One Of "old Hickory's" Shrewd Acts

Many women of Ana Arbor, and soiiK' men. also, wili read the followIng .nid 8'gh ;m "OW Hickory" to relate tacir woes u. and ree li i libe "c insola! ion": When Andri'W Jacks in waa pn si dein. a Washington boardlnghouse keeper had a mimber ol departmeni derks iu lier house who were very cülatory In payinir for waai Uieygot. i ïit'd duniiinü i hem in everj Konalilc wuy, lüii tliry liad skins ;;s thii-U as a rhlaocerofi and eonsciencee as üijn-i'i-'si.iiilvss as an aspiiali pavenwnt. Sihe linally ,v . M liinl i beIng systemal Ically robbed, and havlng kntnvn tlic jircsidcin belore liis elec. he havlng been an ex-boarder of 3, 8he .ai to !i i m witli her complainf. H lnard the story, aml tolJ her to g1 the worsi o.' her boardeira to ,uivi her lus note the amounl due lier. Tliis ehe rcailiiy lid. the yoTTOg man fondly tlici-c was no eaíBter or more Inexpenslve way ol settllng ï i ii her. Bu1 wheu Bh had gotten the jiote Bh oani d II ap bo the Whit je and .IarU.-on coolly indorsrd 11 on the bark. ïon iaay uucss when !iis landl:idy carried the note back, i hè j cmng man si ari ed wui to hnstle for the w!:"i-i'vit lial m meet ü. as it was nut llbely 1!iat lic woald let it go to protest uith tne president's Lture on tihe back ol it. When ■ iin-y iicit out an;l the rest of tne c-i"'.-i;s saw wliai a.a Interest the chiel cxcrtitivi' was takitng in theii board bilis, tihere was a general revolution iai tlicir methode of meeting such obioms.