The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
THE bCrENcE or KICKING.
Advantage Of Creating Public Sentiment
When Living In a Flat House.

Advantage Of Creating Public Sentiment
When Living In a Flat House.
THE ianitor is not attending TO his bustpoet
John" shelsaid. when they had nnishsd dinncS
and settled down for the evening.
Isn't he?" he asked.
-You know he isn't she asesrted -He'S
never to be found when he Is wanted. and some
mornings he doesn't begin to get tho steam uD
until after o'clock
Eyes: believe I have noticed that he I'D.
mitted
And the outer hall Is in shameful condition.
she went on -Ireally think you ought to complain
10 the agent about that"
Ought Il" he returned
Yes you ought" she said. They're Just LEI.
ting this building run down I'm sure they're
using q poorer grade OF coal than ever before.
and the smoke and coaldust doing all sorts Of
damage On washday II seems TO me the clothes
get dirtier when they hung up TO dry than
they were before they went into tho tuba You
ought TO make vigorous protest against the
continuation OF existing conditions"
But don't like to get the reputation Of bein9
a kicker" he answered. TITS mighty annoying
TO he no regarded and after time all kicks from
one who Is known as chronic kicker lose force
and arc ignored tried II in the last fiat We oc-
cupied, and was In hot water all the tina When
man once starts In trying to keep things upto
the standard there's no end TO the wOrry and
bother, and I'd sort Of like 10 hive In pcace here and
keep on fairly good terms with the agent and ths
ianitor end every ono else, It's so much more
comfortable"
"But II you don't stand up for your rights you
never will have things al they ought TO be
"Oh don't know about that" he replied. There
are a good many ways OF bringing about desired
results Just let ME alone for a few days and
will SOC what can do for you"
The next morning he timed his departure 40
that he went down town with the man In the next
fiat and incidentally asked him ~ he had expert
enced any trouble getting heat In the morning
and II II did not seem TO him that the heating plant
turped out an unnecessary amount Of smoke and
coaldust The man In the next het admitted
| that he had been thus annoyed and. his attention
being thus called to the subject he talked II over
found an opportunity to ask another tenant In an
| ohhnnd WY what he thought Of tho condi ton
| Of tho main hall The other tenant thought 10
ought 10 receive attention from the Landlord or
the aren't In the course Of the next three days
| tho wis man succeeded In directing the attention
| OF two other tenants 70 tho condition Of Affairs,
and these tenants talked with others The more
! that something ought 10 he done and that the
| agent ought 10 do H. They had bcon mildly
Dissatisfied before. but by tho end Of tho week
| they were indignant
Meanwhile tho wiss mans vito became Inn
patient, but he treasured ser
| Don't worry" he said. 1T will he all hight
=, And II was The agent said !. seemed to him
| wasn't a kicker, and n he had anything 70 soy
about It he'd give him reduction Of rent II neoek
| sary 10 Ret him 20 renew his lease next May.
| And that" said tho wise man, IS what oomea
Of creating public sentiment instead Of making .
| nuisance Of ones sell"