The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-20
WHATNOT
"Dies crit proegeIIda SInIstra.
quum."

The mint is in the julep and the ball is
on the high,
The lime Is In the rickey and the siphon
standing by,
The boat Is In the water and the clam Is
In the bake.
The dust is on the highway and the trout
are I'm the lake.
Before the behind -the-hoe, tho
morning sun gets up
And sets round in the evening to light
him at his sup;
There's simmer I'm the atmosphere,
likewise a fly or two,
And the straw hat proposition will soon
be up to you.
BY which reflections rhythmic, tbs my
purpose to convey
reminder that the summer Is not so
very far away.
AS contemplate the amazing flow OF
words that issue from our late silent SUI
perintendent OF the schools, / am filled
with alarm at the bare thought OF the
deluge that would follow IL the centuries
sealed Sphinx should ever break its spell
am very greatly pleased to learn that
a local branch OF the National Association
OF Old Maids clubs Is TO be established In
town
II can but be a profitable and entertain
ing organization. both for Its members
and for those of us who are enabled to
share In it's proceedings through the me-
dunn of the woman's club columns or
the several newspapers.
While, Of course. there is no rule to
debar them, IL is not anticipated, l be-
lieve. that there will be any old maids
to speak OF in the Old Maids club. That
could but create dismay and make rip
pie over the whole national association OF
sister clubs. AS well expect the mothers
clubs to be conspicuous for mothers In
their membership. or the short story club
for writer's OF short stories rather than
writers of very long stories and poetry
contractors.
Nav. nav. we must not so far msunder
stand the object and aims OF the old
Maids clubs as TO indulge the fancy that
its membership will be confined to old
maids, or even that there Will be many
IL any at all, on its rolls. Probably, OF
course. there will be at least one for a
sample and hall mark, or something OF
that sort. as IL were.
But. Just as the maiden ladies assume
the prominent part in the deliberations
OF mothers congresses and strive to IN
struct and encourage real mothers-prac-
teal mothers, as one may say, by contrast
to tneOretlCai mOtnerS-WHO, soouitSS
knows have little time from the care OF
their hostages to fortune 10 acquire the
rules and regulations for bringing them
up properly, so we shall look for the mar
ried ladies and the widows In the Old
Maids club to provide much that shall
be helpful to the old maids for whose In
terests and uplifting the clubs are or
ganized. TO encourage them In their mis-
sion I'm life and perhaps direct them out
OF their enviable state and tempt them
TO the thankess task Of breaking In hus-
bands.
otherwise, the Old Maids club might
easily prove 10 be such n strenuous com
petitor Of the mothers congresses that 1.
for one. should fear the effect upon both
organizations. Mind you, however, there
is nothing I'm the prospectus Of the club
at hand to justify the assertion that old
maids are positively debarred from mem
bership I'm the Old Maids club. Doubt
less. they will be measurably welcome,
though quite unexpected.
or course. an automobile is all right
so far as Il goes Then you want to hire
a house. or get out and push.
After you. my dear Alfonso" as the
Anarchist observed TO the new king OF
Spain.
DAN II Low.