The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-05
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ever good and fresh 1t appears to me, for
fear my hearers may have heard it or seen
1t in print before. But Secretary Glezen
of the State House commission, who has
a record of discovering at least one clever
story day which he scatters among his
acquaintance with prodigal good fellow
ship, furnished me with a couple the
other day that l will tell and take
onances on.
Please don't ring the bell nor murmur
Hchestnut,' because it won't do any
good. I'm callous to little things like
that.
Once upon time there was pious old
lady who was so strict Sabbatarian that
she not only would not lift finger TO
work on Sunday but she was in the habit
OF laying out her "victuals' for the Sab
bathmeals on Saturday evening that the
day might not be broken by any cooking
or preparation Of the necessary food stuffs.
And once in a while company" would
come In and eat up all the prepared meals
before the day was ended.
Under such circumstances the pious old
lady simply went without food until
Monday morning.
Whereat her pastor at one time remon-
strated with her. He assured her that
nothing in scriptural teaching justified
such self-abnegation and torment OF the
flesh.
''Do you not remember, my good lady,
urged the pastor, "that our Saviour once
plucked corn from the fields and partook
thereof on the Sabbath day to satisfy His
need"
'I know it," admitted the good soul.
"But," she added with a sorrowsul shake
OF the head. ~ never thought the more
OF Him for doing it,
And here is the other:
1t was at a revival meeting. During the
praying, the assistant revivalist made his
way down the aisles whispering words of
comfort, admonition, or pleading to the
people. He placed his hand on the
shoulders of one sister, and inquired
soliciously:
"My good woman, have you found
Christ?,,
The good woman looked up with rare
interest expressed In her countenance and
returned the question with:
"No, sir. why--have you lost Him?-"
This forenoon / stood In front Of a
Westm inster street window enjoying a
view OF some oil paintings therein ex-
hibited.
Standing beside me werctwo ladies who
were particularly attracted to one OF the
choicest of the works, wherein was pic
tured n young girl. barefooted, pulling |
down the branches OF leafy apple tree
and picking off the apples. The girls |
face was upturned to the tree and prettily |
streaked with light and shade.
"How exquisite, remarked one OF the
ladies.
"See the apples IN the hat on the |
ground, (" said the other.
"Isn't IL natural, +" added number one. |
"whyv exclaimed number two, in |
ecstacy, "and DO look az that By on the |
girls chin"
had not noticed the fly myself, but |
the exclamation awakened me TO this |
bit of realism. Sure enough, there was
a fly on the girls chin.
"Did you evcrr' cried number one.
"Never saw anything so natural In all |
my lie. " ceclued number two, breath /
less with intcres. inspired by the purity
OF the realism.
And IS NC ALL grzel the fY gave a kick |
of its legs and caunteret rom the tip OF /
the gifrs chin to the bridge Il her nose,
paused while here, and proceeding |
across tFo ioroneai icw oi and lighted !
on tho apple .ra'.
Ard by ,his line ! was alore. My
comuarfons wora tost IN Tho hopdlcss |