The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-16
Sensitive people:

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Perhaps you have met them in your
travels. They seem to be careful about
having their "feelings" injured. To
oversensitive persons a slight, however
unintentional, Is like a spark OF gun
powder. They magnify forRetfulness into
an affront, and the frank expression OF an
opinion they regard as an "insult," and
that, by the way, Is a fayorite word with
them. was reading an article on this sub
ject the other day and the purport OF II
was the over sensitive persons strange as
II may appear, are often the most dis
courteous in their treatment OF Others.
What would you advise as cure for
these supersensitive people? asks one OF
those at the "Tea Table" Well, you
cannot rebuke them or show them tIeir
faults for that only intensifies the offence
In their shallow minds. You cannot win
them by love or kindness, for they assume
that that is their duo and are entitled to
far more than iG is possible TO give. Ex-
perience In life Is the best and only thing
that will take the conceit out OF such
people and teach them that "there are
others" who have rights as well as them
selves
In few weeks, you might almost say
days, the boys and girls who have been
romping over the hills, who have laughed
at the "greeniesp of the country who
have stared at them in open-eyed wonder
as they observed their city airs and up-to-
date dress, will be at home once more.
Tn sun burn and tan Will soon disappear
and school days VIII commence again.
Happy days, these school days. Make
them as many as you can boys and girls.
Do not long to leave the places of learn
ing. At best you will never know too
much. Private instruction has its ad-
vantages over public instruction as box
at the opera is preferable 10 a seat in the
gallery.
An institution worth going to see It
IL safe to assert that there are hundreds
OF fathers and mothers OF growing boys
and girls of this city who do not really
know what an educational institution the
Friends School is, and will not take the
trouble TO Jump on any OF the three or
four lines OF electric cars and visit the
place OF which George William Curtis
said, "The school is famous for the excel
lence of its instruction, and the serene in
fiuepce OF its discipline.
A cold wave is predicted to arrive by
the time these lines are perused. So keep
cool.
The windows OF the Misfit Clothing
Palrors, 199 Westminster street, are filled
WITH tllNlSn sullS lOT ultU, DONs
children at prices which are so wonder
fully low that attention is attracted to
them and for that reason buyers are al
ready starting in TO make purchases for
the early fall days which are near at
hand. The hustling proprietor and man
sger OF the Misft of this city and Paw
tucket has made great preparations for
They have excursions. and parades on
the streets OF the societies, but IL il is
not out of place / would like TO ask those
assembled at the ''Tea Table, this even
ing what has become of the parades OF a
dozen years ago? Then it was that
"Caledonian pay' was the day OF all
days. Duncan Ross and other noted ath-
letes came on from New York and other
cities to compete in the games. ] have
seen nothing like the old-day parades for
the past two years.
A good many readers remember the hal
| cyon days OF Mark Rock and Smiths
Palace. Those were the days when the
"clam house was afioat just this side OF
| Fields Point Things have changed a
| bit. Bullock's Point has got lost in the
march OF progress and about all you hear
from the east side OF the river is Boyden' s
| Crescent Park, the "Coney Island OF the
I<dHts ~ bdHk up Nihlh II
| obtainable and "Little Buttercup" makes
love to the captain Of the good ship" Pin
| afore.''
The building on the corner of Union
| and Weybosset streets is progressing
| finely. The new buildings which have
been erected in Providence the past five
| years have greatly beautified the city.
| Wonder who will build the first first
class apartment house or commonwealth h
hotel. There will be money in it.
| OIn VET