Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-05-17

'T felt my duty keenly," said the
woman who had purchased an apart
ment building for an investment.
.sTve lived in fats myself and mourn-
fully wished that the owner would
come around once in while just to
see how his agent was abusing US. So
while the Bangs company, agents, as
attended to nicely and that my pres
ence among the decorators was not at
all necessary, arrived at the build
ing enc bright morning feeling kind
and gentle. Ike a spring lamb.
"A large person IN overalls with q
pine in his mouth finally hurled open
the locked door Of the fiat that was
being decorated, after had rlIg and
pounded for five minutes. He glared
at me. sSayi he growIed, " can't
come inl Its rented anyhow! We're
z assured him was very glad--and
I thought for one moment that he was
going to seize the bucket Of paste
standing handy at his feet and oblit-
crate mo with it. Then I added, mod
estly, that I was the owner
.'Huh2' he cried unbelievingly. His
anna zement was most unffattering.
This decorator continued to block
nhe door. said, politely, that I'd
| like to enter. and at that he nanped
back to his work with an air which
1 Inv
fool women-remove them, bag and
baggage. from earth's afflicted sur
face!
"Just as I had broken the news to
them that they had put the dining
room tapestry on the front bedroom
walls a woman stuck her head in at
1 the door
How do you do? she said. I
heard you say you were the owner,
IL tee
there are several little things I can't
i get Bangs Bros. to attend toi You
/ know how men areI IL only one foot
was sawed Off the sideboard in the
dining room there would be room for
my serving table, which is mahogany
and belonged to my grandmother.
That is continued the woman
who had rented the fiat, the man she
married had an aunt who inherited 9
sideDoard that wouldn't begin to &c
into anybody's house nowadays, lei
alone an apartment, and, anyhow, she
had two daughters, SO he had it di-
vided and gave each one half. One
of the daughters died of some awful
lingering disease, and that's how my
: grandmother's husband happened t6
ge. it. If you'll Just come and look a;
it you'll see what a handsome piece O.
furniture it is-and I'm sure nobody
would mind foot taken off that side
board think owners should aim Il
J please their tenants, don't you2"
And I'd like the picture noldingi
all lowered. I can't see why they wer'
changed to the top, and don't believ'
what Bangs said, that everybody ha6
. them at the top nowadays! I'm s.
glad you agree with me about tn
sideboard! When will they be here tt
do it,
But I began desperately.
{ And they didn't give me the kim
: of paper wanted last year, so know
; you won't mind doing over the livini
room and dining room. Oh, how d
you do, Mrs. White? she ended i
; frosty tones as another lady puShe'
r inside the door. The new arrivals nos
3 fairly -quivered with dislike as sh
a stonily watched the departure of tn
e first woman.
! "T don't like to talk about m
neigbbors,' the second one began, Fbu
there are some things l won't tax
from a person like that You needn
quote me, but I have it on very goo
y authority that they haven't paid the
" rent for three months and I'm sur
e / don't see why owners should displa
y we'd ever dream of asking for an ez
: tension! And then her having til
7 nerve to tell me that I dripped waite
7 all over her porch when watered m
II flower boxes! How does she imagir
s plants are going to live without wa
: ter? I should think an owner woul
! be delighted when a tenant helpe
n beautify his property with flowers
instead of running it down-and
! simply can't stand her listening on II
- party telephones!
d. 4 thing you ought to know tn;
= the people above me let their chi
Is run up and down the hall till OF
is would think it weighed a ton. An
,e by the way, Ishave to have a. new q
! range and the sink is cracked al
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