The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-23
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People.

Nothing is more pitiful than to see
a dodering old man hang 10 the de-
lusion that he can make others believe
that he feels just as young asShe used
TO be. l saw a good illustration of
this fallacy yesterday, and at the
Point Judith Country club.
A Baltimorean, OF wealth, who mar
ried In the sunset~of his life a young.
pretty and blu.-blooded girl. but
whose family had gotten into reduced
circumstances. otherwise he couldn't
have caught her, drove up TO the club
house and SYSTEMATICALLY carried into
the building a bag full OF golf tools.
Just as ostentatiously did he apply
for and obtain a seasons membership
ticket and ask the steward TO put
him up the club parlance for as
signing a locker. etc.
Just as ostentatiously did he ask 10
be directed TO the golf instructors
headquartrs. and start OFF across the
lawn with the semblance OF intending
TO put a hard afternoons work in the
practice Of putting field and the
links.
Half an hour later saw him watch
ing a ball game. The golfing sticks
had been left I'm the repair room. and
then / noticed that the left hand, for
merly busy holding thsr bag. was
shaking like an aspen leaf. The bag
had been carried 10 conceal the palsey
that had seized that hand.
Poor old fellow. He's been the butt
Af .astl a..1 tlly
times OF other kinds OF talk.
As usual. on this occasion he drifted
around to the piazza and set-em-u up
That has been about all the pleasure
he has had out of the Pier for the last
i've seasons.
And the pretty young wife with the
Titan hair?
oh She's abroad doing the CONT
nent with a close bosom friend but
OF her own sex, mind You.
A middle aged man OF medium
height. of light complexion and wear
ing moustache. commenced 10 adver-
tise himself and his wares Wednesday
evening on a street ear in front OF the
News office. Judging from the volubil-
ity OF his speech, as well as from
other characteristics. one would be i'm
clined To believe hc learned his trade.
on the Midway at the Pan-American,
or at least visited II. The conductor
disliking this novel method of adver-
tising and finding remonstrance of no
avail. literally closed the bankers"
mouth. 10 the great amusement OF the
passengers.
Probably you have noticed the
wealth OF information some persons
possess on special occasions IT
has no doubt made SSsu feel ignorant
and sort OF inclination 10 confess a
waste of opportunities. An investiga-
tion may have shown you IL was only
by luck on the other fellows part that
he knew so much. | sat the other
evening behind a woman and her es-
cort at one OF the band concerts at
Roger Williams Park. The woman
announced every piece played correctly
This was good. II seems the thing
was easy as she had a newspaper pro-
gram. The woman announced she
had heard the American Opera com
pany In the opera on Faust" She
did not like IL. This was before
knew about the printed program. I
liked the opera company in Faust"
about as well as in anything heard
the company sing. and attended each
change OF bill Here was the shatter-
ing of an idol, namely my belief In
my own taste. The woman was not
apparently talking for talks sake. but
a new style OF hat / guess attracted
her attention so she didn't finish her
comment on the opera at once. but
when the hat had been inspected she
remarked. mo 7 liked Morrisons
Faust much better" The band stopped
at this moment and she raised the
hand that contained the program.
Then my self esteem got back TO nor
NAL