The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25

Interesting Stories of Their
Doings and Their Sayings.

ster entered aud answered all the ques-
tiOns propounded to him in satisfactory
way.
"Now. my boy" came the final test,
tell me truthfully. dc you smoke cigar
ettesy"
What's them? Those little paper
cigarss" answered the youth.
Yes, exactly"
Nope; never drew one ut them inter
me lungs in me life. F"
Let mo SEQ your hands.
The boy pOked out "A chubby fist at
him. The man examined it critically,
but failed to detect the slightest evidence
Of tobacco stain.
You're engaged f" he finally said.
Bully for you !" replied the youth.
so long; I'll bo ter work in dc morn
ing. lie then went out whistling,
. " There's Only One Girl in the World
for Me, )" and joined mis- anxious COM
rades I'm the hallway.
said.
"What yer givin' us? Did yer get der
joby" piped half dozen voices.
. Bet yer life, replied the urchin.
There was "A ioud murmur Of surprise
from the crowd. and finally one OF the
youngsters exclaimed:
How'd yer do it, Chimmy? sJe ol'
man said dat he didn't want no dope
stick smokers, an yer knows yer was do
wursest dope tiend in der push.
"Oh, youse fellors was so slow dat yer
make mo tired >" replied 'Chimmy" in
the Disguised tone of voice . Course L
hit dc dope sticks, but dye t'nk wusn't
cute nough ter Keep 1t from do oil
manp'
Guess yer had pull or yer wouldn't
have fooled his joblots, said one Of the
youngsters.
''Ensiest ting in de world answered
"Chimmy". AS soon as | read his ad-
vertisement in do poiper L knew dat no
wus ngin dope sticks, so what does
do but soak me fingers in turpentine
| all night an in do morning dey wus
ms clean as a new born babes.
DIES LISPING A PRAYER.
"Now lay me down to sleep; rray
| the Lord nv soul To keen, I" prayed little
Ruth Christensen on Friday night says
the Chicago Tribune. She stopped ana
gaped for breath and her father tenderly
raised the little burned and bruised body.
Now lay me, - began the child again,
and then her head dropped against her
| fathers arms and little Ruth was dead
''The bravest little soul that ever came
| to earth, saiG her father Andrew
! Christensen, last night
1t was on Thursday she was hurt With
some OF the neighbors' children 5-year-
| OLD Ruth was playing around bonfire
across from her home. 6l7 North Fifty
third street in Austin. The children
were playing games around the fire and
finally began jumping back and forth
! across the flames. The older hoys went
first and then the others followed.
| Ruth came last. She ran ana Jumped
| ms pluckily ms the rest, but her strength
| was not equal TO the task ard she fell
| into the flames Her light summer cloth
| ing was ablaZe in second, and the
! child, scrambling from the fire, screamed
| for help.
Her playmates, with the exception of %
| year old Charlie Olsen, fled in terror.
| With his bare hands Charlie beat at the
| flames encrciing poor little Ruth. His
| Jacket caught fire and his hands wefe
| crueiy blistered before Ruths father
| heard the screams OF the children and
ran to them. He threw "a blanket about
| Ruth and smothering tho flames that by
/ this time were leaping INTO the child
| face ana weaving themselves into her
! hair.
| With Ruth being cared for. little
! Charlie Olsen Thoughts of himself and oors
off his blazing Jackets and then tainted as
| "a neighbor came to help him.
| Little Ruth was carried home. The
| doctor found she was badly burned, hut
| ns she had inhaled none OF the smoke or
| flame he thought she would live. She
was so brave through it all that no could
not SEQ how it could well be otherwise.
Nothing is so painful as burn, and
yet the child lay while her wounds were
! being dress q with her teeth clinched, and
only now ana then did "a sob escape her.
! She would of her own accord, turn her
! body for the doctor so he could III ore
easily apply the dressing.
- On Friday night she told her father TO
hold her hands together. she wanted to
pray but was too weak 70 raise her arms.
hPr father claspod the childish hands to-
gether, and then she prayed
Jesus bless the friends who love us
From us NIL evil keep;
And lot holy angels
Watch Us while we sleep.
And then she added: "Goj Eless Ruth
and make her a good girl for mamma
, and papa aud Jesus sake. Amen"
Her father sat by, through the evening.
At O'Clock she opened her eyes and
asked her father to clasp her hands to-
gether again. Then she prayed:
Now l lay ne down To sleep
/ pray the Lord my soul 60 keep.
A CONFUSION of pain snook hor. She
lei TO go ON. but could not. Then size
began again: NOW l lay me, =" but her
littl0 hands came unclasped in spite OF
the big brown hands clasped over thom.
Little Ruin bad died with her childish
| prayer on her lips.