The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-17
WHATNOT
"DIes crit proeseIida slnIstra.
quum."

II Is the misfortune of a great many
persons always TO itch I'm just the place
where II Is most inconvenent 10 scratch.
Indeed, / am not sure that this is not
the common experience.
| was accordingly greatly interested In
the report OF the debate OF the Star Eyed
Literary and Debating association that
were read I'm the papers. last evening.
Doubtless, you observed IL.
IL seems that the subject OF the debate
the debates are held semi-monthly IN
this assocaton-was the following:
Resolved. That an itch under the
shirt bosom is more TO be deplored than
one between the shoulder blades.
| should greatly like TO have heard the
arguments pro and con, for even from the
brief newspaper summary. IL is plain that
the discussion was most interesting.
The judges were unable 10 decide either
way, the arguments on both sides were
well maintained. But they intimated
that the debaters for the negative might
have won had they thought 20 bring for
word the argument, that. after shirt
had been worn several days, or weeks.
as the case might be-just for the sake OF
argument-an itch under the shirt bosom
offered no serious preplexities while. on
the other hand, an itch between the
shoulder blades Is the same today, to-
morrow and yesterday, quite impossible
help. IL the negatives had only made this
point, the judges would have been COM
pelled To decide In their favor.
Billy Budd's Aunt Dora, who was pres
ent. was talking about IL last evening.
and she told me that no one. who had
not experienced IL. could have any ade-
quate idea of what It was like to have II
on the other side OF your corsets.
My dear Sir:--In response 10 your let
ter of inquiry as TO the Bubble and Bust
oil stock that YOU bought II seems TO me
that the broker who sold you the stock
was perfectly sincere when he assured
you that II was a good thing for per-
manent investment. At all events i doubt
II you can find anyone TO take II off your
hands.
There was much disappointment in our
nelghborhood, yesterday, at the outcome
Of what for several minutes. looked like
a very exciting circumstance and an item
for the newspapers.
We are quiet neighborhood and moth
ing much from our people ever gets into
the newspapers-a whist party or some
little thing. like that, you know, but no
murders or burglaries or serious-and-
probably-fatal accidents or things like
that that are worth while.
Accordingly we were much stimulated all
- along the line when the Rhode Island
hospital ambulance dashed into the street
and brought up, Ike a battery of artil-
lery going into action. in front Of that
boarding house just at the corner OF the
lane.
A crowd soon collected that threatened
20 obscure the view of those OF US that
were looking eagerly from the windows
and doors. Fortunately, a policeman
.l1 nj kPnls he xxy1 za
that we could all see.
Well a man from the ambulance went
into the house. We all waited and
watched. the while passing queries or
hypotheses back and forth;
II hear it's a murder" u
"Or a suicide"
Perhaps it's only an accident"
II always knew those people in that
boarding house was a hard lot"
II hear they sell liquor there"
"Ive heard dreadful noises in there,
nights"
They'll bring him out on a litter, sup
pose"
Perhaps he's already dead"
81 think l heard pistol shot In there
Just before the ambulance came up"
Didn't you hear screaming?"
The watching became breathless as a
movemeYt Yves observed In the crowu
near the house. Then an old lady ap-
peared walking beside the ambulance
man.
The ambulance man let down some
steps at the back Of the ambulance ana
the only lady climbed nmbly in and sat
down. The ambulance driver chirrupea
to his horses and the ambulance rolled
gaiy away.
We were all very much disappointed
not TO say hurt. at this exhibition. The
policeman told me that the old lady s
folks thought she would be better off at
the hospital than In the boarding house
and so she had arranged to go there tor
some complaint or other But as to any
thing sensational about IL. she didn't have
even a broken bone and the policeman
guessed she wasn't very sick any way.
1t was too bad. DAN III. LOW