Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-14
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HOW A SMART YOUNG MAN FOOLED
THE ANOlADY.

aut. Come to Think of 1t, He Did
That Same WORTHY woman q Good
Turn by Stating HE Wants In . De-
cidedIy Roundabout Way.
This young mans grievance was tow
els.
He liked his rooms. His landlady was
motherly and indulgent. He didn't want
to move. He'd had the rooms for eight
years. Everything was all right except
the towels-rather. the lack of towels.
The young man had fought and battled
for towels for eight long. weary years TO
no avail. Sometimes he'd find one where
with to complete his morning ADDITIONS.
and sometimes he wouldn't. Then he'd
have to open his door and below to the
maid down in the basement to fetch him
a towel. He rarely noticed the absence
Of the towel until he had performed his
matutinal ADDITIONS. and then, after bel
lowing for the maid to fetch a towel. he'd
have to stand dripping like a cypress in
a swamp and shaking his fist at the wall
paper until the maid decided in her own
mind that he was entitled to a towel and
brought il. Often the maid would be In
he act of ~scrambling eggs or making
puckwheat cakes when the below for the
lowell penetrated the basement. On such
ccasions she'd let the young man below
Until he was h.arse. and at that he'd get
10 towel. Whereupon he'd he compelled
o dry his face and hands on the cretonne
.jortieres. Only the man who's expert
fisefy involved in she use Of cretonne
portieres as towels.
The young man spent eight years In
complaining To his landIady about the
tbsence Of towels in his room For a day
n so after making such a complaint
here'd be two towels on the rack. and
led revei in the joy of il. Then the same
Id towel would be suffered to remain on
ne rack for three or four days at q
tretch. until the young man would tie IL
n a knot and fling it on the floor. thus to
Indicate to the maid that he'd got all OF
The good out of that particular towel that
ouid possibly be hoped Tor. Maybe
here'd be a fresh towel on the rack the
iext morning. and maybe there wouldn't.
II was all a lottery. The young man got
INTO the habit of betting with himself as
70 whether he'd find a clean towel on
the rack when he reached his room on
e~turning from his office.
Things came this afflicted young mans
way a couple of weeks ago. A suit con
listing OF a pair of pleasant rooms had
been vacant in the house for ON time
The motherly iandlady tackled the young
man in the hall about the matter one
.vening when he got In from the office.
Cant you get some nice young nan
,ne as quiet and easy to get along with
as you are. you take those nice
rooms she asked him
The young man put on an oppression of
great solemnity.
Il know a chap that's hunting for
rooms-good friend of mine-got plenty
OF money and would pay a good figure
does anything | suggest to him |
Here the young man halted suddenly
and shook his head.
"WellT' said the laDdlady.
Your rooms nd just suit him to a T."
said the young man. Precisely what he's
looking for. I'd like to be able to recon
mend the house To him."
The young man paused again and look
ed really grieved.
"WellT' said the iandlady.
unfortunately. 1 can't recommend it,"
said the young man sadly.
Cant recommend my house ?" said the
e1citedly. why. Mr.. Cnchy- |
job. what do you mean? Haven't you
found /,
man. with q look of gloomy resignation
On his face. II can't omm the
house. I'd like tn. but | really can't. you
know. | know all Of my friends little
traits. He's nat ciauky or old maidish AT
Nil. but he's one Of these perpetuaIly
scrubbing cha s. and IL there's one thing
that be insists upon it's plenty e towels
in his rooms One of the most bic
fellows ] know. too. my friend is. baf
that's bis hobby plenty Of towels; slath
Pts of towels. in fact. So, of course, you
see bow out Of the question IL would be
for me to recommend the rooms here to
him | don't want to sacrifice his friend
ship II I'd recommend the roorns and
be found out. as he would inside Of two
about the way the towel game il
run here. he'd b. Liable to look upon me
As a sort Of confidence man. I'm really
sorry. Mrs Getcoin. but you wouldn't
ant to have me locke up as a bunkoi
nan by my friend. would you r
The landlady's face was o study rs the
man e,haiinz a deep sigh. ascend
d the stairs TO his rooms.
Say. said the young man in telling
about il. y ought to we seen the towels
when ! got home from the Office the uexf
! could hardly open the door to
ret in for EN- Towels every here. RacI
osded down with EN- All kinds O. tow
.ls-Turkish, grass linen. blue bordered
link bordered. frinsed. cut on the bia.
owei-- towels filtered with appiique
~oFk. embroidered towels. fewe els q la
.mpire. Louis Quinz~ towels. gored and
Jared towels and just foweisItoweIE
lever saw so many of EN- in my fife
They were piled up on top Of my bed and
he mantelpiece and the chi6onier. and I
Fben | opened the bureau drawers
ound my buds had been dug out OF 'em
o make room for more towels Ii use I
wo or three Of EN- . day from BOW on {
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