The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-26


his mothers knee His bare feet stuck
out from under his long white mighty
aud his mischievous sister fesan to
tickle them with straw. Willie
fquirmed aud then continued praying:
"and, o., Lord, please excuse me n mo-
ment till yet up aud kick the sufiing
out Of May"
College wit Is not always of the higf est
o-de-, but the following may pc maps
fna some TO appreciate the point; 1t was
In mathematics in equations aad the sta-
dent had the twenty sixth example.
Unable to do IL he did the twenty seven h.
When his turn came to rrcite, the pro-
lessor said: "Mr. -, l gave YOU the
twenty sixth. How did you do that 2"
''By substit utIon." was he reply.
! !
Mr.. Rollin NJ Witt. wife and daughter
OF Gainesville, Fla. who have been Wis
iting relatives on Doyle avenue, returned
home today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Penol OF this
city are visiting friends mt Arctic.
Mrs. Henry Bugbee of this city is visit
ing friends in CLYDE.
Mise Mabel Walker Of this city visited
Arctic recently.
Miss Sadie Sisson OF this city is visit
ing M 50 Maud +. Northup of Arctic.
Heury X. Burt Of this city 10 the guest
Of G. II. Brown of Wexford.
+. ". Wilbur of this ci y is visiting
with II f. Gardiner Of Wick ori.
Alfred p. King of this city is the guest
OF f. ID. Reynolds of Wexford.
Albert Il. Williams of this city Is the
guest of II. r. Reynolds OF Wexford.
Harry X. Granger of this city is spend
ing short vacation at Wexford.
Mr.. and Mrs George r.. Greene OF this
city are the guests Of w. II. Hart of
WEXFORD.
Mr. and Mrs. r. ID. Harvey of this city
are the guests OF Il. ID. Peirce OF Wick
ford.
Mr. and Mrs. G orgs Woods OF this
city are the guests of w. 4. Reynolds Of
WEXFORD.
Henry B. Burke of this city is spending
few d ,ys with 4. b. Northup at Wick
ford.
Mrs. Abby +. Baker OF this city is the
guest OF her aunt. Mrs. Susan g. Clarke
OF Pontiac.
Mrs. Abby A. Kimball returned to her
home il this city $ saturday. after having
b en- the guest for the past two weeks OF
her dau ,hter, Mrs. j. Albert Mil erd OF
Pontiac.
Misses Edl h w. and Nay L. Fi6eld OF
this city are visiting their grandfather.
DIR. Moses Fiji Id OF Centerville.
Miss Annie H. Swan Of this city was
the gu st OF Ter parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Swan OF Westerly over Suud ~.
Hon. Jonn p. Ssnbori aud wife of New
port visited tbis city Sunday.
An old man trembling with age was
slowly descending Collie ge hill rs two
young cpllesiaps came along. With n
smile and e sture OF depreciation. as IL
for sort of apology, the old man stopped
and in a quavering voice asked, young
men. can You tell ne how many are n
the new clasp "l7i." "What, as many
rs tbat'" with look of astonishme
aid unbelief. Tben with an air Of great
jny he put his hand 10 bis ear and said:
Let her go .,again,, Tell ms that
again." '17l In the college and
over 700 altogether" II had
three boys in pllege," lie said. "and |
feel interested in the collage" a d smil-
ing, he slowly wen, on his way. YES.
we ara Ill in erested in the college
on the hill, oigh perhaps we nave
~
OF man. Brown is one of Providence's
institutions AM worthy of the support Of
every true citizn. ~
Happy is tie man whose coal bin is full.
I /
An old bachelor says: "The amount
of pure cussed ness which small by ca
develop in his waking moments is stu
pendous and exceeds by far the most
vivid imagination" Although subjected
to good influences as his hone the aver
age boy wnen he slams the door If the
paternal mansion bshind him is
changed from bright lovable little
cheru5 10 regular fend OF
deviltry. and IL is Que OF the wonders
Of the age how lie manages TO escape in
many cases merited death. But he does
escai Q. nevert leess. and pursues his Joy.
Gus career, over urning ample stands,
throwing stones through plate & ass wig
dows and tying the customary can 10 the
tail of the cur " ho knows no better than
to approach the b y in u spirit of frolic.
But the la est act of tie small boy eclss
all the res. a poor old man sat
on the curbstone Il oue OF the city stress
last week. lie WAS leaning against n
convenient tree duu Hlb Niue-opcbcu
mouth. from watch proceeded intermit-
tent noises cInmonly designated rs
snores, was sufficient evid,nce that he
was far away in dreamland. The individ-
ual wore blue Glasses and on "a placard
strung about his neck were the words:
Il am Blind" Near by u painter WAS
lettering n high b arl fence IN woris set
ting forth the virtues OF s,nie kind OF
rheumatism cure. Suid My two boys
appro iched nd ore Of them spying the
sleeper, seemed imbued with an idea lie
whispered excite ly to his friend and
then both approached the blind
man. One Of the boys had the
painters brush aud eau of paint in his
hand, aud when be got near enough he
reached around the trce aud daubed
thick layer of black paint on the sleeping
mans glasses. Then they retired and
pretty soon the sleeper awoxc,
his waking being materially
has ened by a vigorously hurled stone
which brought him TO his seuses.
A funny thing then occurred. The man