The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-18
ON THE STREET

Charley" White, the Atwell's avenue
grocer like all other fair-minded grocers.
closes his store on Thursday afternoon
and this, of course. was the case last
Thursday. Charley has among his many
| customers many old ladies from the
''ould sod" who just bank on him and
well they may. One OF these called at his
store last Thursday afternoon, but found
II closed, and the first person that she
met was something OF a joker. and she
asked him why Mr.. White had closed his
store The joker said 10 the old old lady;
Don't you know what day this os?" and
she said she did not. ''Well, said the jo-
ker, you go home. and ask your hus-
band. what society celebrate on this date.
and II ne tells you then you will know
where White has gone" When Charley"
opened his store Friday morning. the first
caller was the lady alluded too. and she
wanted to settle her bill, and that at once.
White did not pay much attention to this.
nor did he to the next four or five GUS
aomers that did likewise. but when
number came In TO settle their ac-
counts three days ahead OF time, II
dawned upon him that something was
wrong, and he began an investigation and
soon learned that he was the victim OF
a joke. To sum up the story the woman
was told by her husband, that last Thurs
day was July II, and that II was Orange
mans day and the woman at once said:
"well, I'll trade with an A. p. A" be-
fore i will with an Orangeman." Those
who know him best. know that Mr.. White
is not a member or any association. and
had spent the day with the Butchers and
Marketmen down the river. but he has
succeeded since in getting all of his GUS
toners back. Mr.. White says that he en-
joys a joke as well as any one. but when
IL comes to pushing him into bankruptcy
he "hollers.''
'I think" said a member of the Rhode
Island judiciary. that IL is altogether
wrong that years of work should be de-
voted by some inventive genius to the
perfection of engines of warfare, and
sell these same weapons to semi-bar-
barians, like the Chineses, to be used
against Americans and Europeans.
There should be some way Of preventing
these people from obtaining modern
weapons. II we want to give the Chi
nese anything let us give them our eti-
quette, but not our rifles"
My friend, James A. Williams and his
cold water intimates are apparently go
ing 20 have a great time In Pawtucket.
but there does not appear to be much
danger that they will paint the town
red" Enthusiasm will have to be
created by the glory OF the cause and by
iced lemonade. for this. understand. Will
be the extent of the Indulgence to be per-
mitted.
I am told by man who Is generally
considered truthful that at 4 o'clock this
morning, the thermometer at Fruit Hill
reservoir registered so degrees. This may
be SO. but IL 1t really is, there is some
thing either radically wrong with that
kind OF thermometer or something wrong
with Fruit hill.
My friend James II. Hagan, tells me
that he is making great progress at the
handsome new plant that he is erecting
for his corporation on Railroad avenue.
adJoining Roger williams park. / told
him lat wished IL was open now, for
I'm these days when the mercury fiirts
around the 100 mark II woulu be a great
place to visit, but will go later.
Charley" Collin who has been en-
gagged as manager of Col. Felix Wendell
schaefer's theatre at Worcester, for next
season, tells me that the house will be
run upon up-to-date methods In every de-
tail. Charley" is a faithful worker, and
the colonel is lucky in having found such
a good man.
One OF the best known legal officials
of this state bought a bathing suit yes
terday. and he had visions of the glo-
rious time that he would have In the
briny deep when he reached his sum-
mer seaside home in the afternoon.
When he looked over his packages lie
found the bathing suit was missing. and,
although he brought his think works
into active work. he could not remem-
ber where he had left the bathing suit.
IL was a case OF either go out and buy
new garment or forego the much anti
cipated dip, and when ] left him my
friend. who is a prince of good fellows.
still had the question under considera-
ton.
A little girl of my acquaintance is So
journing with her family at Hampden
Meadows. and passes much of her time
out of doors. Yesterday she saw sew
eral men down by the river. who used.
to her. strange speech and their garb
was unconventional. After watching
them a few minutes. she said to her