nurseries 1of their nulner-
GUS brood. But the builders OF modern
hats, famiiy hotels anu apartment houses
seem to nave left the juvenile contingent
entirely out IN the cold. furthermore,
these places are the tavorlte resorts OF
the crabDed OLD bach, tine acidulous old
maid and government employees, who
| IKE TO put on tnc utmost style WIN tne
least expenditure OF money. These per-
sons VINO presumably never passed
through childhood, combine to pass
bovcott on Juvenlie tenants, so that real
, estnte agents are commonly forced to nd-
| vertlse NO children or pets Parents
OF small families are therefore forced to
make their choice between small houses
away out in the new sections of the city
and an antiquated hovcl on some doubtful
side street, the prevailing style Of arch-
lecture in Washington, the three story,
English basement residence, built like
stepladder and requiring all the skill and
endurance of an Alpine climber, not be-
ing desirable either on the score Of econ
omy or convenience in the raising Of chill
drcn.
A combination of circumstances, how
ever, prevented the Nuwcds from rcaliz-
ing that solely on account of that parent
hood in which they took such pride and
comfort they were no longer desirable
tenants" Previous to his becoming IA
ther Mr.. Nuwed had borne spotless
reputation among the real estate agents,
all of whom seemed glad to secure him
as a tenant owing to his habits of prompt
payment of rent, care for the premises
occupied and general fair ling in the
matter of giving due notice of quittal.
He now realizes what it is to be n paren-
tai parah, the possessor of an infantile
incubus, which makes former friends look
askance at him and pass by on the other
side. He no longer smiles bengnly on
the world and brags about his wonderful
babies. On the contrary, he realizes that
he is Handicapped by the mere fact of hav-
ing children. MS if they were some kind Of
contagon which compelled them to be
Mrs. Nuwed Is blindly and unreasonably
angry at the mere suggestion that her
children are not fit to live with. but that
is the mother instinct
When the Nuwcds came in from their
suburban place late last fall. tbry dccid-
ed to 70 into fiat for the winter, Fate
was kind to them, for there remained at
least one desirable fat for rent, Possibly
the fact that the season was late and if
was not likely to be in demand last win.
ter led the owner to overlook the fact
that the Nuweds were already ofJ1icted
with one child, little girl 9 years old.
At any rate they were welcomed and nor.
mitted--nay. persua ded-to siyn a vear's
lease at n coodjy rental for tho promises
But here is where the Nuweds made n
grave mistake and grossly betrovc1 tho
confidence and indulgence of tbc owncr