The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-05-07

SAID TO the man who was taking tn
seat opposite him in the train. "Whs
are you doing in this part of tn
world?''
We're renting In your neighbo
hood now" said Bracket. "We'v
been up on the road for year or so.
Strange l haven't seen you," sal
the commuter 81 take the 7:50 e7
cry morning of my sife, except Sur
days"
Il take the $40 usually" sal,
Bracket. But this morning an
in hurry"
| Il thought you owned your owl
place over on the north side" sail
the commuter 81 understood yol
didn't believe in renting"
I don't believe in renting now, eli
Their, said Bracket, grinly, unless
it's other peoples property I rent
I'm never going to rent any of my
own any more"
What's the trouble? Burned out?'
No, sold OUT
Why, it isn't any time since you
told me it was a great thing to own
houses Or fats and rent them. Great
lSlnvestment, big profits and all that
sort OF thing. What's the reason?"
EVerything's gone up, including
taxes and repair bills" said Bracket.
But that wasn't why we wanted to
get rid of the buildings. We sold in
order to save my Wife's life
Il hadn't heard that she had been
ILL.,"
she wasn't It was her nerves.
You see, she was home in the day-
time and we had the misfortune to
1--we III one of our own fat buildings"
I should think that would be rath-
er an advantage to a landlord
Well, it wasn't to the landlords
wife," Bracket laughed. "The door
bell rang from morning till night. The
women would run in to complain
about the hot water and the laundries.
The children would stop on their way
TO school to say that the fat was cold
or that the janitor couldn't be found.
Ihat was funny thing, but, honestly.
their prime grievance always was that
the Janitor did not stay in the build
ing from morning till night"
Some people are always afraid OF
t1re or burglars
"A few of the women were glad |
when he wasn't in the basement. !"
said Bracket, because they went
on the superstition that I had hired
an ex-convict for a janftor.'
i suppose he had his troubles?"
He certainly did, said Bracket
His experience in my building
soured his disposition completely"
1T strikes me that you escaped
most of the difficulties yourself.
Indeed did not, Bracket de
clared. Il paid the bills and settled
claims. Have yod aay idea how many
demands z families can make in d
9eek?"
Il can imagine"
No, you can't begin to imagine,
said Bracket, Why, they all want.
I'd to be repapered every season, no
natter how fresh the old paper was;
hey had to have newly vanished
1oors and half the window shades
lad to be new as well. Then there
we're endless plumbers bills and the
lall and stair carpets wore out so
asst they made my hair stand on end.
Nobody was ever satisfied with the
-partment after he was once settled
n 1t, as eYerybody's coTnnlaints Main !
Y showed, but noticed that the fam
lies seldom moved
THAT was a comfort, anyway
No, on the contrary, it wasn't"
aid Bracket. After tenant has
cen in fat for year he considers
lmself entitled to half your kingdom,
nd when he has stayed three years h
e is positively unbearable." f
81 don't wonder you Sold Il
Sold" cried Bracket. I'D have .
Did at loss if the buyer had only
nown it. My wife has grown 20 !
ears younger since we began to rent /
I'D I feel like boy. Well, here's
here / get off"
Aren't you going all the way down |
,wn?"
Not just yet" said Bracket, as he |
'se to leave. 1--WE got to stop here
see my landlord about repapering.
ur walls are a perfect sight this
ring and We must have new chan
91iers in the two parlors. Our land
I'd is mighty close-fsted. Good-by."
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