The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-15
LOOKING GLASS.

Ino BUSINESS ucauQuerboTS VI IfoSt-
dence cobbler 10 in = locality where hies
are quite numerous. aud the man uses
sticky fly paper to rid himself OF the pests.
The other evening about dusk he sat In
the doorway OF bis little establishment
when young man came Ia and wanted
some shoes Fixed. While the cob
bier was fumbling after match the
young man dropped into chair without
noticing that he was spelling sheet OF
dy paper by so doing. The cobbler
noticed It, however, when the young man
turned around to 60 out . little later.
for the paper was sticking to
the rear OF his coat tail.
The cobbler thought the joke was worth
more than the price Of the Fly paper. and
said nothing, while the young man stalked
calmly down the street. all unconscious
of the fun he was furnishing to those be-
hind him. When he did get on to the fact
he sneaked into an alleyway and sepa-
rated himself from the fy paper.
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The other day at the table little Henry.
aged three, asked for the chickens giz-
kard In these words "Pa, want the
chickens gospel" How Is that for q
bright sayingf
The happiest and the most contented
lot OF zen in the city Of Providence, are
the firemen; this is because they have
had an increase in their salary.
something that has long been looked
for and which many of Them
never expected to get. Now the
boys do not give all OF the credit TO the
city fathers by any means, but the tax
payers come in for good share of their
good will. Sometime ago petition was
circulated among the taxp ayers and
signatures, representing nearly $780,
100000, were obtained, asking
for the increase. While the department.
in the past has been one OF the best in
the country, the salary now will attract
the attention of the very best element
and will lead to improve the already high
standard attained. The members are
looking for more restrictions, now that
they have had their pay raised, but
from what can learn they will
accept any new rules that may be laid
down with much grace. 1t can be said
now. and truthfuliy, that Providence has
the best houses, the best horses, the best
apparatus, the best syst em and probably
the best paid department In the Uoited
States
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A good one IL recorded Of man in
Cranston. A man wanted to catch a
train early the n,xt morning
and being afraid he would fail
in the attempt set the clock
three quarters OF an hour ahead before
retiring. HIS wife knew he was anxious
not to miss the train but did not know
that he had done anything to the clock
and therefore set 1t halt an hour faster
than he had made it. Tnis
would have been bad enough, but matters
were destined to be made still worse. The
mans son Is an inveterate perpet rator OF
practical jokes, and not knowing that the
clock was already an hour and quarter
fast set 1t ahead another hour. In the
morning the man woke up at about o
o'clock. looked At the clock and saw that it
was Sis He wondered how under the
canopy he came TO sleep until that hour
, in the day, and concluded that be had
missed his train and proceeded to rouse
the rest of the household. The
lateaess Of the hour startled the
son with joking propensities. who
bounded from b:d and started for his
work without any break fast, only to ind
that he had big margirsof time to spare.
At $50 the old gentleman heard
a train whistle, pulled out his watch and
discovered that it was only 6:45. He had
missed his train when he had plenty
OF time to catch IL, and would have to
wait two hours for another. The air was
blue for little while and then he calmed
down enough to investigate things. That
night he fipped pennies with the boy to
know who the Joke was on and lost. AS a
al Ia "a onA tn1.l
the local barber to hold him responsible
for any service he might render the joke
loving son during the next three months.
She wa a handsome young girl about
go years Of age. She stood on the Arcade
steps talking with another pretty girl Of
about the same age. YES" she said,
"George saw me home the other evening
and could hardly keep from laughing, he
acted just like man who wanted to pro.
pose and yet did rot dare to. He took me
into Roberts and treated me TO ice cream
and bought me box OF Huylers, when
we came out He looked at me from the
corners of his eyes all the time
we were eating the cream and blushed
like a schoolgirl every time I spoke to
him." 'Is that soi" queried far maiden
number two, ''why, he acted ia n very
similar manner toward me on the excur-
sion the other day. He proffered me a bag
of candy and when i reached out my
hand TO take it he actually kissed my
hand. And when we went to get on the
boat he put his arm around me to pre-
vent, he said, our being separated by the
crowd" Neither Of the sp,akers had
observed the presence of a
young man who was st ,nding behind
them with a twinkle Of fun in his eye,
but they suddenly heard a voice from the
rear say: "How pleasant. ladies'. that /
have run across you. l anf just
going for some ice cream and
need company bad" They turnei
suddenly and beheld the object
of their conversation, who politely offerei
an arm to each and led them TO the near
est ice cream parlors, where they regalel
themselves on the good things which the
place afforded. After parting company
with the young ladies' the young
man remarked to himself that
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