The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-16

over the island. nothing to do but he
must stop at one Of the farmhouses the
first thing and Inquire about the cattle.
The farmer he came as far as the gate,
and among other things Toleration says:
Il see you have a good many cattle
for so small an island How do you ever
find water enough for them TO drink?"
"Oh," says the farmer I'VE have plen-
~ OF fresh water. Why, there are over
two hundred little fresh water ponds
and lakes on the island. nearly all OF
which are filled with water lilies"
WELL" says federation. that's lucky,
for II nature hadn't made such a pro-
vision. you'd be like the man on ship
board when they had run out OF drink
ing water: Water. water everywhere
but not drop TO drink II II wasn't
for these ponds I guess you'd be better
of In New York city. so far as your cat
tie are concerned. wouldn't your"
WAL" said the farmer. II can't ex-
actly see how that could be-"
Then Toleration wore a kind OF salts
fed, wise expression and said "Of course
you've heard about Wall street being
the greatest place In the world for wa
tering stock?"
Then they both laughed like school
boys, and the farmer asked federation
to come In and have some cider. they'd
both agreed that where there Is so much
stock there must be slaughter houses
for they'd both heard Of the lambs that
are drive nto slaughter every year on
Wall Street. Then they both laughed
agin, but federation didn't drink any
cider. I suppose II was because his
family was along, and he wanted to set
a good example. Although he's a tenn
perate man. I've notion he's dreadful
fond OF good cider. so II we hadn't been
along things might have been different,
for I noticed he said, IT guess I won't
take any to-day" which. being in
terpreted, probably meant that he would
be mighty glad to some other day when
he was alone!
l do like truthfulness. I..e old say
ing. you know, is Truth will bear its
own weight anywhere" But the fact Is.
truth not only has to bear It's own
weight, but generally the weight OF a
lie at the same time. And II never
breaks down under It. nuther. There
amt but one thing that's worse than
lie and that's an insinuatlon. You can
generally nail lie and a liar but an
insinuation gifts all over a neighborhood
before YOU realize it. and nobody knows
from whence II came. and so II goes on
doing somebody harm, because the pub
lie don't know but that there may be a
shade of truth In the story, and so YOU
see it's greater boon companion OF the
devil than ever a lie ever thought OF
being.
There are two good harbors here a,
Block Island. The old one being pro-
tected by Government breakwater and
the new one Is almost entirely land
locked, making IL a haven OF safety for
the numerous cruising vessels that san
along our coast.
Fishing is the principal year round In
dustry. But summer boardors are with
a good deal more to the people here
about three months during the summer
The inner basin OF the old harbor r.
nearly filed with fishing boats and par
ties are taken out daily TO ish for sword
hsh. bluehsh. cod and mackerel. Some
OF the swordhsh will weigh over Ave
hundred pounds and It's a wonderful
sight 20 see them caught
CTo BE Continued)