Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1906 — Pleasaotly Arranged. [ARTICLE]

Pleasaotly Arranged.

The boarding-house mistress looked at her latest “guest” vvith a firm but cheerful expression of countenance, and allowed the faintest hint of a smile to play over her features. “Oh, no, I never have any trouble with my boarders.” she said, briskly. "I don’t see any need of naggin’ ’em if they don’t do just as they would ip their own homes, and ns they’d like to be done by; but I generally let them see in some way when I don’t approve of their doings. “For Instance, there was Mr. Cranston, one* of my table-boaiders, a real well-meaning young man, but pretty careless. He sits down at the cod of the table near those lUtlvslielras where I keep my extra china, and lie got in the habit last summer of coming In in a hurry and laying his hat right on top of the plates. “Well, It didn't look just right, but I didn't nng Idm about It. When lin'd done It half a dozen times l Jifst put a sheet of sticky fly-paper in on lop of those plates. “He never said anything about It, for he kn6w what I meant after that night. That’s why I say If folks will use tact they’ve no need to bav* any trouble with bonrdcr»—iiot a WW’