The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-21
LOOKING CLASS.

There Is stoyr going the rounds or a
well-known busiuess man OF this town
who recently spent several weeks on
yacht. He with one or two others-who
all lived In n style worthy OF Bohemia
one day while in Newport harbor went
on shore TO buy provisions, Al one store
they bought number OF eatable artic les
including a bag of onions. Just as they
were on the point of leaving the
store our friend cbanced to see
package neatly tied IN which were
eggs. Now, eggs are very desirea bic
articles ON board wel-regulated boat.
"Ha." quoth he. "No one is looking.
Will purloin these eggs and away to the
Rosd ship with them" So he coclly
picked them up and started with his
companion for the whar. No sooner out
side the door than he gleefully told the
other OF his fortunate transaction in
eggs. Mr.. Yachtsman of course laughed
heartily at the joke on tie storekeeper,
intending to send him payment therefor
in letter. They had proceeded
but short distance when
the store-keeper came running alter
them. Said he with the eggs, Lets run.
he wants the eggs. No, ycu stop and
see what he wants. and l Will rua on
ahead" And SO they did. But the store
keeper-honest man--only wanted to re
turu some six cents caang &c that was dre
the yachtsmap. And the thief pursued his
way with the eggs. And such a smile AS
he wore. II spread over his own coun-
tenance and reached clear 10 the faces OF
his companions, who chuckled loudly at
the idea OF beating the store-keeper.
On reaching the boat tue different pack
a1es wers removed from tue
tender to the yacht deck. Every
boiy by this time knew about the
eggs and awaited eagerly TO see them
Mr.. Purchaser number Two carefully
picked them up from the bottom OF the
boat aud dropped them with "dull,
sckenipg thud" on the cutters deck.
"Look outl Doyou want to smash every
egg in the bag f'' The bag careened
over, and horrors what should roll out
but onions Aud, worse still, the onions
that had been paid for.
Few people have any idea OF how MANY
peculiar signs there are TO be seen in diff
ferent parts of the city. / noticed seve-
raj last Saturday. On bill board on
DYER street can be found an "ad" of
? local fruit dealer that has been pasted
over a patent medicine notice. Tue two
produce the following 1.-Two carloads
Of watermelons--just the thing for choi-
era" One other combination In another
part of the city reads: Excursion
Of the NJ. L. church. The program
will consist OF n four round
between two well known local boxers"
A laundry on Elmwood avenue by the
way of an inducement announces the
fact "We don't wear your clothes"
In window on Prairie avenue can be
seen the following: 'sAles, wines, liquors
and caskets." Passengers OF the Conti-
mental Steamboat company's boats can
see "Fish market. fragrant and lasting,
take no other" A restaurant on BIold
street has card in the window
stating that 'Phosa on buck
wheats are served here" A milliner
on Westminster advertises that
few "Sowers are wanted" An Italian in
Richmond street calls his establishment
the American sho repair shop. A north
end undertaken "cheerfully gives esti-
mates" On stable on Fountain street
sign reads Axis gress for sail hear"
An enterprising artisan on Winter street
has sign on the front of his place
of business which reads. white
washing done inside" A fence on the
west side has a combination which reads
"Wall paper. Call and yet our prices
before papering your house with fly
paper" On the corner or a house on
Oliver the occupant has a board sign
which reads sc oing out days work done
here"
Colonel s. H.. Hadley. superintendent
of the McAuley mission on Water street.
New York, is at present the guest OF
Evangelist Is. Fay Mills. at Pawtuxet.
Colonel Hadley is by no means stranger
to Rhode Island, having spent several
weeks within n year in Woonsocket,
where he established mission that has
ever since performed a grand work
among the class for whose lifting
up and moral improvement it
is designed. Colonel Hadley is
grand army man, aud his great work
IN New York city where thousands have
been brought to the knowledge OF bet
ter and purer life has been aided largely
by grand army boys. IL there is any
nobler work to be performed than in
lifting up men who have fallen. who
have forfeited the respect and the estee m
of their fellow men, who have abandoned
all hope and given themselves up
to despair, know not
what it is. At any rate
/ honor and esteem such n man far above
those who pass by with careless shrng
and "1oo bad. isn't it," for he is as much
above them as heaven is above the lower
world.
There is a curious state OF affairs at
Manager q. +. Lothrop's Howard Athe-
neum in Boston. II is caused by the
fact that Mr.. Lothrop refuses to issue
pass-out checks duriug the performance at
the Howard and it 1, c aimed by the
liauor dealers that in this way their
trade has been injured greatly When
Mr.. Lothrop secured the theatre he de-
cided TO change the character of the
placs and give continuous performan ,es.
Accordingly, he thought it best
not to issue any pa's-out checks
and has stuck to his determination.
The liquor dealers soon no iced that
their profits were getting smaller, after
the theatre change hands. and 1t did not
take them long TO Il nd out the reason. hey