The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-24

He went to ChIc ge IRON that rity. III ?
has been away alont three weeks.
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Amid b,Yiiderins profnsion of en-
comiums aud godsneeds heap IL upon her
by admiring friends who shrunk from
the task which they expressed them
selves az delighted to see her perform
little Miss Dogood had started out q
work miracle OF reform IN
the back di,tric of R---street
She ha been apprised ot the
fact that in that qua astionable To-
caiity fourteen small boys did nightly
congregate aud there with nnmerous
weapons of torture and destruction did
do unto death an unoftending feline with
2hastly incantations aud il-repressed
gee opportunities for better sarveil
lance of he neighUorhood had been lost on
the imper mr. bic police. rne society
with the sesquipedalan title, as DIR.
johnson would have called il, had failed
TO recognize its duty ut this particular
point, so nothing was left for Mss Dc
good but To 90. herself, o the rescue of
the tortured animals. She had been
knows not friend from foe and
Will apply her Claws with
eqgal vigor 70 both tornentor
aHA Feseuor- She langhed at these we'll
meant injuuctions, however. and said
that she would trust 10 the intelligence
arrived at the scene of action she found
matters about AS she had anticipated.
The small boys were there, also the cat.
Also kerosene can aud
bunch OF parlor matches The
cat evidently anticipated some
little inc 'nvanienc' and walled plain.ive-
ly. Little Mss Dog aivanee and IN
rebuking e. es called upon the opprcs-
sors 10 release he oppressed; The ca
seconded the motion. Now" respond-
ei one Of the bows, with most reprehen-
sble abandon, 'dis cat is goin' TO be a
Lully For' OF July ali by hisself, see !"
This hcartess retort aroused ali tn. ln-
tent ind ignation OF Miss Dogood. Vile
wretcnes," she cried In trembling
accents. 'release this poor, tortured
animal; or pay the penalty that the law
tude knew no bounds. With one Wild
spring IL leaped into the arms Of its sal
vator and began an instant demonstra-
tion Of affection. With convulsive
tenderness it, buried it's claws
cheeks of.little Miss Dogood and imprint
ed there IN "A lasting token OF affection.
It worked its way into her curly hair and
released the choicest OF her cks. by
this time Miss DogoodPs philanthropy
had evaporated, but she found herself
unable e. cut the acquaip lance OF pussy.
been solved, had not one OF tho-e very
same small boys come to the rescue and
pulled the maddened feline Oft,
Miss DoRood did not linger TO take anv
further steps TO prevent the cruelty 10
animals that she had set out To eXtermi-
nate. but betook herself homeward. ana
Ler resignation as an active member OF
the long-named ciety Is nov on file
with the secretary.
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Death I'm any form is dreadful thing
TO contemplate. and when IL comes upon
one suddenly is still more awe-inspiring
10 those who are lett to watch the mys.
terious passage into the great unknown.
What then must have been the shock
that grt eted the twelve-year-old dangh-
ter of Mrs. Catherine Baker, widow. re-
slding with her two children on Stokes
stree H. Oineyville. last night whenjshe
wen into her m9ther's roo n and found
her lying on the hoor,-dea'. The child
was stunned and kneeling over the pros
trate iorm OF her mother begg d
her to speak to her. Sne could not
believe that death had robbed her of her
only parent IL was n sight D tilul beyond
express on. Kind neign Dors lifted the
little one up and sent Tor
physician, who pfeaouaced the case one
Of heart disease. This was one of the
ShadoH pclurs of yester ay that is re-
feced in the Looking Glass 10 lay.
W Mhiie you and L w r. spendl x "A quier.
happy Sabbath, grief anu death. haad in
ha d. rdined sorrow aud desolation into
our neiy yhbor's home.
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OF the many subterfuges that meY "a
sumo TO escape the afIel-linuer speech.
tn method OF telling story--eithe ap-
proprate or unapp opriate 1t matters l.
tie either way--seens he most popular
and most employed. Every guest at a
banquet wants to be called upon
tn speak. Ii he isa't asked he
is insulted. Il he is asked
he gets up and either bores
everybody To death by lot o
vapUring inanitics or aWuses YOU wit h
funny Story OF speech--Jnere is no mid
way course-it rs either "a decided bore or
a decid a amusement. Some mon II
Chaunc,y y NJ. Depew, VINO have acquired
reputation as funny speakers, are 10 be
pitied. A man cane always he unay.
You doE't always feel like lau .hing Bat
IL your reputa' ion is that o. n funn
speaker you must make an effort to b.
funny even If your head is thick aud
your hearJ he Wy as cad. Thas, oi
course. makes no difference 10 the
TO be amused This is cass
where the company. tout ensemble is IN
in uferable bore. Wit to be witty must
lie spOntaDeous-.f not at its imme iate
delivery 10 the public, at It's FIRST couce :
tion--a vapid ridiculous compArison, q
humorous rela ion between two thinES.
No two men will see au iucilelt alike.
For ins ance, bu' few men would ever
have no.iced u funny relation IN the re-
mark of person pessug on the street
as did Richar Sheridan. You all know
the story Some careless or provincial
person PASSING Dy This celebrate wit re-
marked tnat something or other wa.
very curious = leaving out Tie :.
A friend With Sheridt tn remarked "IIoV
that person murders the English Ian
guage." ''Oh, no" responded Sheridan
quick as flash, HE only knocks an eye
0nt." Now there was genuine spoIta-
neous ut conc wed on the spot. This
humorous relation did not strike his
friend uutil Sheridal exposed IT.
bat 20 return % tie suhj c. uf the din
ner spec hes. l notice az tire Reunion
Of tl First Rcgime Z @ OH day at
AnnaNonse ut the diif're ways u
which the cJmr dss call upo1 { ~rctS
r1sJuua,d d. q u. Walker Hrs call a
upnu Robcrt Fes,endc Boo" ca n
rg.tt TO 9 M rk.
iIc ha mt tue slghtest iiea he was 20
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