The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-16

We-that Is, the large establishment
In which a number Of people. including
me. two dogs and canary bird, ar,
counted-have decided TO what place w,
will HE U rather like that expression
IT sounds as II had intentions towart
the stage) Really. we think the idea
place IL reached. 1t is farm with 4
lot OF room outdoors and not too much
In. Consequently the supply of board.
ers is limited. The landlady has some
ideas tending toward civilization. since
there is bathtub and she can realize
unlike the average landlady that people
of fastidious tastes prefer when there is
only one tub In the house to have II in
timately acquainted with the scrubbing
brush and some soda and hot water
once in awhile. I once went 10 farm
house in the really rightly" country
where used to help with the tea things.
assist the "purps' TO chase the mice In
the barn and teach the girls in the fam
lily how 10 cut their skirts after the
latest new fashion. but woe Is me. The
mouse no longer fears me. for when /
start TO run a twinge OF rheumatism
announces TO him that grabbed youth
and rheumatism cannot run after him
with success, though they do some
times. 80.
However. to return to the present,
which when one has passed 21 is always
nleasanter than the past. we are here.
Like the detective in the melodrama
who always pops up and saves the
heroine. I'VE have came" How we will
like II remains to be seen. This MORN
ing. when felt a little poorly and one
shutterw would shake. our courteous land
lady fetched genial looking gentleman
to arrange the shutter. who, seeing me
arrayed az most people are who are In
he'd, gave me no opportunity to say any
thing, but announced that he had
daughters OF his own and needn't apol-
ogise. He little knew that i had no in
tention of doing this. for / had put on q
matinee jacket with pink ribbons espe-
cially for his benefit. At first did not
exactly why he looked at me
with what seemed a measuring eye
lie appeared to be taking me in by I
inches.
Then think OF IL! learned that this
shutter fixing person was the villaae
and he was staring at me
with an eye to business. But am glad
10 know that. gentle and genial as he
was, he will never make anything off |
me. for when Ibid goodby to this gay
and festive world ] shall depart in
plain pine box. want nobody to look
It me and want TO be taken to nv
,rave in a wagon and have only a cou-
,le OF the men Of my family at the |
uneral.
But we will drop that now and talk
lbout going TO the country. When we
tarted out, we were a procession. There |
we're all the nest OF them, and then
ane with the two dogs bowling with
eight because they were going to ride
2 q baggage car and be made much Of |
nile young man who has a weakness
Or me carried the canary, chirping it's
;riliest because II realized 1t was GO
w where Ii can be in the sunshine all
ay long and can sniff the very sweet
Sc OF flowers. Then there were a cou-
lie of men who announced that they
'ouldn't carry thing. but who stag
cred under dress suit case contain
'g something which was forgotten un-
l the last moment. while somebody
Sc had box OF candy. a pound OF fine
"a and three umbrellas and a storm
'at. which we forgot to put UP, but
ley had to 60. 10 they went. And when
e got there. there was large wagon
meet us. and We looked as if we had
st arrived from the old country. and
went sailing (metaphorically) sitting
our trunks. The two dogs turned up
ieir noses at this, so one sat in nv
p, while Molly held the other one.
no would insist on trying TO catch
es.
There are times when puppy, cheer.
as ne may be, 10 somewhat in the
ny. On our arrival this truth was
owed, since the two small fox ter
'rs got Into fight with large coll
:. and. much to the sorrow OF our
lall boy. IT was Interrupted. The coll
was tied up In the stable. while the
. pups went out, sat just outside II,
d he walled as IL there were going to
a death i'm the neighborhood until
c farmer united him, and then they
kissed and shook paws and were
cd friends. The average dog is very
ruliar and would rather eat some
'ty old bone covered with cold fat
d flshed out Of a coal scuttle than a
@ piece OF chicken on n china plate.
return to the two legged ones.
Is far as can be expected. we are now
tied. and we sit out on the veranda
lounge In hammocks and read or
TO sleep. but we take life easily and
4 that we gain flesh by doing SO. We
We wonderful discussions, in which
farmers daughter Joins, running in
'ry now and then from the kitchen.
ere she is making cherry pies. 20
G her opinion, which is not a flow
I. but foury, one.
yo boyo Al Sr,sro1 t1,o mas t.ttt., 49,
,nlards, own the world. having long
} possessed the flesh and the devil.
en we come down 10 clothes. and the
mer's daughter. who is a pretty girl.
h a very good idea as 20 the correct.
ng In frocks and other things. said.
linr given the last look mt the pics,
o YOU know I never can get a veil
suit ms,"
nd 2ftl NIo a ne ur,tt, a., ra ~,h~ 4