The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-09
Z Great Ambition At Last Takes Pos
session Of His Soul.
Rrecssdisgs OF the Board Of Aldermen
= D1shed Up" I'm . Novel Manner
The Now scribe witnesses Some on
cial Acts He Does Not Approve of.

After Jim came out OF his thinking
trance. late Wednesday afternoon. he
walked across the barr0om few times,
otruck an attitude in front OF the bar and
oaid:
''Tom, Tn big oysteri Ifany one had
told me two weeks ago that was to 10
Through what have gone through dur
ing that time, I'd have thought him a
lunatic. ! have vegetated all day
IA that side room - have vege-
tatsd bodily, but my mind
has been as active as buzz-saw. Tom,
Tomi was not born to sleep in station
house. or to saw wood for plate OF
beans; was not born to waste my tim
1n saloon, or to work in a sewer; was
not born to be q pauper, an anarchist or
street hawkeri Nay, nay. Pauline
there's better stuff than that In me I've
fhoughr the matter all out today; and.
Tom, I'm going to make ten-strike
The News, over across the creek here.
has been roasting me for several days,
and now Pm going to roast The News.
Tomorrow I'm going over there aud get
. jobr'
Jina's earnestness was 30 great that he
left the bar-room without stopping to
that night somewhere-but not at the
Nsrragansett
Visits the Editor.
As quietly and gently as the rays OF a
September sun fall upon the earth, Jim
orossed the threshold Of The News edi-
torial room Thursday foreuo oon. He
drew the editors favorite rocking chair
up to the hearth. placed his hat on the
Aoor. spread out his hands aud feet In
front of the open fireplace. AMI for
fully two minutes seemed TO enjoy the
genial glow Of the Pickering blaze; then
be turned his face to the editors desk
sId saids "Pm JIM"
The editor and his assistants seemed to
know By instinct that he spoke the truth.
but not word was uttered. Twas a
solemn momentl Jim cast mild glance
upon each person in the room. and then
turnsd his eyes once more upon the flick
oripg blaze.
The editor finally broke the painful ST.
lsnce by saying: What can LIDO for you,
my dear fellowf
Jim's eyes flashed as he responded
You know my story; give me work"
Il 10 not necessary to record the convar-
oation that ensued, but the upshot of 1t
WAS that Jim was engaged to report
Thursday afternoons session Of the board
of aldermen.
Jim Sees the Mayor.
As the clock struck three Jim entered
lhe aldermanic chamber, with big roll
Of copy paper under one arm and six
sharply pointed pencils In his coat pocket.
He found his way TO the regular News
roporter's table and took q seat.
who's that spiudle- shanked chump p
~ whispered AZ Mayor Potter ascended
the throne near by.
"Why, that 10 His Honor, the Mayor"
xoplied one OF the men at the reporters
table.
my. my so that's the mayor. is itT
onid jim. half believing that the man who
oaid % was liar. $50 that's the mayor
Of Provideucel And Pve worked half n
day on the city's new sewer Things are
not A. they should be In this world u
3 just then the mayor called the board
- order and set the official machinery in
motion. The business Of the meeting, as
tsportsd By Jim. was a. followss
Work Of the Aldermen.
''Ths mayor told the other fellows to
keep quiet while the clerk read the min
utes OF the last meeting. and the clerk
stood up for tea minutes and mumbled
over somsthing In q foreign lingo. but
I'm blest X know what it was He
read faster than Nancy Hanks ever
trotted. Then the mayor challenged any
ono to pick flaws In the minutes, but nobody
dared make u zip. The mayor, having
scored this point. sat down, but imme-
diately bobbed up again, said something
- hn Clar md IA N Lar -
stuff about barns and streets, etc.. but he
read 10 fast i couldTt make head or tail
out Of 1t.
"Then one of the aldermen wanted TO
ret Fuller information about an order
restraining some. one Il didn't catch the
1ame) from building barn that had
already been built: aud another alder
man ssid he Olney wanted to know IL
this matter was In order at this time,
| saying that when It was up before it had
b3en referred to the next meeting, and
}wo meetings had been held since that
fime. The mayor explained that the
meetings referred TO were special meet
(nGs and didn't count, aud he ruled that
the order restraining the building of a
barn that had already been built was in
order; and then the kicking alderman
read something out of little book. Co
' show the mayor that his ruling wasn't
| occording to Hoyle. and wound no by
4 nsking that the city solicitor be called
upon TO referee the game. Toe assistant
T. city solicitor then entered the ring and
\ proved himself good Baker by cooking
che whole thing in n fiery firm eatences
4 He sustained ths mayor.
More Chin Music.
after some more chin music the may
& or said. and the aid rmen agreed with
him. that the order relative TO restrain
e loR the building barn that had already
. been built must lay on toe table another
week. (By the time the matter is finally
dIeposed OF. that barn will probably need
eeshingiIng.)
AFTER this momentous question had
been shelved, a heap OF petitions, orders,
1oporis, resolutions, etc, was presen IT ed
md disposed OF. Some Of these meas
1res we're Of vital importance
- the public. and while it may