Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-10-14

UHlb us Il NtH IL u u. Il III !ttlb us II tullu
is given" the other chi!dlcsS occupants of
the Hat held CoH,iHvc and decided that
they had lc"n iu:rc>rd upon. They could
overlook the pIC>r!.,c of the little girl
who was too silaI t. rIahc much noise
and was never i'.mi.tch to play in the
hall: but the u"'r /. r.ca,V ,i Il baby in
the fiat SO har"Wcd UP the souls of the
CclihItr and stc.i.r cutri.LHiS that they
at once cor%plIinCd to he agent who had
the renting Of the apaij .icutS III charge
But tn" agent was Il wise and worldly
man. While profcSScdly >y:lpAthizing
with the complanaut>. he realized that
it would he diff .'ult matter to secure
tenants for the ciiSulng summer. when all
Washington who can get away 20 away
and prefer not To pay rent for apart
mcntS which they do net occU!y. There
fore he Sh.cilcd himself hChmd his lease
and tCmpuri:cd vita the complaining ten
ants. He assured them that the NuwcdS
usually went away in the summer. and
persuaded them to indurr tn" presence of
n small. if vocifcrous. infant until that
time. Also. very ALPHABETICALLY. he re
Trained from mentioning the matter to
the NuwcdS. who might otherwise have
departed permanently. instead of cheer
fully paying rent throughout the summer
with the expectation of occupying the
same premises. This particular real eS-
state agent was Il Sunday school Superin-
tcndcnt. 50 they suspected no double
dealing.
But when the NuwcdS returned last
month. with several projected improve
mCntS to the premises in mind. Mr.. MI
wed found his suggestion coldly received
by the heretofore genial agent. AS Il
matter of fact the poor man was proba-
bly, driven half wild by the complaints of
the other tenants. particularly Il coUplr'o
old maid department clerks who occupied
the apartment Immediately below the
NuwCds and who apparently laid awake
nights for the sol" purpose of counting
the number of tiIIrS the baby cried for
his milk. Still. the agent might have no.
tilted the NuwcdS before they ordered
new carpet for their parlor and purchas-
ed a gas log and other fixtures foI the
adornmcnt and convenience of the fiat
during the winter. Last winter. by the
way the furnaC" ran ont of coal during
the blizzard. and before more was obtain
ed the temperature of the Nuwcd>' apart
ment went down almost to the freezing
point and resulted in serious sickness
However. as already Indicated. the
agent was diplomat. SO he held his
peace until just before the lSt of Scptcm-
Der, when flats in Washington rent rcadi-
ly, even with Il II months lease to last
well through the succeeding summer.
Then he took his typewriter aside and
dictated the following cpiStlc:
Dear Mr. Nuwrd-Thc owner of the apartment
you occupy wishes me to say that he feels obliged
to ask You for possession of the apartment. lie
does this with reluctance and only for the reason
that object IN has been made by other occupants
of the building to children being admitted. Yours
very truly, B. II. Dru,Nr.
When Mr.. Nuwcd received this note.
he was very wroth. Mrs. Nuwed was in
suited and fearful, but his was still
white wrath. that smiled outwarlly. but
sw"rc sulphuronSly deep down within his
soul. The diplomatic agent doubtless
surmiScd that Mr.. Nuwrd would not in
sist ON staying the full term Of his lease
after the receipt of this letter. and in this
SurmiSc he was correct
Mr.. Nuwcd smoked long and viciouSly
that evening. and then graSpcd his pen
and inditcd the following:
Dear Sir-Your note of yesterday. requesting me
to vacatc my apartment, duly received 1t is the
first notice to quit that have ever received, and
while approaching the dclica.c pnlitcncss with
which You phrase l., do not consider it a com
pmcnt. Kindly inform the owner that will va
cate the premises imm 'diatcly. realizing that to
possess children in modern apartment house is
little short of crime. The owner knew that |
was afflicted with child when | moved in
but nevertheless insisted my signing a lease
which he now SuInmarily dSSulvcs Possibly the
fact that committed another infant in his
apartments without his express permission was
considered i'll the nature OF Compounding the
felony and forced him, with reluctance" to
evict us If So, must applaud his good business
Judgment in restraining his just wrath through
out the summer, when would have been glad
to vacatc his apartment, away most of
the time.
However, if he proposes to enforce his edict
impartially permit me to suggest that among the
"othcr occupants" OF the building some per
sons i'll their second childhood and others great
deal nusicr than my babies could possibly be-
liumbly apologzing for being Il parent, a fact
which ! never sought to conceal, Culpahle as il
may seem To persons who, presumably, never
passed through childhood, | am, yours very truly
WILLIAM NUwED
Which is Il Succinct explanation of
why there is to rent at present Il very
desirable housekeeping apartment in the
BandhoN Flats" and also why the Nu-
wedS are now located in IL little house
up on Capitol Washington Post.