The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-13
PRETTY GOOD.
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Odd Paragraphs From a
Reporters Note Book.
Some of Them May Interest
You, Some May Not.
Various Little Stories That Have Not
Been Told Before.


E~y-Councilman Sheahan, who not
long ago was plain denny" sheahan,
and is just as good n toy now as he was
then, strolled INTO his barber shop tho
other afternoon and locked disgustedly
at the hllod chairs, and the overflow OF
"nexts.n lie glowered ON the knight OF
the razor who assured him that he would
only have 10 wait a few minutes for his
shave and finally found a ctait and an
antique newspaper and settled down 10
the effort TO content himself.
The big land on the clock went the
seconds al snail's pace and the "next's'
slowly found their places 10 the chairs.
MIR. Sheahan began 20 iidget before a
half hour had gone by and at the end
OF the hour he was In "a cold sweat OF per-
spirstion. When he was finally invited
TO a chair and had tagep of coat, collar
and tie, everybody In the shop held their
breaths, for the barber who passed his
hand over Mr.. Sheahsn's smooth chin as
he dropped his head back was the same
barber who had shaved Mr.. Sheahan
that very morning and he had passed the
word around some time before he had the
opportunity TO recall MIR. Sheahan's
memory to the fact.
One OF the New York reporters who
was in Providence In the beginning OF
the Colt controversy called ST City Sole
itor Colwell's residence for an interview,
the genial solicitor being, one Of the at.
torneys IN this cause ce!ebre. But as IL
/ happened, Attorney Colwell was not in
his usual genial mood. In fact. he had
been worn about TO his limit OF strength
by the harassing interviewer since the
case opened up. Accordingly, when tho
New York man struck him, the solicitor
struck the New York man:
81 don't want 70 see you" he ex-
claimed with a fervor quite unusual for
him. 81 Won talk TO any more of you
fellows. I'm tired OF being interviewed
and you can get out"
The New Yorker was staggered for a
moment by this reception, but he quick
ly recovered.
pardon me-" he responded g~ravely,
81 had always understood that Francs
Colwell, Esq, was one OF Rhode Islands
eminent lawyers and didn't suspect be-
fore that he was only a shyster.n
"Haw! Hswl Haw! laughed the at
1 laughs that distinguish him on good fell
lowship occasions. "You just step in
side and sit down. What can l do for
you, anyway?'
Oysters were never so plentiful and
hNfNA ~ btOo-ht Uh0 lAtO nv -
than they are this season. They are fat
firm and juicy. Simply luscious. And
more people are eating oysters than ever
before. Folk y3sho never cared for
oysters can't help liking the oysters OF
this season. "Charlie,'' who has stood
behind the oyster bar at what Is now
Wilbur's restaurant Tor thirteen years,
aud has smiled at thousands while he
opened the bivalves, says that only once
before In his experience has he seen 40
many fine oysters. Eleven years ago, he
states, was an oyster season about equal
to this one, and that year held the
record until now One OF the results is
that when you order half a d~ozen-on.the-
half In most OF the restaurants nova
days you have served you seven or eight
oysters instead OF the literal six contem-
plated by the order.
A fellow-citizen who looked az IL he
were bothered by grandeur stood on the
Westminster street curbstone awaiting the
coming OF a trolley Ger. He did not take
up his position at q white post. There was
a white post half a block down street and
another white post half q block up street.
But this fellow-cltizen stood just ~
tween them and Gid not take the troupe
to move the few sters up or down that
would have brought hip to a white post.
SO a reporter stoppep TO watch what
would happen.
Pretty soon an %OIneyvilie trolley car
came spinning up street and the fellow
cred by grandeur still on his countenance
drew one hand from behiud mis-
back and made a dictatofial gesture TO the
motorman. To the amazcmcnt of the re-
porter the motormrn spun around his
brake, shut off his electricity and
brought his car to a stand still with a
bang and the feliow-citizen lcisurely left
the curbstone, strobe with dignihed de-
mean to the car and stepped on board,
1t was Mr.. Henry 9. Clark.
Did you ever see a picture OF a bed bug?
One OF the local artists says one may
be found in a dictionary, but he sought
for bed bugs and bed bug pictures FOR
two weeks before it occurred 10 him TO
look for it in the dictionary.
You never know how a
thing IS until you happen to want that
particular thing. This artist had n COM
mission to paint a picture OF q bed bug
in the act OF being struck by lightning,
the picture to be used as an Advertising
sign for a patent vcrmln cx,crminator.
The artist sailed forth TO find n bed rug,
the common ordinary bed bug OF com
merce, to use as a model. He had no
IDEA there would be any trouble about II
but as a matter of fact there was no end
OF trouble. lie simply couldn't get hold
of a bed bug anywhere. Places that he
resorted TO with the utmost confidence
failed to reveal the desired article now
that he happened to want II. FRIENDS
offered TO assist In the search. But all
effort was fruitless. SO far as the artist
could discover, bed bugs had disappeared
entirely from the face Of the earth.
Then he bethought him to find a pic
ture Of a bed bug as he could secure no
living model. He loolod for II In al! the
books on natural history that he cou,d
get hold OF. He went 10 the public
library an" tne accommodating library
staff produced carloads OF bug books for
his inspection and after n good deal OF
vain research the conclusion was reached
that you couldn't nnd a bed bug in any
OF the text books unless you knew tie
Latin nm ma 10 call IL hv ElnalIu tho