The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-28
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!. MANS LITTLE WAYS
by the Emancipated Woman.

LION. PETER BIRMINGHAM is a
statesman He has three women

statesman He has three women
4 i folk in his family -hut-they- are
nothing in the count of his all round
greatness. They are his wife, his
daughter Miriam and his sister Jane.
AT i'm the morning his wife says 10
him:
Mr.. Jernyngham, you must go to the
courthouse today. You started there
yesterday, you remember. but forgot 10
get off the car, and IL carried you five
miles out in the country. Miriam must
go with you today TO put you off at the
right place and to see that you go from
the courthouse TO your Office TO meet
Mr.. Woody back. Then you are to meet
the other managers of the school for
cultivating the memory and make some
talk TO the pupils"
"Oh, yes. yes" said Hon. Peter.
Jane. did 1 bring home that memo
randum on which ! outlined scheme
for cultivating the memory. or did
leave IL at the Officer"
"At the office, of course" replied Miss
Jane. Better tell the pupils OF the
school Tor cultivating the memory what
YOU know about a good forgetory."
We'll. can make another note" said
Hon. Peter. Miriam, find me "A pencil.
Wife. where are my eyeglasses? Jane,
what did | do with that metaphysical
encyclopedia l was consulting last
night?'
"Heaven knowsl" murmured Miss
Jafe. rising to look for II. Hon. Peter
continued.
Miriam. where are those letters
didn't want TO lose because they con-
tnined important evidence bearing on
the subject of the sanitation and proper
disinfection of public school doorknobs.
which comes before my committee to-
day? / wish women would learn TO quit
picking and fussng around a mans
papers when he puts them Just where
he can lay his hands on them
The three women chase over the
house for the letters. His wife dives
into his pockets; Miriam turns the
wastebasket inside out Miss -Iane
sweeps a junkshop of old newspapers,
"pub. does" empty envelopes and
Trash from the table. In vain. Miriam
nv that time calls fromsthe hall:
Here they are, papa, I'm your hat.
where you put them SO you would not
forget them"
The day wears away. Miriam goes
/ with the towering statesman 10 nudge
/ him Nhen the courthouse is reached.
( Then she steers him safe 10 his Office.
I past an detaininE hands. His type
/ writer sees the letters In his hat and re-
/ minds him OF them. She also catches
| sight OF the memorandum Mrs. Jer-
nvngham has made OF his engagements
/ for the day and keeps him up TO his
/ work
I At home. after dinner, he sits smok-
ing comfortably. A wild ring at the
door resounds through the house. Mrs.
Jernyngham hurries in, perturbed.
mir. Jernyngham," she sexclaimed,
I this is the night OF the banquet of the
I NJ. w. NJ. T. III. T. T-Men Who Meet TO
/ Hear Themselves Talk. IT is given es-
pecialIy in your honor. 4 committee,
I has come TO know how mitch longer you
are aoing to keep the dinner waiting"
AIr. Jernyngham sprang 20 his feet.
] why didn't you keep mo in mind OF
! it2" he asked. ri
Because you never told me a word
about Il. Now dress yourself as fast as
I you can"
"But I can't hurry; | don't feel well.
/ Mrs. Jernyngham, I've had a choky
I sensation about my throat all day and
tghtness over my body as though I
was puffed mp. That's the way Senator
+ Dotoomuch felt 1pn days before his apo
! pleotic stroke tools him. I wondsr'-
I What's that standing out above your
collar. Mr.. Jernyngham? Good gra-
4 cious, IT'S the collar OF your smoking
\ Jacket. Jane. look here. Mr.. JerDyng-
I hams gone and put hts coat on and
J buttoncd lt up over his smoking Jacket