Show reed s unruly tenant there used to lve in portland joseph need an uncle of the late speaker reed he was a very largo man an I 1 was never known to lose his temper lie had an office on exchange street up one flight of stairs one day he sent one of his tenants who was behind in his rent a alvo days notice to move which made his tenant very mad lie called on mr heed boiling over with rage using some very profane language mr reed was sitting and writing at a desk he replied in his quiet easy voice mr stevene you are mad and you must not come up hero when you are mad mr stevens kept right on only worse it anything when mr reed started to get up saying in tho same easy tone of voice mr stevens you must go right down stairs or I 1 will have to cuff you mr stevens went quietly down stairs |