The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-09
TOUR ABOUT TOWN

took walk around to the City Hall
this morning and found that the regis
tration is not as brisk as it should be.
Every register voter who wishes to have
q share in the political contests of next
year must register before the first day
of January, and with the visits OF the
City Clerk to the various ward rooms
next weak there can be no excuse
offered for not failing to register.
North Attleboro people are kicking
over the poor quality of electric lights
being furnished, and claim the towns
streets would be almost as light with
out the poor apology now constituting
the service. Ike town owns the plant,
the reason of the poor service seems to
be that tho capacity of the plant is
being too severely tested.
The doctor went into the room of an
East Side man, rubbing his hands and
smiling.
Everything all right?" asked the
man who was anxiously writing for him.
"Couldn't be- BETTER" replied the
doctor.
"Good," said the man with a sight of
relief.
Then when he saw the doctor intend
ing to say more, he asked with some
hesitation "Er-ah-boy or girl?"
The doctor stopped rubbing his hands
and looked q trife uneasy, as If the
task before him. were not just 10 lis
liking.
well" he said, at last, you'll need
tandem Wheel"
One of the most amusing incidents
witnessed for many q day took place
near the Benedict House corner about
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The lover the Garden Wall" Reuben
who has become, In a short space OF
time, a character in town, was spied by
crowd of small boys, on his way from
Central Falls, on the platform of
Broad street car, and as he stepped
from the sar he was surrounded by
crowd of large and small youngsters.
who followed him up Main street.
Two ladies from Central Falls har-
pened to pass along the street, ard
were much disturbed by what, to them,
appeared ill-bred curiosity on the part
Of the youngsters.
Turning to the genial officer who pre-
sides over the peace of the corner dur
ing the day, the elder OF the two said
to the policeman: II think it's shame
for the poor man to be annoyed that
way" Tue officer said it was, and
tapped his head significantly, and the
other lady chimed In: "Oh! Mr.. Mo-
Laughlin! am so glad you think SO;
any one could see he was not RESPONSE
bic for his actions" II have driven
him away four or five times, but he
will come back" replied the officer.
without blush. "Well, YOU won't ar
rest him, will you 2" said the younger,
and satisfied that the poor insane
agriculturist was safe from arrest,
the ladies departed in the direc-
tion OF Central Falls and the angel Of
peace once more lowered over the cor
ner OF Broad and Main streets, anG as
the reporter left the corner, the officer
was wiping tears from his eyes in con-
vulsive manner, the Rube, with happy
smile at the crowd, attracted by his ad-
vertising dodge, was gazing into va
cancy and the charitable people from
Central Falls we're fastening to their
fresides.
This is the time when il is proper to
drop the hint to absent minded people
that in sending their Christmas pres-
ents through the mail, IL is very essen
tial that they should put postage stamps,
and enough Of them on their packages or
there viii be two disappointed peop'e-
the sender and the person for whom the
gift is designed.
The TOURIST.