The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-18
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What language can describe the
youth who remains true 10 his sweet
heart eleven months In the year and
then deliberately devises some casus
belli the twelfth, just 10 escape hav-
ing TO buy her a Christmas present?
Yet on the authority OF reputable per-
sons such youths. / am told. do ex-
ist. But most surprising OF all 10 the
assertion, confidently made, that all
the young ladies who are dropped"
before Christmas are perfectly willing
to be picked up" again after the new
year.
Col. William r.. Clarke. the genial
city clerk, Is not only a very popular
but also very well Informed official,
but at times even the smartest men
make an error. A day or two ago. Col.
Clarke went into a restaurant for
lunch, and when IL came time for
pudding, he proceeded 10 spread, or
rather attempted TO spread some but
ter upon IL. The butter was unusually
hard. and the colonel put on some ex-
ira pressure. but I'm vain. Finally he
Investigated and found that instead or
butter he had been trying TO spread
dairy cheese.
1T r. fine shopping weather. That. II
the one thing nssdful and extensively
appreciated by both buyers and sellers
this week
During the remarks on the resolution
OF thanks TO President Kendrick OF the
common council last evening, Council
man Grady OF the Tenth ward, re-
marked that Mr.. Kendrick was the
finest man who had ever sat behind
the chair"
Christmas wreaths are already be-
ing hung up I'm the windows. They
come early and stay late. thanks TO
the fact that they are glow TO fade and
wither away.
The early morning mikman is not
always the source of grumbling. al
though there are many people who like
TO sleep who say hard things about
him. III was only a few days ago that,
in an adjoining city, an early morn
ing milkman gave an alarm for fire
I'm a dwelling house, and the property
was saved.
AS nearly as 1 can learn from Wis
itors at the centennial celebration OF
the establishment of the seat OF gov
ernment in the District OF Columbia,
at Washington last week, Rhode ISL
anders were among the few outside
the Immediate vicinity OF the capital
who realized In advance the magni-
tude and Importance OF the celebra-
ton which the committees had been
at work on for year and half.
The governors OF several states who
x.tsfh otto IIxr
resentation other than themselves ex-
pressed themselves as pretty much
disgusted that they had not been prop
erly Informed as to what was expect
ed or how big an affair the celebra-
ton was to be. OF course, Virginia
with her regiment of troops and big
staff and representation of distin-
gushed citizens. Maryland with her
delegation Of forty. staff and troops
besides, Pennsylvania with a large
delegation. and a few other states
Caught on in time To send n good
and adequate representation. Forum
ately Rhode Island was one of these,
for Governor Gregory. after first plan
ming to attend with his staff only final
Iy decided to be on hand with a thor
oughly representative party of Rhode
Islanders, legislators and citizens out
side OF official life and the extraordi-
nary recognition which this state re-
ceived was the natural result. In the
parade Rhode Island was one of the
features that attracted attention and
applause. The president gave the
party reception by special invitation
and the impression made can but
prove of material benefit In divers
ways, as when Rhode Island interests
are up for consideration in Congress,
for instance.
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