The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-11


Just after had settled myself In my
seat In the train u lady occupied the other
half OF the seat. Sac had bag and
parcel, aud after l had slowed the latter
in the rack overhead / straightway forgot
all about her, as she was neither pretty
nor talkative. At the first station sup
p1se she must have taken a. vacated seat
just behind me. An hour later hap
pened to look up and saw the parcel:
Great Scottl" thought /, shes got OIL
and left that parcel"
just then the porter went by and ex-
planned TO him that the lady had lett the
car and her parcel and he'd best take care
OF it. He reached for the parcel and was
walking off with it. when In very
audible tone--a sweet, low voice would
be at such u time an excellent thing in
woman--she said, Here! you bri ng that
backp
IL would be hard to say whether the
porter or l felt the worse.
The great record as bicycle rider
made by Willie Windle the other day re-
calls his first appearance as 'cyclist;
that is. the first time | ever saw him. 1t
was about live years ago. 1 was then
making copy OH the Worcester Telegram,
and Windle was brought into the Office
one night BY a half crazy chap who was
doing the 1clegram's sports then. He
was then rather chunky, red fac ed fel-
low, apparently not yet grown.
lie was awkward aud didn't
seem To know whether he could
ride much or not. All the boys thought
he was no more than an ordinary country
idler whose head had been somewhat en-
larged. We were after sporting "hnds,"
however, and we kept an eye on the lad.
Opportunities for him to try his speed
were made, and we fiually came to con-
slider him a promising rider. He not only
la lint I'm nnN nv
dence OF the possession Of heaps OF grit.
He was defeated pretty often, out he was
never discouraged, and he never left OIL
working his bike for all he was worth.
Keeping everlastingly at IL" has
brought him TO the front.
The other evening a well-known citizen
bought a beautiful basket of fruit to
take home-this was not in PROVIDENCE
but a city not far away Barely had he
got into the house when wild-eyed
woman came rushing up to the door aud
rang the bell.
did the gentleman VINO lives here just
come homer" she asked breathless.
Yes" replied the girl who tended door,
Ibid he bring home a basket Of fruit
with himy" went on the wild-eyed woman,
her long hair falling about her shoulders.
The servant was tempted To remark
that it was none of her busines, when the
mistress of the house came To the door
and found that the queer visitor really
had an errand Her husband was a still
life painter and she wanted that lovely,
perfect pear, and that yellow sweet apple
and some of the grapes for model.
What's more, she got them and by and
by brought them back and wanted to pay
rent for the use of them:
The Mrs Campbell who has just been
caught smuggling pictures in New York
has, or used to have, a very unique decor
alton i'm her house in New York. Her
husband, divorced now, was IA wallpaper
maker Wall paper is printed from cylin-
ders OH which are carved regular patterns
in low rcficf.. These cylinders are furge
or small according to the pattern. These,
when discarded. she used to fix up around
the sides of her rooms. The low relief of
the cylinders, painted in dark tones, give
almost the rich effect Of stamped leather.