The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-03

stopped. the lady bounced cut OF the car
and started back, the conduci or did the
Same, their courses came together aud
both stopped. Each glared AT the other
minute, the woman's arms went up and
down aud the conductor made some re-
marks. Get back in the car. I'll get
the parasol." There was q black line in
the direction of the parasol AMI then two
blac's lines stated back. Meanwhile the
lady stood with flaming cheeks and glar-
ing eyes watching the return OF the
the car just as the little offender was laid
in her lap. Two whistles and the Cur
started Oh. Order was restored bnt the
occupants of the car continued to smile
for many blocks.
Some time ago I attended the funeral
Of u friend OF mine and the remarks OF
the clergyman were .h $50 some M ming o,
ne referred to the hearse that stood near
the door AS "a big. black. sombre. dismal
dreary-looking vehicle, why not have IL
red. or yellow or blue. have IL bedscked
with flowers, flags aud streamers; there
saSSa aDoa an &c OCCASION Of this % kind little
farther along, he said. 1.-The saddest day
of his life was when his father died."
The puzzle to inc was. ~ by was he not
happy when his father died, I'D why
should he endeavor to make the relatives
Of my dead FREUD rejoice at his death.
/ confess ~ puzzled me.
! ! !
For the first time since his assault Detec-
tive James y. Swan came down town to
go Oh duty. This vetriaa looks just the
same az OF yore, aud but for ONE or two
scars and "A little change la the shape of
his forenead near the eye you would
never know that he had been por ded
aud kicked almost to jelly. Mr.. Swan
says tnat he'll find those fellows some
day and then there'll be an o'd score to
pay of. No trace has yet been found of
the aSsailants, but Detective Swan is
hopeful. He came dowu on an early
Mount Pleasant car this morning, carry
ing buuch Of roses from his garden
which by the way Is source OF much
delight TO him.
Z I
The Committee on Education OF the
house OF representatives met Saturd day
and elected Daniel j. Nc Osker. presi-
dent, aud William L. Walsh secretary.
! !
For midsummer there IL an unusually
lar ge number OF colds sff1icting the peo-
Pile at present Nearly everybody is
either suffering from cold In the head
or goes about talking in key that q
basso profundo would rave over. As u
rule the cases are not bad enough to de-
velop into ANYTHING more serious than d
cold, but they make up In number what
they lack In virulence. At the board OF
health the opinion is that the cause of
these numerous colds In the unseason-
able weather aud the many changes.
Physicians say that until the weather
settles into midsummer uniformity, that
there Is great need of care to avoid con-
tracing serious throat or lung troubles.
I ! I
/ met Smithkins on the street the
other morning and he was wearing a
most beautiful coat OF tan. He wore a
known that Smithkins was a small sal.
aried clerk should have set him down
as one Of the swell gentlemen listed
In the mad race for Joy. He
was drinking lemonade in cainty way
aud with the air Of a McAlllster.
began. That tan grew darker. '"Oa
'howdy do'-this in a very surprised tone
az he outstretchei his brown hand.
Been away on vacationf" 1 asked.
"Oh yaas Been yachting for a few
weeks, ana then | went up to the mount
ains, ye know-chawminx time" was
staggered by the easy $500 year man
ner, and feslinR several sizes SIN aller and
wondering what relative hal died aed
left Sinithkins a million or two. That
afternoon I chsnced to 60 to a fire. in
the pursuit OF my reportorial duties and
Oh the invitation OF the fremen in CON-
mand went up on to the roof. 1t had
b en- a still alarm and the neighborhoo
was not disturbed. Clothing tapped i'm
the breeze from house top clothes lines
the owner of the house. q garruous sort
of man approached me and began
pointing out the sights of the city.
" There's funny thing over there
pointing to neighboring roof, see that
small tent over there, you do-well thers IS
"a teller that lives up there, and every day
he comes out la the sun and swings In
dian clubs, and he has crazy time of
IL. See. there he comes" Aud con.
sign me TO perdition IL 1t wasn't
Smithkins. sporting around In the sun,
and clad in gymnasium shirt. The
tan, the yachting" and the "mou ntains"
were then explained. Twas great
scheme TO shine down US working people,
bur am determined to divuige il TO the
people. Who is Smithkinsf On you
know who he is.
/ I
have never been a firm believer in
petitions. sni now that the firemen of
this city did not yet their increase after
the petition was signed by so many of
the leading taxpayers. / shall in the
future regard them as OF even less value
than in the past. There were maui mill
ions Of moaey represented in tne said
petition, and It was signsd by some OF
the most influential men In the city, but
like many others of the same sort, It was
useless, as 1t mad no eff ct.