The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-05

the guest oi y. Dorry hihB VI "iSAioRu
this week.
Mr.. Alfred Reynolds wightmau OF
Brown university spent Sunday at his
home in WEXFORD.
Mr.. Lyman Morse OF THIS city was the
guest Of Horace p. Hammond OF Wick
ford recently.
Mr.. Charles s. Wheelwright closed his
summer residence at Wexford and came
TO this city for the winter Tuesday.
Messrs. William G. Baker and q. Frank
Parkhurst Of this city enjoyed short
stay at WEXFORD this week.
Mr. Thomas Brown aud wife Of Natick
visited friends in this city Wednesday.
Mrs. Charles Donnelly Of this city. who
has been visiting friends at Harris for
the past two weeks, returned, home this
week.
Mr. Eli LaChappelle of this city is the
guest OF his parents at Arctic this week.
Mrs. Alice Warren Of this city spent
Tuesday with friends in Anthony.
Miss Alice c. Earle, success full teaoh-
er in the public schools of Providence,
has entered the Pratt institute. Brooklyn,
N. Y, to study art. Miss Earle has
decided talent in this line. and her many
friends wish her success
Miss Della Hayden OF this city, who
taught In the night school at Oineyville
last year, is teaching at Pippin Orchard
In the Cranston district.
Mr.. +. o. Clarence of this city, who has
been a guest of Mr.. 0 IL G. Brown on the
Brookside farm at Westerly, returned
home yesterday morning.
Lady Burton. in her recently published
''Life" Of her husband. sCaDtain Burton.
says: she used to mesmerzs me freely,
hut he never allowed anyo o Sc, nor
did /. to mesmerizs me. Once mes
merized be had only 10 say Talk and
used to tell everything / knew. only
used to implore him TO forbid me to
tell other peoples secrets aud as mat
ter OF honor no did, bvt all my own used
to come out freely. Only he never took
mean advantage Of what he learned in
that way and he used laughingly to tell
everybody, 1t is the only way to < ct
a woman to tell you he truth have
often told him things that would much
rather keep to myself" 1t would bs n still
more interesting had lady Burton mes
merized her husban nd for the purpose OF
finding out whether he had been to the
club or to lodge meeting whei he re-
turned i'm the small hours Of the morn
ing. But then perhaps The captain
didn't stay out.
Some OF the older authorities give the
opal as an emblem OF hope. But "a writer
on the subject. Rabbi Benoni, who lived
In the fourteenth century, says OF il:
"The opal Is fat Il to love, a d sows dis
cord between the giver and receiver.
Given as an engagement token it is sure
to bring lll-luck." A late writer Oh the
vagaries Of fashion says: "An opal
figures in Sir Walter Scott's novel OF
Anne OF G.ierstein.' ana it's possession
WAS fata, TO the family of the heroine.
The idea that they were unlucky obtained
such currency that after the publication
of the novel they went out II fashion,"
The same writer says: "When Mis- Grant
married Mr.. Sartoris she had among her
presents set of opals. Much was said
about the ill-omen, aud IL report is to be
believed, her marriage has been a wrel ched
one. 1t is even asserted that they are
especially unlucky when given to a
BRIDE"
A friend of the Looking Glass asks
whether there is any law Cover ming the
naming OF vessels in the United States
navy. The United States vessels have
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passed about hundred years ago. Ships
of the line, or battleships, were named
after the states frigates were named after
rivers, sloops Of war or corvettes, after
cities--the Chicago aud New York are of
this class. Gun brigs are named after
Indian tribes and chief ians, and also after
any Vessel OF the sane class clptured
from the enemy. Vessels in the reven ne
service are named by the secretary OF the
treasury, as the law does not cover this
class OF vessels.
1t was not large party that gathered
at 81 South Main street last evening TO
participate in the frs social OF the sea.
son given by What Cheer lodge, Knight,
OF Pythias but what was lacking in num-
bers was made up In socability The
committee Of arrangements were Master
of Finance Wal er 5. McLane. Vice
Chancellor n. +. Arendt and Keeper Of
Recol DIS and Seals Stephen g. Gowdy.
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If that southern cyclone strike, Provi-
nee. let's freeze it TO deathl
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A young man from Connec icut IL
courting n Providence girl. Now this
girls parents are devout christians and
every morning they have bible readings
and family prayers. The girls lover,
being a Connecticut an, is "a very nice
fellow, but he doesn't know much about
the bible. He came to Providence recent
ly to visit the girl be Is courting,
intending to step three or four DAYS
with her family. On the morning
following his arrival. after the family
had gathered in the parlor for devotional
exercises, he was requested to read
chapter from the bible. lie couldn't re-
fuse. OF course. and he opened the good
book and began reading the tenth chapter
of Matthew. He Is trhe near-sighted,
but he mauare ed TO read very we'll until
he got part way through the 25,h verse:
just then his eyes blurred"
and instead OF reading 1T they have
called the master OF the house Beelzebub,"
he asid "If tbev have q died tina n, as, mr.