The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-14
Lucky Providence people.

Lucky Providence people.
IL you were in the humid city Of New York,
with it's uptown, downtown, crosstown cars,
including one horse, two-horse cabls electric
and steam, and the positive necessity OF
patronizing them. or becoming professional
pedestrian, you would better appreciate, per
haps, the delightfully."- situated and cleanly
city in which you reside.
II you like plenty Of bang and stir in the
daytime, If you wish to take chances crossing
crowded thoroughfare, il you delight in
having the fact constantly thrust before you
that the possession Of money makes you little
better than the angels and that without il
you are expected 10 give some valid excuse
for living, then New York Of all places is the
city to seek.
The other night was walking down Broad
way. 1t was nearly midnight and this Incl
dent of city life attracted my attention: A
long row Of men Of the wandering Willie"
type were lined up on tho curbstone of the
sidewalk. They stood as silent and as mo-
tionless as If each were watched by special
sentry. One side of the building where they
were congregated was the famous Grace
Church, its spre pointing heayenward, and
the adjoining parish house covered with cling.
ing ivy dark and somber save for rose
tinted light, which family shone in the hall
way.
Across the street from the assembled wrecks
of humanity was the magnificent edihce of
the late A. L. Stewart, now being galvanized
into life by the substituting of modern
methods of advertising, though far away
from tho department store district. what
are those men standing there for p was the
query put to a tattered and torn individual
who was about to join the throng "About .
o'clock in the morning, dey gives away de
stale cake and bread Of dc bakery, and we's
here TO get il, seer
picture At for the brush of an artist Tho
grand church on one side, the great trade re-
pository on the other, emblems both Of grace
and greed, and a hundred hungry men wait
ing for the bread of charity TO be thrown to.
ward them.
Wealth and misery go hand in hand in all
large cities, and for that reason smaller cities
like Providence, are more preferable TO live |
In, rs the two extremes are seemingly not SO |
noticeable.
Hints 20 buyers.
IL in want OF Innings or trimmings 90 10 4Os |
Westminster street. the Providence Lining |
Store, and get them.
II you want 90 obtain the worth Of your |
money. procure your livery of Captain Irving |
NJ. Young, Clemence street. He keeps nothing
but the best in tho equine line
When you want to spend three cents less
than IS for n suit OF clothes Just visit the
Misnt Clothing Parlors. 100 Westminster
street, and call for s5.@ suit.
Morton. the photographer, Is Offering an in.
duccment to his patrons in the way Of a life.
like cabinet portrait in colors. Asl, him
about IL sometime when you are in his studio.
at 81 Westminster street
About $50 the other morning, while the
Broad street car was waiting on wrybossct
street, it began 10 rapidly hll with laborine
men. One Of the hardy sons Of toll com.
whiting T. d.. thereby instantly
changing the odor of the atmosphere
-nPut out that pipol" sang out the motor.
nan. who in the absence OF the conductor.
vas seated for the moment inside
"Phawt for ~ came the query.
"No smoking allowed In closed car" re-.
oined the motormsn
"Wcll, ON do as yea say, but you re- wrong,
ls the cars not In motion. " and the pipe was
'eluctantly removed as the speaker grew rcd
N the face OLD vKr