The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01

have forgotten their keys. This h the
most exciting Of a janitcr'e various occn-
nations. He II called upon not only In the
daytime. but also In the middle 81 the night
10 perform this feat and may state here:
that q %ianiior who y not rnany ,o re-p"na
10 the hrrt call Of the outer doorbeli a. ",
! or ? o'clock nj night 10 freely CRITICIZED
as bring careless and h often oompiainen
To break into fats, Il h sometimes
necessary TO smash In fanlSh's and prees
locks. hut n the-e methods arouse ann
alarm tenants at night the janitor Re mo-l
frequently Obliged To climb hressNapee
and 60 along the side Of the house on a
narrow coping IN order to md an unlockeo
window, az perhaps 10 break " N ., wv
virk of heing -hot FOR a burglar Ivy somr
wakeful tenant. For this feat generous
hearted tenants some,imer bcstow a quarter
on the ian,tor while others thank him M
tones Of gratit ude and how him out politely
TO o jsniior " would s,em as uhoukn
women are always losing keys. III tben
care of silver and linen they will lock every
door In the hoti-s and than lock all the keye
up in one drawer. They will then proved
10 lose the dra wer key and Then am called
upon to bring my burglars ~ and break IN
-In the winter. More heat t the constant
cry and you would hin Il was something
| carr@d around In my pockst and bestowed
: only on IA vorte tenants 10 hear some OF
th.m talk. Mrs. Be rooms arr warm
enough. Why are no, mlneI ! ON see
why | slsould hs Disseminated agnins''
, one tenant will complain.
"A NOR. deiicats QUESTION ~ that OF the
exact social standing OF other tenants IN
thus point the Janitor VIII ne calico 10 lArh
a, II he wer- the keeper OF he public morals.
How about tho~e people In flat BY a lady
will AJAX 4 heard them going around al.
, o'clock ths morning. Nht SOFT OF
p-sople can thew he',
Perhaps .om-body Wa M may rus
gert. mp Don't tell me ahy,hihs IKE
that. They aren't Respectable ana u tn"y
don't move l snail u 'hr urua' WY
There Il always a lurking sirpicion III w"
minds OF some tHnanis a. Va the fs~Pr1s-
bilt v of other IN the same houre ana ,"rrip'e
social CULTS exist bet ~'sh uineIcn' mso
Good tenants, 'hst W pula u"hsi,-,
long suffering n Iohtf pcopie VINO heHeI
kick or make a complaint ana acc"f; even
tho actual di-ro'hinrus ~ uVp',NNa''"lsHI
Providence, sometimes orrhr " a ,u"
thcN are not very P,o"IN ~ Pa.ns -
rent ami make up iot 'h"I 'euh.sh~e w
this respect by Uheif easy uHpr~,'loif
Then, despite the nepnta'lon WHICH va,
dweller~ have To- requiem r"nloVs- nj th
sometimes get attached 70 a nav anu WI
~ II W permanently VIII an kilas OF lun,
provencnt., harh Wood no'rs anu stSHNh
gas pahcE anu p,n ~ '
cant get thcn - leave IN
One disagfes'anle 'Iahh ,ean' ""
demuralilr n whole alartmen' nous" " she
can Esi ~" ear oi the other people ""
known one woman To organic n revolt
among the tenants ~ tn" subject OF an
elevator which had been oui of oruer Tor
some time. She went around quietiy
and s,id hat II the tenants stood together
and refused Ia pay Their rent the agents
would be forced 10 make a reduction Tor
tn" inconvience that had tren caused
Several OF me 'eiinihr t-'rh'u Vp '"~~-
hot air emanationr ~ Thew leader VA me
revolt and did r"iure 10 pay ana were
promptly dispus-eSSs~t. only la iearn tflst
tho high prie-ts-- ~ IN" movement han
quie'lv paid her own rent early IN the month
while inciting the others Ia rebellion
4 think the sadde-' Experiences IN q
ianiior'S career ar" The various gtfts which
Co,ne So him NJ times 81 hou.e,cleaning
moving ar going ont ~ town. IN" taggrI,
Carp~ts. battered tins hrok"n trunks ana
go.pt-for-nOthing truck. which are graNeiy
presented Ia the lanfor ny way oi 'he
dumb waiter and for winch he mus appear
duly grateful. ere Suur'.s ~ JOY To the
ashmen who finally reIDove them. But
some of these old broken-down things are
Of such a nature that there u no ertting rid
of them without hirng "A truck 10 take them
away ~ burning them. This household
wr,[kage always falls To th" isni'or a. his
rightrll heritage. Rarely does anything
Of actual usa fall to him. however
As TO tips In the large family apart
mcnt hniSe. they are extremely rare,
except perhaps at Christmas time In the
finer bachelor fats there H. considerable
Ia I've gained In his way In fact. the manager
Of a fashionable bachelor Nat - In clover