The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-04

The most unique of shows took place at Old
infantry hall Tuesday night. IL was living.
kicking. squirming assortment OF coiorod
napies. Each sang its own peculiar song OF
discontent or crpwed In placid glee just rs
white baby would have done. Many white peo-
pie protest that all colored babies look exactly
alike, but no one who visited this baby
SHOW can. continue under the error OF
that conviction any longer. There is Just as
wide diversity In the countenances Of the
little colored people as we will find among
those of our own complexion. while In tenn
pers, voices and other attributes there is sim
liar disparity.
Now that there Is an elephant annex 10 the
park all the children will be interested in
elephantology. How long does an elephant
liver What about his ancestors. who were
they and what were they? To what class of
animals does he belongY Is he by nature trac-
table or ontractable? What are his politics
and his views upon social and economic ques-
tions? Here are some nuts for scnool teachers
To crack when the children become weary of
the ordinary, prosaic text book.
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Here is n pointer. for street car conductors {:
The supreme court holds that while II is not
positive negligence for passenger TO ride on
the platform, IL Is at least his duty to go in
side and take a seat whenever there is one
available and thereby insure himself against
accident. This is the opinion of Judge Til
linghast and IT looks like pretty sound logic.
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was calling on family recently and was
being entertained by the lady OF tie house in
the parior. Suddenly from the direction of
the kitchen came howls of rage, followed by
muttered imprecations, and as l looked in-
quiringly at my hostess she seemed to be
struggling To suppress a strong inclination to
laugh. Almost Immediately afterward the
door was flung violently open and In
walked her liege lord, his fine face
convulsed with suffering and blood In his
eye. Not seeing me at the first he commenced
to rant and tear about in an insane manner,
and II was during his excited mutterings that
j found what caused the trouble.
1t appears that about ten months ago the
gentleman, at the earnest advice of friends
and relatives had his teeth removed and a
double set OF false teeth made. He had
always had a horror of false teeth and after
he got his new sets would not wear them for
some time, except In his own coat pocket. On
this night he was trying TO eat supper with
them when they got twisted and both sets
tilted up in his mouth and held his jaws wide
apart until he could remove them. Wasn't
he mad After he had calmed down suffi-
ciently To be rational he apologized for his
rudeness and offered to dispose of the sets at
a sacrifice.
There is a certain driver ON horse car line
running through the northern part of the city
of whom many funny stories are told. He Is
very much attached to his horses and is very
careful of their welfare. To see him stopping
one would think that IL was a case OF
life and death with him so many are the
fourishes and motions INDUCED In prelimi-
nary to shutting down the brakes One funny
anecdote Is told of him by the hill-boys. 1t
is said that not long ago one of the
team driven by him became sick and
il was found advisable To leave the animal at
the barn on Constitution Mill. The driver
seemed heart-broken over the occurrence and
WREN his last trip was run he quietly came
back 10 the barn where the horse resting
and sat up with the animal over night. The
horse died and the hill boys claim that when
the body was carted away he went with IL
and remained at tue animals side until the
final disposition of the body at Fields Point.
THE GOSSIP.