The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-23
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EVERYBODY knows Tierney who has sold
newspapers In the post Office corridor for
SO long, and everybody, SO far rs know,
likes him. Tierney has given up selling
papers, and the represen tatives OF Uncle
Sam have made him night watchman In
the. post Office, but the news stand re-
mains in the family.
Four-year-old Ethel went to church on
Easter Sunday for the first time. She
looked on in wide-eyed wonder at the
christening of half-a-dozen winter rObed
babies, and a day or two after was OBJ
served trying a sprinkling operation upon
her favorite doll. Estelle Louise" she
said, 81 Baptize thee in the name Of the
paused and reflected. Then she began
again more slowly. Estelle Louise,
baptize thee in the name of the Father
and the Son and the" Still the words
wouldn't come to her mind. The knitted
baby brows. spanked EstelIe for getting
her into trouble and started . third time
determinedly.
'Estelle Louise, baptize the In the
name of the Father and the Son and the
- Goat" The last word came out
triumpnantly with sudden flash OF
recollection; and Ethel doesn't know to
the room and then laugh that was a
little afraid Of itself but couldn't be re-
strained.
One wouldn't suppose the difference In
latitude between Providence and Boston
was sufficient to account for the very ap-
preciable difference often noticed in the
rate of advance of the seasons. Pear
trees are now in full blossom In the sub
urbs of the Hub, while in this city their
white petals have fallen. Providence
fower-lovers are now gathering lilies of
the valley from their gardens; Boston ex
poets to rejoice il them about next Satur-
day.
The new cages for the expected addi-
tions to the park menagerie are in place
but the animals have not yet arrived.
The youngsters who feed the squirrels
with peanuts do not seem to understand,
by the way, the secret Of getting the most
enjoyment possible out OF the operation.
II is sheer recklessness of extravaganza to
give three peanuts to three squirrels.
One peanut to three squirrels allows a
bigger share for Zip coon and insures q
circus in the squirrel cage which alone is
worth the journey to Roger Williams
park to gaze upon. The peacocks are in
great feather this Spring and seem to take
the utmost pleasure in coming up as close
as possible TO group of visitors, spread
ing their tails and slowly and maJesti-
Cdily tuTulnk IOuuu anu IOuuu LII
alton. The results are one thing in calm
weather, quite another In a wind. There's
only step you know from the sublime to
something supremely laughable.
The Boston Herald reports the sale OF
the Springfield Union to the syndicate
which has been negotiating The founda-
tion OF morning paper. IL the report Is
we'll founded the management of the new
paper will probably be in the hands of
business Manager A. p Langtry, Manag-
ing Editor Giddens, Bookkeeper Plum
mer, w. Murray Crane and one or two
other heavy stockholders controlling a
majority. The paper is supposed to have
been sold for $1S, 900, Editor Shipley get
ting $50, 900 for his interest.
The linton Is splendid property. Two
years ago, when Mr.. Langtry assumed
the management, it had never paid divi-
dend and was SO, 900 in debt. Since then
one dividend has been paid, the debt has
been wiped out and surplus OF 81, 600
piled up. A morning edition can be
started, 1t is thought, and the whole plant
pay its way from the start, besides prov
Ing a valuable political antidote TO the
Republicans Mugwumpery in Western
Massachusetts.