The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-07
LOOKING CLASS.

10 the happy possessor of as bright boy
az the law allows This child Is forever
in some mischief aud his father never
knows In what impossible places
he will find his favorite forceps
or his other instruments when
about to perform big job. The list
also has o pet cat, u large and De .utiful
pecimen. an animal styiped like tiger
sand as peaceful as q la b. Not
long ago little Willie secured his
fathers foroeps. and during the tenn
porary absence OF the dentist
administered gas to the cat aud extracted
several Of the teeth In the cats jaw.
When the cat was brought to its senses
its antics a. It discovered the loss
of the teeth were sufficient
amusement to pay little Willie for
his trouble. but when his father found
out the event. he warmed his little sons
hide In y manner sufficient he thought to
cure him Of his mischief f-making pro-
pensities. But little wille's latest
"break" beats them all. His father went
out one morning not long ago and as b
carefully locked the do DIT Of the operating
room, he failed to see little Willie's head
peering from over the head Of the stairs.
He returned about an hour later
and when he entered his room
horrible sight met mis- gaze st retched
at full length on the floor lay the pet cat.
but oh what a sight 1t was. The poor
cat was dead and swelled up
like q balloon. The doctor was
paralyzsd for an instant. but
when, q moment later, little Willie
trembling accents told his little tale. the
s-t ok -
seems that Willie and COM
panion had gotten into the Office
after his departure, and having
secured the eat, had connected it with the
nitrous oxide tank with the rubber hose.
The cat had almost Immediately expired.
but as the boys couldn't check the flow Of
gas the cat commenced to swell until
the boys thought IL. would
burst. Willie and his friend learned
lesson that day that will never be forgot
ten aud now he is barred out of the oper-
ating room entirely.
heard great commotion in my neigh
boris back ward yesterday morning and as
a matter ofcuriosity climbed out to the
intervening fence. Heavensl What sight
presented itself to my asronished gaze
Wading about the yard with his trousers
rolled up was my neighbor. and deposited
on the ground WAS a heap Of dirty
dishes, while he was playing stream
OF water on he pile OF crockery. Are you
drunk ~ I asked him, as thoughts OF
late supper we had enjoyed at his house
the night before. came M. "Naw ~
said he. cooks skipped out aud my
wife telegraphs that shs'll be home In
-
tie remains of last nights racket"
j secured towel and climbed the fence
and soon we had the shes out OF the
way. His wife came b ,me rs expected,
and this morning / noticed that their
carp Is and rugs. while my d)nesticated
nelgabor was bus carrying water.
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Yesterday. while riding through the
tom n Of Cranston, I could not but notice
the many changes the years have wrought
there. One more particularly than the
others appealed to me. 1t was the large
firld that was gwen to the employees by
the Spragues. Upon this field formerly
could be seen some Of the most
handsome gardens In the state
aud many were the happy hours spent
here by those who were fortunate
enough to be the possessor OF one #
lots. 1 can re MEMBER OF passing through
the village at twilight on more occasions
than one, when / noticed that an entire
family were at work wedding, hoeing, or
gathering the crops No such picture
Is seen to-day, for in place of the corn, the
potatoes, the c1bbage, or other vegetables
or flowers grow large aud small weeds OF
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friends of the Sp ragues. and what a sight
for those who were instrumental in their
downfall.
Grocery clerks all over New England
are taking deep interest in the excur-
sion that 40 OF their fellows are enjoying
at the Worlds fair as the guests of the
Baker Extract company OF Portland. Me.
This company Offered to send the 2J clerks
guessing nearest the actual admission
into the Worlds fair on July to Chicago
and pay all expenses. The guesses were
to be sent in on coupons clipped from
well-kuown trade paper and the fifteen
other clerks who were unsuccessful,
bur who sent In the most
IN the party In every village, town and
guessing fever. L. Providence in Arnold
e. Names and in X. L. r se companS's
store clerks were interested, but unfor-
tuuately none Of the Rhode
Island clerks were successful.
The party started last Monday
and arrived at Chicogo yesterday. They
will see all there is 10 see and advices re-
ceived from them en- route show that they
are having jolly lime. 1t was a big prop
osition. but the enterprising firm that
conceived 1t is nsed to undertaking big
things
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The Rural Improvement association OF
Darlington will tomorrow evening have
the pleasure OF listening to Hon. B. G.
Northrop OF Clinton, Conn.,. who by the
way is the father OF rural improvement
in this country, and who will deliver a
lecture in the town hall at o'clock on
Harrington, its progress and prospects. "
Governor Brown and other guests will be
present.
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