The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-10
THE FLY'S REVENGE.
BY WILLIS y. HOBBS.

| II Is OF no weight that common every
day househy may be accused of imperti-
nence in thrusting himself before the
public in this way, usurping place in
! literature that should be better filled, for,
like the "Ancient Mariner" have tale
that must be told. But an abstract re-
Election that should go long way in my
I favor is:
There are great people who deal in
| stocks and bonds and have seats in ex-
changes, and have special railway coaches
and private yachts, and are altogether of
high degree, but, If the earth and neigh
boring planets be placed collectively in
front Of the minds eye, there will be vis-
ible no more evidence Of these great men
or their works than of the househy-one
plane of equality, you see?
Or this:
The natural enlivenment of balny air
and sunshine are impartial to the great
man and the fly.
Or this:
Physical and mental liberty are COM
mon and necessary to BOTH
These should be of sufficient weight,
with any reasonable person, to justify
this intrusion, and so, without more ado,
will begin.
The sun rose on a beautiful summer
Sabbath and threw square patch Of
brightness through the deacon's kitchen
window, and against the opposite wall.
When this patch reached the floor, a
couple of dozen of us flies met and began
a frisky game of tag on it, actuated by
the most favorable conditions for good fly
spirits; and, starting from given point,
the number of single, double and treble
yyrot;ono ua xunnld mo l-a and ratur,, ~, a
stand in the space of aquarter of a second,
you would not believe.
was the most active OF all. Later you
will discover that there is no vanity in
the assertion. am simply giving plain,
faithful account of a matter calculated
to show self-labeled unfortunates that
others, too, have their grievances, and
also how they deal with them.
It put me in a rage with destiny to
think of the bubbling-over happiness of
that morning, and then remembered
what came later in the day. S'deathi
You can never tell what is behind appear
ances.
As far as is usual in fly society, was
popular, but the term is nothing but
sarcasm compared TO that OF the event re-
ferred to. The mention OF the word
popularity makes me laugh hollow
laugh. Solomon was not more rated with
vanity than / was with popularity, and
you who pine for It, join my audience.
In the midst of this animated diversion
in the patch of sunshine, the dominic
knocked at the door, and the deacon, who
had just arisen, let him i'm. They were a
couple of pious churchmen.
"Sister wilkins is convalcscing from
the fever" said the dominic, "and ex-
presses desire to attend service this
morning. The only safe way would he
to 60 in a conveyance, so volunteered To
step over and request the loan OF your
horse and buggy for that purpose"
"}lad to accommodate Sister Wilkins,
or any Of the folks" replied the deacon,
readily proceeding TO get the vehicle.
81 came over yesterday" continued the
dominic, "and finding the house closed,
surmiscd that you had gone to your ia
vorite pastimc, angling. Was right?"
"No. Our folks have taken trip to
Burnside, and had not yet returned with
the wagon. Here is a way to find out
whether l am fishing or not-see that
twelve-foot cane hanging on yonder oak?
When that is gone I am fishing; when IL
hangs there, look elsewhere for me-"
About at this time, came out 10 see
whst was going on, and bobbcd about
the dominie's face till he drove away and
forgot his spectacles.
The deacon looked mcditatlvely after.
"If | were to go TO church to- day." ne
soliloquized, "the old red COW would be
sure 20 break i'm the cornfield again, and
cause great damage" lie gravely shook
his head.
At about three in the afternoon, the
dominic returned with three fold object
to return the vehicle, get his speetaeles,
and ascertain why the deacon had not APP
pcared nj church.
The house was closed, and nobody 20
be found. We flies had quit the high
spirited frolicking OF the morning and
settled down to the serious reality OF the
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