The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-19
AS 1 WAS SAYING.

AS WAS SAYING.
The precautions adopted by New York
ers against cholera would be amusing TX
the state of hings wasn't so serious. Inc
managing editor of daily paper has got
the logic OF victuals down hue, Ior ne
positively refuses To eat anything except
boiled eggs. Hen fruit, he feels reason
ably confident, must be uncontaminatru
Another individuals newspaper man
also-runs OF notion that the Brookiyn
bridge cars are the true centre Oh inIec,
tion, or in danger of becoming so. and
he walks across, instead Of riding, no
matter in what hurry he may De. Ihe
world and his wife have taken to boiling
the drinking water, and from the curl
osity manifested when the cooked bever-
aye comes to table you might imagine the
city was populated by kentuckians.
"Wby, IL tastes Just like any other
water" said little girl yesterday after
she had asked for drink with no cholera
in it,, and been disappointed at the Tall
ure of any novel sensation.
The SAFE Of fruit ut the street stands
has fallen of tremendously, but that
stout snelled esculent, the peanut, Is en-
joying great boom.
A four year-old who has been visiting
at the home of u self-willed cousin has
caused her mother great deal OF trouble
ny taking mp that spoiled childs cry OF
'me first, me first" and repeating IT on
all occasions. The four-year-old has been
punished several times for transgressing,
but this morning she used the words In
such a way MS to bring smiles instead OF
scolding. she was perched on AN un-
steady chair, and was hidden TO get down,
''else you'll fall heels over head before
you know Ii"
"And il do" said the little mischief.
"my heels will say to my head, me first,
me hrst,' won't tney.'
A little boy, whose father is writer,
has grown pretty familiar with the titles
of many OF the books in the family
library. 1t is very imposing TO hear him
run them over, for with his big brown
eyes and his babyish gravity he seems
HIS father announced an intention Of
going 10 the Authors Club. Nv hat are
authors" asked Paul.
People who write books"
"Wili Balzac be there?"
''No, Balxac is deal"
''Will Carlyle be thereW
Carlyle is dead"
"Will George Eliot be there's"
George Eliot is dead"
well, show me the books Of some peo-
pie who will be there"
Paufs father pulled down some vol
ard Harding Davis aud other worthless.
Paul examined these with interess but
presently looked up in disappoin ment. Il
wisn you would tell all the au.nors you
see, he said, Ito put their pictures In
the fronts of their books like Balzac, SO l
can tell what they look like"
PauPs father did the errand as request
ed and the Authors Club sent word to
the little boy that portraits would be In
order in all future editions.
Hans S. Beattie, who FIRST became
known as secretary of the Hon. William
G.. Whitney, then, successfully, as Deputy
County Clerk, Surveyor OF the Port OF
New York under the Cleveland Admins
tration, and, recently, as Commissioners
of Street Cleaning; one OF the organizers
of the New York County County Democ-
racy, ana an active worker In its ranks
during the greater portion Of its exist
ence, has written a book-a novel. 1t is
u study Of deeper kind than the ordin-
ary and relates tue adventures in life OF
one Joshua Gray, who because of mis- for
tunes manifold renounces Christianity,
and adopts, as a working theory Of life
and religion, the views OF Comte, but who
il finally driven to the conclusion that
there must be. somewhere, . Perfect
PersoI ality, with plenitude of power
and wisdom, to evolve result which Is
reason. Comte's, or any other scientific
theory, has to him its value In Time, and
may be, and, perhaps, ought TO be, adopt
ed, without producing any conflict be-
tween IL and the profoundest conviction
in the truth of the formula of belief with
which he started, before renouncing
Christianity. The book has a considera-
BILE local interest from the fact that this
city is the scene OF portion OF the action,
aside from its general literary merit.
The opening OF the electric car line
from Olneyville Square to Thornton has
made accessible to walking parties from
this city n region of surprising loveliness.
Jus, west of Thornton are high hills en-.
comprising 1t all about. and climb up
these breezy slopes earns for its reward
view as beautiful as is often seen.
Beyond, still farther TO the west, the
country roads plunge into almost un-
broken woods. The ground is hilly and
we'll wooded; pretty lakes and ponds dot
the landscape, and the brilliant flaming
banners of the autumn leaves paint
broad dashes of red and yellow across the
foliage A walk out from Thornton Tor
about three or four miles, returning by
Hughesdale and either Mantou or over
Neutaconkanut IL one to be enjoyed and
remembered.
Thornton itself is a fine village, with a
bran new schoolhouse and big Harrison
and Reid banner.
Why in the name of common sense does
n man set a cast-iron dog out under the
trees in mis- dooryard; or put full-size
pot metal swan In a basin OF water about
three feet across; or set up fountain
which looks as IL the beast or bird were
choking In the endeavor to swallow the
pipe protruding from its mouth; or hang
a red white aud blue soap kettle on a red,
white and blue tripod In his yardi
The Mutual Life's Offer.
That was a graceful act Of the Mutual