Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-02-13
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THE CHAMELEON; OR, PERTlhAC'
ITY EXPOSED.

Oft has It been my lot 20 mark
A proud, conceited, talking spark,
with eyes that hardly serv'd nj most
To guard their master 'gainst post;
YET round the world the blade has been,
10 see whatever could be seen.
Returning from his finished tour.
Grown ten times perter than before;
Whatever word you chance 10 drop,
The travelled fool your mouth viii stop
"But II my Judgment you'n allow,
I've seen--and sure | ought 10 know
SO begs you'd pay due submission,
And acquiesce in his decision.
Two travellers of such a cast,
As o'er Arabia's wilds they passed,
Ard on their way, in friendly chat,
Now talked OF this and then OF that,
Discourse'd awhile 'mongst other matter
OF the chameleon's form and nature.
"a stranger animal" cries one,
"sure never lived beneath the sun
lizards body, lean and long,
a hsh's head, "A serpents tongue;
Its foot with triple claw disjoin'd.
And what a length of tail behindi
How slow its pacel and then Its hue
Whoever saw so fine blues"
"Hold there" the other quick replies,
otis green, saw il with these eyes
As late with open mouth II lay,
And warmed IL in the sunny ray;
Stretched at its ease the beast View ed,
And saw 1t eat the air for food"
"I've seen 1t, friend, as we'll as you.
And must again affirm IL blue.
At leisure the beast surveyed,
Extended in the cooling shade"
"'Tis green, tits green, can assure you"
"Greenw cries the other in fury
"Why, do you think pve lost my eyes?"
"'Twerc no great loss" the friend replies,
"For If they always serve you thus
Nou'll find them but OF little use"
So high at last the contest rose,
From words they almost came 10 blows,
when luckily came by third.
To him the question they referred.
And begged HIM tell them II he knew
Whether the thing were green or blue.
"Sirs," cried the umpire, "ccase your pother
The creatures neither one nor tother.
caught the animal last night
And viewed him DER by candlelight.
marked hIm well, twas black as Jet.
You stare. but, hist have him yet
And can produce him" pray, sir, do
lay my life, the thing il blue"
"And when before your eyes I'll set him
If you don't fiud him black I'll eat him."
He said, and fun before their sight
Produced the beast, and, lol twas white.
Tomorrow Is st. Valentines day.
Mrs. Thomas Rock is seriously i'll.
One week from Thursday Is Georges
birthday.
Thursday the Pawtucket cases come up
before the Grand jury.
The Royal Society OF Good Fellows IN
stalled officers last evening.
The wardens and vestry men OF Trinity
Church will meet this evening.
The work OF changing Music Hall into
a bowling alley Is nearly completed.
woonsocket gave ex-Chsmpion John
l.. Sullivan an ovation Saturday night
The basement OF the Merchants Ex-
change would make splendid bowling
alley.
May Temple, Pythisn Sisters, Initiated
anumber OF candidates last evening and
had social time,
The funeral OF Mrs. Maud Cunlifi Sweet
took place yesterday afternoon from hel
parents residence on North Bend street
On st. Patrick's night the dramatic
club Of the Young Mems Catholic Asso
citation will present the drama "EileeI
Oge".
New London has a dentist who pull
the teeth of the worthy poor free o
charge on Fridays. He extracts withou
pay in.
The next lecture OF the series undo
the auspices OF the Young Mems Catholi
Association will be delivered by Thoms
B. Fitz OF Boston Sunday evening, Feb. q
Coroner jerks is continuing the Jen
kins inquest as conveniently as he can &c
himself and the witnesses. He examine
two Saturday and two yesterday. 1t
hard to find the trainmen.
The contract for serving the House
Representatives with papers has lbee
awarded TO Patrick O'Sullivan Of Vale
Falls. There were ten bidders and Il
contract lasts until May 18th.
1t Is said that "Rescuer" John r. Hs
kins has gone to the Massac husetts Gel
eral Hospital for treatment for rbeum
tism. 1t is hoped he will recover and ali
that he will give Pawtucket wide bert
The Providence News sneers at L
Garvin's nine hour bill, for the amelior
tion OF the condition OF Rhode Islanc
working girls and toiling minors. Su
filings, however, are not arguments. T
bill ought to pass.-INewport Herald.