The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-23
Wisdom From
Masculine Lips

~ the middle seat OF the trolley car
going TO Tombersvile sat two men
conversing-at least one was con-
Versing. The other remarked "Um"
once In awhile: that was all. The
speaking man had a mouth built for
taik. That kind of mouth is always
wide across and opens up we'll Its
rover Jaw Is also large and is hung linn
Der, so IL may wag up and down with
great rapidity and without tiring. Thus
generously has nature equipped the
man or woman with the mouth built for
talk. Whenever the man who ala tba
conversing In the trolley car had IN
stop Tor breath he just said and" and
dropped his jaw to show there was
more coming so the other man would
not begin TO speak. That is a good wav
to hold the floor. Behind the gentlemen
sat l. Jane Moses. / could hear every
word spoken without setting my ears AT
all TO It, The man who talked was very
much in earnest. / said to myself:
Jane Moses. you're an old maid. ana
your mother came very near being an
old maid before you. Your mother was
lett widow when you were six months
DID, and the only man that ever comes
INTO your house Is the doctor. and ne in
deaf as post and never opens his
mouth except when he feels your pulse
You never had chance to learn wis
dom from the superior SEX Women
only talk OF their children. their clothes
and their ailments. Now. you pay at
tention to what this man is saving.
near something that has sense to il
Listen and learn"
The man who talked was SAVING.
IN her n
man, Ia hammer the life out of YOU.
ou, oeihs you're a woman / can only
.eii you you're the biggest fool out for
.niiihih IA take advantage of you on
the account OF your not havin' anv
BUSINESS sense to cheat you. you bein'
lone woman, just because I've got
business sense. / withdraw INV orfer
right here. and don't you come whin,n.
10 me no more. and you can bet II vii,
DC cold day before you get anothe,
OVER OF $4,000 for your old house ana
lot. jist made II to you because I'm
sorry Tor you, you bein' a widow. but
you amt got sense enough TO know
when you're well off, says. and
Jim, i guess / was the sickest MAJ
TWO nights ago to be in town todav thai
ever was. / eats hearty supper and l
soes TO bed early feelin fine. and In
the middle OF the night 1 wakes IN
ana says TO my wife. I says. MIRA
Jones, can't move hand nor foots
Mrs, Jones she jumps up, and she says
10 tne nired girl, she says, Hustle out
quick and build fire and make a mus
,aro plaster for Mr.. Jones' They done
!, quick, and they sent for the doctor
anu said twas rheumatism. I said
put doctor he said twas only cold"
I'm. said the other man.
ana, said the talker giving a guIn.
Jim, what do you think of these yere
pants? Amt them pants neat? Tba
pattern is new this season. The wavT
come to get EN- l come to town Iast
week one day with Tobe Jinson ana
AFTER we got off the car Tobe he saw.
10 me, he says, Where you goin'?
says to him. l says, I'm agoin, rourd
the corner to my tailor to see about a
pair OF pants l says. Then Tobe be
says to me. he says: 'Spose YOU trv
my tailor this time. / want a pair of
pants. too. and s'pose we get 'em alike
Tor old friends sake. Jist come ropnd
TINS corner with me and try nv tai,ors
he says. Done / says: I'm do A..
says. SO we goes TO Tobe Jinson's tat
ior and 1t happens he's got a piece NJ
diminished worsted striped goods-bIack
an" gray-that he shows us and saws.
how do you like that?' he saws
ana says. Tobe.' l says. how
do you like that?' And Tobe saws
flne! he says. How do you IKE
II, Mr.. Jonesy he says. Then saws.
its all right says. Let's take IT.
says And we takes 1t. and them pants
is nne--Jist aiike-only Tobe he has to
nave his pants fuller'n mine on account
Oh not havin' such good shaped limbs as
me, and
By that time the car had reached
ioHnoersViiie. JANE MOSES.