The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-25
LOOKING CLASS.


"Talk about the folly OF striking" said
drummer for a well~known baking
company TODAY, 81 never imagined snch
suffering as / have seen in Olueyville
during the past week. This morning
aud you know how hitting cold 10 was
tool went into a house where heard
the people were in want. Well pray
heaven may never see what saw then.
The mother sat In chair with bed
quilt around her nursing
little babe, while a little tot
OF two years was crying for somsthing
so eat, and little girl not
over FIVE years, lay sick in bed
with fever brought on by hunger md
cold. The father was one OF tho strikers
and he was subj.cting his family 10 these
distresses from mistaken idea OF man
illness and sticking up for principles
tell you the - scouL drel who has been
prolonging this strike through his un-
wise influence over the strikers aud urging
them to holl out of for year, IL necei-
sary. Why i don't know wnat ought to b.
done to such a man. Legally no can't be
touched. suppose, but morally he is re-
sponsble for the extremiu s to which he
has subjected the help at Olneyville. aud
IL they. don't tnrow him over heaven only
knows what we shall see out there this
winter. The family has been made fairly
comfortable but tears rolled down ms
cheeks as saw the avidity with which
the famished family graspsd at food"
!
Coming in town today saw two little
b ys running along on the sidewalk In
their pay. They were boys whose clothes
indicated that their parents were poor
but respectable, II you could judge by
tie well darned trousers aud the care
fully buttoned up coats. One OF the
lutte fellows stumbled and fell,
hurting his knee and tearing great hole
in his trousers. His companion picked
him mp, brushed him off and said. "Don't
cry. Willie" II don't mind the hurt"
he said. but mother said last night she
couldn't darn these clothes any more,
and father is out of work now aQd can't
afford to get me any more" IL was
simple reply, but 1t made me feel rather
sad TO think that the cares of life had
thus early fallen on such little shoulders
It was a manly little reply that made me
feel proud Of the little fellow, but sorry
as we'll that so early in life he has had to
begin looking ahead lest he might even
uuintentionally put to Leavy an expense
upon his parents.
Well we shall know very hortly after
the regular editions OF The News have
gone to press whether Harvard or Yale
has won the great match at Sprln deld.
Yale has never but once yielded the SUI
premacy, though year after year Harvard
has pluckily stood up against the Blues.
This year IL looks as though Harvard
would win. Yale's team is iikely-to have
to undergo changes even on the field,
while Harvard's eleven is in the pink of
condition. SSill Ihave sort OF sneak
ing belief that the Blues will pull out
somehow alter all.
Rev. G. II. Gates OF this city preached
at ibe chapel in Canonchet today at
O'clock p m.
Mr. William Il. Dewey of Stonington
made pleasure trip TO this city yes err
day.
Mr.. William III. Perry, jr. of this city,
was recently tho welcome guest of Mr..
Robert Carson and family Of Pontiac.
Mrs. John Carpenter of this city is the
guest of friends in L'ppitt.
Mrs. Carrie L. Lawt OF this city spent
yesterday with friends in Arctic.
Miss Annie Perry o, Etst Providence
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. George A.
Cater OF Portsmouth,
Mr.. w. p. Keanc OF this city visited
Edward Il. Wheelock Of Blackstone yes.
serday.