The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-18
AS IT. IS TALKED.


James Gordon Benefits flying visit to
New York for the purpose OF making IA
corporation of the Herald property. re-
few years ago in the Herald press room.
Mr.. Bennett makes 1t a practice when
sver h. visits the Ann street establish
ment to inspect every department. On
this occasion his arrival had teen noted
and everything put IN apple pie order.
One unfortunate assistant had been in n
fight the night before. and came out OF
it with one eye looking like a ripe
plu n. Knowing that Mr.. Bennett no
ticed trifes he discolored the other eye
with printers ink and daubed the bad
to match. When the propIi tor entered
he looked around in his usual indolept
way. All the employees were looking at
the bruised and battered fellow. He was
busy about the press and kept his face
out of sight. or the fore nan Mr.. Ben
n TT asked who the man was. Receiving
mis- answer ne said: swell. he seems TO
b. the only nan in the place that Is busy.
Raise his wages"
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Providence policy players consulted the
dream book ~assiduously yesterday. All
hhiy ioStotCiCou ICduls III WniOh v w.
conspicuous received careful attention.
Why it should be so is explained by one
of the slight fires Tuesd ~ night. The
lire the petty gamblers staked their
money on was Insignificant, in that the
dam ge was slight, but Of tremendous
Importance because it happened In a
policy shop. l met one Of these unfor-
Inmates yesterday noon. He begged a
dime Of me to play the fire gig" "What
is iti" / asked; '~6-264669," was his reply.
With the dime in his hand he followed
the procession up a pair Of dark stairs
that led to a dingy room on che first floor
Of a. old rookery near the postoffice.
The place Vas filed with all sorts Of
humanity. Elbowing his way through
the crowd Of loungers he passed the 10
cents over the counter and received in
exchange a slip Of paper on which was
written his selection OF figures. Night
found him In the same placs waiting for
the drawing which was to give him
spending money for q few days or send
him on another begging trip. or the
four numbers only one-6-appeared In
the drawing. Some other crazy idea
will send him to the dream-book today IL
he is lucky enough to secure a few
pennies.
Apropos Of the coming intercollegiate
meet ''The Looker-On" says in the Boz
ton Record: Il hear the boys from
Brown are coming to Worcester Wed res
day, assured beyond doubt that they are
to bear back to Providence with them
the coveted p~ennant. It's not a certainty,
but there's no denying it's a decided
probability.
was much pleased last evening to
find a volume OF Eu ,ene Fields poems
in the public library. Some time ago /
inquired there for one OF his volumes and
n, ne were to be had. I spoke about il
at the time in this column, aud last eve
ming found what l wanted In the case for
new books. The Gossip feels fiattered
that its remarks were needed at the
library.
In the country districts where the vio-
lin is called a fiddle" that wonderful
instrument Is ridiculet because, as is
truly said. every one can ply 1t a little
and no one very much. In the cities aud
notably in Providence everyone can
play thu violin a little and many
are most artistic performers. The
odd shaped instrument that so
nearly rivals the human voice In
Ieauty and power has found it's way into
nearly every home in the city, aud the
number of mere children who can play
it and pl Y it well is astonishing. Sixteen
children gave an exhibition of their
ability last night, and most of them
were scarcely yet in their teens. There
y many incfnien t artists in provilanca
who will be heard OF at some future date
IL they continue at their present rate OF
DEVELOPMENT. The GOSSIP.