The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-24

Ser Gardner 0iseevrsss on Prsvi.
dsnes-- Big Mistakes en-
Pessibls.

Possible.
My fren's,' said Brother Gardner
OF the Limekiln Club, when the rout-
inc business of the meeting had been
disposed of, Il heard Brudder Bebee
sayin' to Shindig Watkins de odder
night dat he should Deepen upon
Providence TO git frew de Winter. i
also heard Brudder Shin sayin' TO
Givadam Jones dat his rent was be-.
hind but Providence would step in
sumwhar. want to say a few words
10 yo' on dis matter of Providence.
l used TO tigger "A heap on Providence.
helpin me out, but de night l dun
Jeff my henhouse doah unlocked an
went to bed ~dependin' on Providence
to stand guard l made sich a mistake
dat hain't got ober feelin' mad yit.
Doorin' dat dark an tremulous night
a Guild pusson jumped my fence an
entered dat henhouse an removed
fo'teen of de incest chickens in all
dis Staff. IL Providence was around
dar anywhar she propably helped put
dem chickens in de bag.
Il knowed a pusson about three
q y uIS dEN WHO ONlltu ~ IltNls uh
one night dat mewl was TOKEN sick.
| was called on. an | saw il was a
case OF collie an / recommended de
usual remedy. De owner of dat
mewl concluded to depend upon
Providence instead, and when he riz
up next mawnin' he had a cold
corpse On his hands. Dat same pus-
son cut n hole i'm de roof Of his kitch-
en- an run n stovepipe frew il widout
any safeguard. One day, when we
was away from home, d%ependin' OF
Providence to see to dat stovepipe,
his house caught fire and was dun
burned TO the ground.
Oar am n sartin member OF dis
club, an his name am Shutdown
White, who used to depend upon
Providence TO even furnish him cod
dence TO hunt him up n job, doctor
his family, buy shoes fur his chillen
an pay his house rent, an wen when
dey wal gwine TO send him to de
p%oorhouse he hung to Providence.
/ is happy to say dat ] am de pusson
who opened his eyes at last. lie
cum ober to my cabin to borrow ~,
He depended on Providence TO open
my heart but got sadly left. Den he
got mad an depended on Providence
to help lick me, but ] peeled off my
coat an Civ him sich n thrashin'
dat he was in bed fur two weeks.
When he got out he Civ Providence
de cold shake, an to-day he am well
fixed an gettin' along all right.
Oar am sartin members OF dis
club who reckon dcy kin sit on de
Providence will furnish EN- wild taters
an bacon frew de winter. Long about
Jinuary dey'll be mighty glad to fill
up de acuum wild stewed pumpkin.
II Providence was cher in de provis-
sion bizness she went out OF it long
ago. Oar was a time in my life when
j let de winter woodpile 90 an de-
pended on Providence to keep the ole
cook stove red hot. AFTER my dawg
had friz TO death, de ole woman lost
her big toes, an ] had got n crop OF
chilblains to last me the rest Of my
life, / cum to the c%onclusun that
Providence wasn't in the woodward
bizness. It's all right il yo' am
gwine to ride on a railrode To lean on
Providence, though she doan' seem to
git furder west dan Buffalo, but when
yo' figger dat she am gwine TO put o
Sl5 obercoat on yo' back as a Christ
mas present yo' will get badly mis-.
took.
"Our own experience right here in
Paradise Hall proves de troof OF
what ] say. On one occashun left
seben dollars in de safe an forgot TO
set de b'artrap on de stars. ] went
home, %dependin' on Providence, but
long about midnight ] got Uneasy an
cum down an sot de traps an changed
de combinashun from reptile 10
Kangaroo ] friz my heel a-goin'
home, but what did the next day re-
veal2 In one OF dose b'artraps was a
big toe from a human foot. An evil
minded pusson had got into dis hall
10 rob US. AFTER borin' sebenteen
holes in our safe wild an anger he had
started downstairs TO find a bag TO
put de money in, an de trap had
cotched him. He didn't depend on
no Providence 10 open dat trap, but
Jest pulled away till he pulled his toe
off and den skated away.
Oar am a pusson right yere befo'
me tonight who borrowed S3 OF me
last Spring an am dependin' on
Providence TO pay it hack. I'ze wait
ed TO see IL he would do it,, but he
hasn't. Ize gwine TO wait m mo-
week, an den il dat money hain't
handed over lie gwine to pint TO
dat pusson dat Providence neither
borrows nor lends, an dat she amt
got RIO use fur lazy folks or liars. II
he lodges me in a dark alley he may
figure dat Providence aided him, but
he'll be wrong. tn be on account
Of dat squirt in my right eye, an III
trail him down by daylight We
will now break up de meetin' an de-
pend on Providence TO keep de trolley