The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-20

Doorstep parties are all the rage just
now and delightful eveninys are thus
spent The Young people SIT aud talk
for hours. dreaming bright pc ures,
the ol,lsr folks discuss tie doings Of
the day. Housewives exchange gossip.
discuss the servant girl q leyion or des-
cribs some new warst for che children. l
neard of very novel anus 'ment hat
occupies n group OF young p ope al
most too large for doorstep r.y an
which nios. may more prpRsrly Ss ds'o NJ r,sa sa
have until recently huux rather heavily
on their hsn Is until ~ bright maid ,n pr.J-
posed q ,orios cf "Midsu ,nr.er Prob
iems." Each evening each member OF
the group. must sprin< some ridic-
ulous problem on the prty. and some
Hero II one that young broker gave
Last night: "Suppose there are ten men
at tho Pier this summer, ANA Clara Is 81.
gagged 10 two Of them, Kitty to four aud
seven -eighis of them aud Mollie To three
and three-tsntbs of them, how many days
them all when they discover her
father In = millionairei" The chorus
of feminine Ices that protested against
this bit OF masculine Sian Ter was only
silencei whom E.hel rotor el BY the fol :
lowing: III II taxes alxsy broker twenty
four hours to NOW lawn feet by 10,
how long will IL take his feet TO reach ~
bassbaif game mile awny7" II was n
home run and was so Acknowledged.
1
II IL hard Ines for poor littlo Johnny
Near where he lives ~ now house IN b,ing
erected. and Johnny. gifted with boJ .
propensity for stealing. lays la wait
every night at the new house anu when
next seen Is generally staggering
along weighted down by the planks
which he mas hooked" HE
the wood to delight his mother. who
dearly love. hot tea, aud then goes to
sleep, the sleep Of pure. sinless youth.
But now comes the hitch In Johnny's
happiness. Every morning when he
arises aud .dutifully starts to split
more wood for his mother,
Ne and: that the remains OF
M: pSsps are tracks 0of OF h so
property. aud after this has occurred
several times, Johnny "hooking" a board
In the eventfde shades. Osly to hnd 1t
missing on the next morning. he goes In
TO his mothsr and with eves rival,ing
siucer In size. tells her
Hnw.vsr. "s se'y his % surmi.s . I. wrong rs % AMI
II John ~ should chance to see this l
will tell him To look out for the "puir
lonely widder" next do ,r. Twice have
seen her In the early hours OF the NOR i
Ing, when Johnny 10 dreaming OF land
where frewood Is plenty and
sSo.s0irs' & hois in s the o fsDc: and Dr after
q quick. comprehensive survey Of the
premises, have seen her dart through
the hole into Johnny's yarI, and gu ickly
grabbing what remains of the plank,
disappear into her yard and shed.
Beware Of the widow, Johnny!
! / !
Manager B. +. Keith, whom all Provi-
dence playRoers kno \, has been talking
very Interestingly about rapid transit to
. Boston reporter. He says, and very
transit facilities coniemplates plenty OF
light an air. no smoke, GOODNESS in sum-
mr., warmth In winter, great spsed, ex-
press trains In sufficient numDer. and
absolute safety" Mr.. Keith thinks Bos.
ton will get all those luxuries, In Y cd
time. too. tie doesi't see u I, fear that
tho proposed 'alley vaitr," between
Washington aud fremont strests, will
cut into the rear Of his new plav hou g.
Toe damages o lid be very heavy, and
besides, the road will not need more than
80 fee, which cau be b ID wi Dut siicing
Of either Mr. Ksith's theatre or the Bos-
ton, adjoining.
The song OF the "Romany Rye" sings
today just rs tt did centuries ago when
IL was the theme Of poet, bard and musi-
clan. Notwithstanding the modern lie
generation OF romance aud the network
OF railroads Of this continent the gypsiss
still travel in {, cir wagons. and pitch
their tents whore night finds them. There
is band Of these rowing gypies at prs
ent campel out in East Providence,
have pitched their tents for an indefi Iite
time aud are rugged up in the most as
tonishinV style. A mixture OF the old
traditions Of the old r ,mary with the
shrewd, practical sense OF the present, OF
the d-fas nioaed and he modern uten-
sis aud fur r"iture is charAc;eristic OF tbs
band. You approach the tents pitched
under ths apple trees aud at once your
imagination conjures mp every tale OF
gypsy life yol ever heard of-of beauti
fui children captured By these rovers,
OF their strange supern &tural power.
and you half believe that you are
in the midst Of ,:,, past century You s; ex-
golden hair aud fair complexion. So dif
ferent fro., the Others, q la tho Bohem-
ian girl, who dreams Of marble halls s and
grandeur, even while she liv,s anon st
the rude gvpsies Tlere Is movement
In the nearest tent. Your breath comes
Snorter anu expect8utiy you WaiJ III
begin to fear tist SONS b ,ndso ne gypsy
prince is restraining the besuti III
maiden from divulging her identity
and--"Ughi What yer wantH is
grunted from tho tent and an old
hag appears with skin Ike wet russet
shoe, wrlnkled and Gro ssed into furro ws
aud folds, out Of which shines two gill
tering beasi.like eyes. In the interior Of
the hut 10 n queer combination.
Just before the tent Is an
oil craue--just rs rude and
Just as useful a. IL was centuries ago A
kettle lies on Its side just out 0f the
ashes. Within, the frat thing that
~, cks the romance out of the whole
affair, 10 u modero folding bed with wire
springs and mattress. A commode
aud looking glass and other
modern c ,mforts u Alorn the tent aud
You sigh for the degeneracy OF the
Bohemian. Inoculatcd with the
microbo OF civiliz ,tion who an tell where
tho contAeiou will stop Soon We
will have no gypsy camp,
to visit ami instead they wili
receive us In p,rlor car. A
butler will receive your card on u silver
platter, and you will with. OF course,
correct etiquette, do the twisting act