The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-08
AS L WAS SAYING.

The office boy approached the police re.
porter last Saturday and, sinking his
| voice to confidential whisper, began
| Say, is gol nam swearin'"
II don't know, whyW asked the police
reporter.
'Mr - promised me a quarter il I'd
| keep from swearin' this week. I've said
worse, an l want to know if that is
swearin'."
81 was in a cheap restaurant in the
Palais Royal" said the travelling man,
when man from Chicago came in and
stood at his elbow. The Chicago man
couldn't read word of his bill of fare.
but he moved his finger slowly down the
page until 1T rested on name. Dunno
what it is, but you may bring me some of
that" he said.
The waiter came back with pigs feet.
The Chicago man was mad in a minute
Take that back and bring me some roast
beef" he yelled, and then he remarked to
me: "How did that impudent cuss know
that was pork packer'"
Clergymen, here is chance for YOU.
Greenville is a lovely New England viii
lage, and ten years ago WAS thriving
one 1t contains two handsome churches
beautiful chime of bells. Strange to saw.
but nevertheless true to relate, there is
not a single Clergyman in the place. Tie
last one took his departure but a few
days ago.
In the very promising village of Au-
burn i'm this State, which is abreast of
the times, for IL has one of the largest
works for the manufacture of safes as
well as three manufactures of novelties
of metal and wood In the State Ii is
curious and inter, sting fact that there is
not a liquor dealer in the place. This
should gladden. the hearts of the mem
bars of the w. {. Il. U.
The following story was told me I
will not vouch tor its truthfulness but.
IL il is n fact that the Incident happened
| am sure il did not happen at Brown
University. The story is as follows:
At "A certain college boarding. house
hash, "a common boarding-ho article
of diet, was served every morning. AT
last the fifty college men who ate at the
house became weary of the bill-of-fare
aud so rigg,d Il up "A plan which would
force the landlady To serve something
else. One morning when they were,
seated at the table the man at the end
exclaimed, "Oh, hash for breakfast
hebrews kills" The next man re-
peated what had been said aud so did the
remaining forty-eight much TO the
amazenent of the landlady. She looked
M The reference, however, and hash was
not served any more at that boarding
house.
The Office boy and myself were passing
by newspaper Office. The door was
thrown open aud a smell of printers ink
and oily machinery was waited out. IL
proved too much for the boy. ".Je-
rusalem Oh came near cursing." said
the boy II was promised quarter IL 1
wouldn't curse for week anu a day, and
| almost did. | eau say Jerusalem and
Qol ram il though. That isn't cursinx is
itf" I thought IL wasn't and we re-
treated from the vicinity where the boy
was tempted TO swear.
Thos n. Millers speech. last week, will
he long remembered in this city. He is
a brilliant aud eloquent orator OF the old
school, n Southern gentleman OF wealth
and culture, and though he IL identified
socially with the negro. he could hardly
be distinguished from white man. Le-
gally he Is white. as has been decided
twice, but Southern intolerance operates