The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-29


aud the aptness with which he makes ac-
quaintances. 1t is to this faculty that
his Kansas experience was due.
He fell in with ''Mr. Kennedy of
Chicago" at the hotel aud the intimacy
became quito thick. All went well till
Saturday when, during ths matinee,
Manager Davis was sought out by
young ana pretty woman who seemed in
deep distress She wanted to see Mr..
KernelL AS the latter was then on the
stage this could not b.. Then she
poured out her woes e. Mr. Davis She
said she had made Mr.. Kernell's ac-
quaintance, had accompanied him to the
theatre and bad finally loaned him $50
with tie understanding that it was To be
returned the same day. 1t had not APP
peared. nor had Mr.. kernell. Couldn't
the fifty be taken from KerneIl's salaryr
No, but she could see the gentleman. MIR.
h. Disciplined her acquaintance. After
he han removed his Wig and false whis-
kers the young woman declared he was
not the man and was not ready TO believe
that he was the real Kernell.
She had gone to the theater on pass
given by Mr.. Kernell, but Mr. Kennedy
OF Chicago" had used it with the young
woman, saying that Wednesday matinee
he did not play. the property man taking
mis- part. Throughout the play Mr.
Kennedy of Chicago" had amused him
self by posing as Kernell crticising his
uuderstudy. The funuit st feature of the
incident was when the woman, realizing
that her fifty was gone forever, burst into
= ls.. Il. .fris. xs..1
"On. and i was going TO use tnat $50 for
stone over my husbands grave"
After the resolution to have the last
years ballots destroyed had passed it
was being talked over in the senate
chamber, when Captain Joe Mullen. the
jdnitor of the state house. overheard the
conversation. He threw up both hands
forthwith, saying, Holy smoke There
is another three days job for me-" He
then related his method, which is to take
the ballots out in the vacant lots beyond
the locomotive works aud make u boLfire
OF them. When asked why he did not
burn them in the furnace at the state
house he said it would take a year, there
are SO many OF them.
The political attitude of the "stereopti-
con man." he who rules the crowd that
throngs Turks Head nightly, swaying
them by his silent eloquence. has long
been question OF interest. During the
presidential campaign mis- fluctuations
from the most rabid Democratic howl
Jugs to the other extreme of the opposite
party furnisneda regular mine OF sur
mise, and as his pictures flashed in rapid
ha Ia hn
well known features of the Democratic
and Republican candidates followed one
another in rapid impartial succession.
But last night the crowd decided that he
must be an independent" Ga large
canvas hung across Westminster street
he threw the pictures of the Republican
candidates for state offices. while OH the
old canvas were cast those of the Demo
| cratic nominees. At one and the same
| time the crowd were treated To visions of
| the future governor of Rhode Island, AMI
the interval between pictures was filled
with questions as to what eacn party
| mad done for the state.
In his little den high up above the
| crowd, the stereopticon man hears not
the muttered imprecations cast on his
| devoted head, nor the words OF praise
that slowly filter upward through the
still night air. He does the work Of his
oice aud then sleeps the sleep of calm
untroubled rest.
Speaker Capron OF the house Of repre-
sentatves is never at loss for witty re
ply, and at times his wit SHOWS itself
almost spontaueo lsly in the midst Of
session. Yesterday when numerous uu
important bills were before the house 10
reference and passage il was diflicult To get
votes, everybody being engaged in con
versation. and on one OF these matters
not voice was heard, either "aye" ol
mo-" 1T is tie vote, gen lemen tn,
spe iker votes aye and the bill il
passed. announced the speaker. and thi,
had the effect OF waking up the mem
bers to sense of where they were at.
|
There is great deal of speculation n:
to who will be appointed assistant secre
tary of state after the Republican vic
1 unu