The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-22

An editorial 1, a Boston paper said In
speaking OF Colonel Robert q. l gersoll:
"Why not make public the rumor that
the brilliant ofat.r, who has been called
the great American inhde, hrs
been heard Co say that perhaps
he Will say In pubic before ne dies
that he believes IN immortalityf"
Colonel Ingersoll WAS question: d on the
subject. and in reply gave the following
autograph statenent: II have never
said thai perhaps before
die will say in public mat | believe In
immortality. I have nothing 20 conceal
on that question. have always been
perfectly flank, aud have given the
transcript OF MY heart and brain.
do not say that death ends
all, neithir do j say that man is immortal.
say that / DO not know. TO know is one
ihing, TO believe is another. and TO hope
is still another. | hope for all good, for
all Joy for the children # men. All
j can say about Immortality is this:
There was time when / was not.
after that / was. now / am, and il mny
be that it is no more wonderful
that shall continue forever now that
have start than it was that should be-
gin. We love. and those we love die. and
we cling to the hope. Co the wish. that we
Dlt1 ultob dBdiu. iSfO WIS e'S ''"N ~
dream of Immortality. aud rs long as-we
love we shall bope."
Mr.. David Randall and daughter OF
this city are at Mr.. Perry G. Randall's in
Portsmouth.
Postmaster Robert w. Anthony OF
Portsmouth spent last week in this city
with his sister, who has been very III with
throat trouble.
Miss Alice Cary Wilbur OF Tomquog
Valley is entertaining her friend. Miss
Vtster Budlong OF this city for Jew
days.
Mrs Charles L. Greene Of this city is
the guest OF friends IN Phenix.
Mrs. G. l.. Baker OF this city visited in
Arctic this week.
Mrs. George l.. Clapp of this city has
returned home after short visit with
friends in Anthony.
Mr.. Thomas Gallagher OF this city spent
Sunday with lis mother in Natick.
David McCabe of this city visited friends
In Woons cket yesterday.
Mis- Mary Robinson of this city is the
guest of her aunt, Emma Spencer, of
Pontiac
Mr.. William r. Corey OF this city, was
the guest II his uncle, w. A. Corey, OF
Pontwc Sunday.
Miss Murray OF this city made a\short
visit to her brother. B. Murray, OF Pom
tiac. this week.
Mr.. Alexander Graham OF this city is
visitin. irie Dds IN Riyerpoint.
! ! !
The average reader Of magazines does
not realz that the number he reads this
month was prepared two months ago and
perhaps longer. while some OF the articles
IN H. were ordered many months
ago. Already The big magzines
are getting ready their March issues. Yet
when you read the timely articles il ems
just rs though they must have recently
been prepared. Herein lies the secrect of
successful magazine editing. For example
"Joel Chandler Harris G Uncle Remus y
passed through Savannah Thursday on
his way to Beaufort and the sea islands.
He is accompanied by an artist OF Scrit-
ner's Mag gazine. Mr.. Harris has been
commissioned by Scribner's TO write up
the isladds after the storm and TO give
detailed and illustrated account Of the
ravages OF the August hurricane. He v i'll
take in the estuaries and inlets of the coast
rounding Hunting island and DRIVING over
4 the bare aud devastated, fields OF the sea
islands. where Miss Cora sBarton, of the
Red Cross mission, is now at work. Mr.
Harris will lie gone several days with the
drau Shtsman OF Scribner's. The article
which he will prepare will be brought out
probably in March, and will be a graphic
and interesting chapter on the suffering
and ruin wrJught by the great gale"
I : !
An Oineyville housewife, who has a
mortal dread OF mice. as most house
wives have, had an interesting expert
s.f L.
brown rodents scampcred about her
kitchen all at olce. aud like many other
women in similar circums. ances she
screamed, screamed wildly and loud
until near neighbor was attracted.
Windows went up and tho agonizing cry
went forth. Bring the cat ~ The cat
was brought and i've little brown mice
were gathered to their fathers
I I
Simple nindedness is one of the charac-
teristics OF the coored people of the city,
esDecially those who have been mp North
only a short time. It was only the other
day In horse car that two fairly good
looking colored girls were discussing
their future prospects in a very loud tQue
ot voice utterly obliyious OF the people n
Jhe car.
"I heah yo' gwine get married." said
)nr, 'Yahs, 'spects ] IS "Wno's yo'
gNine yet married TO- 81 don't know.
5ome fac ycuag man wot comes nlon2.",
! ! !
''These trousers? Why. Iboucht them
in Boston The other day and purchased a
pair"---"Papa's pants will soon fit
Willie," interrupted one OF the group,
which was standing around the speaker
in n well-known hotel today. The crowd
laughed, for the trousers in question
had shrunk tight 20 the legs OF tho
wcarer. lie had been taken in.
Speaking OF pants-ls hould say trousers
do you remember tie first time you
donned the festive garment p' he asked.
Without waiting for an answer, he con-
tinued. al do. And IL was sad ex-
perience. In those days / was native OF
the festive town OF Cohoes ~ Y sun.