Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-28

spring the same game on you again
in the course Of a day or so.
carried the story of my dippy rela-
tive into the homes of eight of your
illustrious citizens yesterday, and in
each place visited my recital of my
aunt's startling behavior at unexpected
moments caused your prudent citizen
to decide suddenly that his home was
no place for auntie.
A large Swedish woman answered the
bell at 433 East Third street when /
made my first try of the day among
the housewives. In answer to my
query for room for an invalid aunt
she explained that she was not the
landlady, but that she would see what
sort of rooms she had for rent A
moment later she reappeared in the
hall and told me that Mrs. B. Berry,
the landlady, had small room with
Ia pantry attached which she would let
me have.
Not for Mrs. Berry
Then I explained in detail that my
aunt had a foolish habit of hopping
out the window in the middle of the
night and added as a coaxer that only
last week she had chased a colored
servant three blocks down the street
with carving knife.
The Swedish woman looked startled
eiS SllS IiSLuy Shpltlleu Sic was quite
sure Mrs. Berry would not have room
for my relative, adding as she started
to close the door. "Why, she might
chase me the same way some time
when I'm not looking
Mrs. Mary Corwin greeted me with
genuine hospitality when I called at
her home, 427 Ruth avenue, and has
tened to explain she had room for
which she was in the habit of getting
$3.50 weekly.
What would you say if was will
ing to pay quite a little bit more" I
asked. Ht
Sure, and I would like it very much,
SIR" came the answer. with a sweep
ing courtesy thrown in;
Then to Mrs, Corwin I explained in
an impressively solemn manner that
my aunt, though wealthy, was real
crazy at times and that few days
ago she had tried to shoot motorman
because he would not stop where she
wanted him to. ''.
Like a flash all of Mrs. Corwin's en-
thusiasm for room renting vanished,
as she said: "Sure and I'm, very glad
you told he; she might raise the dick
ems around here and try to shoot me-"
No Chance at the Alberta
met another Swedish woman when
discovered she was Mrs. M. Backstrom,
owner of The Alberta rooming house.
Mrs Backstrom showed me a room in
the upper part of her house which she
declared would be suitable for lone
woman.
When I explained that my aunt could
not be given room higher than the
first floor because only last week she
had tried to jump from the eighth
story n Mrc
Backstrom threw up her hands with
a startled exclamation of "Oh, mercy!'
She then rapidly decided she could not
accommodate me with a room "be
cause" said she, your aunt might
get a sudden fit and chase all the peo-
pie around the house, or else my
boarders might all leave because they
were afraid of her."
TO woman who refused to give me
her name but who wrote on piece of
paper "The Radium, 553 Ruth avenue"
I explained that my aunt was not
what might exactly be called an in
valid. but that she was at times Just
a trifie out of her head.
"She is perfectly harmless" was my
declaration, "to people she likes, but
should she happen to meet anyone in
the hall she might try to start fight"
That was good enough for the lady
in charge Of that house. as she quickly
declared that If she had my aunt In
her house all her roomers would leave
on the double hop.
Mr., WeIte Says "No"
L, Welte, proprietor of the Gatewood
rooming house at 525 Gladys avenue,
was doing the family housework when
l called upon him, having a bunch of
keys dangling on a long chain and a
big bundle Of towels over his arm.
AS / followed Mr.. Welte through the
hallway / noticed a copy of the Los
Angeles Herald on the table with my
picture in full view. When we reached
the third floor / explained to Mr..
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