Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-10
Georges Cab
Pa ns n House Renter.

A few weeks ago paw sed to NAV:
I'm agoin to Give our Landlord the
hart failure this Spring. They are Sew
erul things about This house that Ut 10
be tixt. This is Il Good time to get what
we need and severul more things.
Eyes" nav says. II wish he Would
fix up Il little, but We Get the House 50
Cheap I'm afrade he won't"
"He wouldn't If he belt with you.'
paw anserd. but you watch Me GIVE
him bluff thatll throw His Eye
Brows offn thare foundashuns. Or
corse 1t wouldn't pay to moove ana l
like it Here, hut you Got to put up
Bluff wunst and while to Get all
that's cumming to you I'm this world.
Keep the other Fello thinking you Are
about to drop into stlnthing deep ana
he Treats you decent. Now you leave
this all to me; and see what happens.
So he went to the land Lord two
weeks ago and told Him we mite Stay
If he Would Bid a new frunt portch
and put hard Wood flores up stares ana
Bid Il bay windo in the Dining room
and paper Down stares and Give us Il
new bath tub and Il Few more things
can't think of just now and Cut down
the rent n little.
The next day tliay put the sine up In
Our frunt willdo.
Last Sunday morning paw ana nav
Tribe to beat Each other down Stares
and Get the paper so they Could see
about the houses to Rent. Paw got
thare first and colnmenct to Read the
List. After while he says:
"lIere's the very thing. I.issen to
this. Hard wood Flores, Mantelz,
gratis. Leven rooms, open plummen,
fine yard, newly Deckerated, spice clos
ct, Buffers pantry. strictly modern. y
Goodness Sakes," NAV Says, that's
Fine!'
"That's sumthing Like a house." paw
told Her. IF it would of Been hilt for
us it Couldn't hardly of sooted Better
The spice closetll come i'm Handy to
put away the preserves and Things,
won't it?'
YES" NAV anserd, that's what we
haven't got Here.
1--WE haven't got Ennything Here"
paw Says. Its Il noutrage the way
we've been treated. And with leven
Rooms l can have Den, SOS to Get
by miself and not have my thots all
upset. That's what need. It'll be
worth Lot for me to Have a place to
Think CRATE thots."
paw" Says Little Albert.
"What?" paw asst.
"Can me and George get In the But
ler's pantry and Buttle sumtimes when
Won Amt dom Ennything Else with
it,"
Paw didn't anser him, but sed to
nav:
II s'pose If you would of Got Hold
of the paper first you Wouldn't of Ever
notust this place, or If you would you'd
of Went on and Wasted your time read
in About all the rest of Them In the
List. But that's one thing like about
Me. When l come to the Thing want
| stop rite thare and Don't go Wasting
Emmy time over other Things. Is brock
fust neerly reddy:"
IL don't no." nav told him. "I'll go
and see."
"Never mind" paw Says, II CESS l
better not waite. SpOsen go and look
at it rite away. and get the re Fewzle
SO sumbuddy Else won't rent it first
and Then afterwards you can go and
Look around and we Can sine the
Lease"
II don't beleave we need to Hurry
that way" nav sed.
mo, Of Corse you Don't" paw told
her. You never Beleave we haft to
hurry for Ennything. That's the trub-
bic with Wimmen. They Don't no what
1t means to be ahed of the Crowd. It's
never too Erly to Start after Good
thing. That's my motto in Life. Just
think what CRATE thing it'll be to
Have a big yard l can get Outside
exersize then by raisen potatoes and
ccwcumbers and things, and we can
almost save the Price of munth's rent
that way thru the summer. Whare's
my hat|'
After he got His Overcote on and was
all Rcddy to start NAV asst:
"Whare is this place and what's the
price,"
Paw took the paper Out of his pockut
and looked.
"Why didn't You think of That be-
fore:" he asst. II never saw Ennybud-
DIV that couldn't think Of Things till
afterwards the way you cant. The
blame fool Don't tell WHARF 1t is nor the
price. but Wants you to address Il. Box
Ate Hundred and thurty. l wouldn't
have his old place now II he Would give
1t to me-"
Then he took off His cote and Give
the paper slam at the Pup, but 1t
didn't Go strait, and nocked the Globe
ofrn our Best lamp. After we Got the
peaccs picked up NAV Says:
well, thar goes the proffuts from
orr potatoes and cewcumbers. even II
the Bugs let them alone. Don't you
think YOU better give the land Lord
anuther bluff? Mebby it wasn't Good
day for Rlutfing when you went thare
before"