The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-04

case But there I'll try TO forgit IL, Tor
when the Parson said what he did they
all seemed real comforted
But as ! was asayin. federation and
was discussn' the importance of prayer.
and after I'd finished, he spoke up and
says:
"Pve been athinkin' that mans born
with wisdom enough 10 carry him along
successfully without appealin' so much to
any higher power, although there's no
harm in asking God for more
federation, says |. you are jest Hike
the majority OF mankind. Always aboast-
in OF your wisdom and understanding,
when. with all OF your boasted knowledge,
YOU are now and then foreverlastinsly
turning to a goose for information!
What do you mean by such nonsense
as that7" said he.
We'll" said I. you and most every
other man in this neighborhood can't fully
decide that spring and fall has really set
in until you see iocks OF geese begin to
ay north or south Then you always say
that the season has fully opened. Now,
a woman prides herself on gittin' ordinary
informa tion without goin' 20 goose, so
YOU can't lay that notion To her.
Well, ne didn't say a word. but put on
his hat and went out 70 the barn and be-
gun to thrash. That's a way he has when
he aits riled up Seems 10 git satisfac-
ton by mauling the barn floor. We'll
says to myself. 'let him thrash. Well
hae more oats in the spring. But was
glad the children had gone to an afternoon
bee so that they couldn't see their father
temper displayed. It's a dreadful weak
ness TO lose your temper at any time, put
it's enough sight wus to do II right before
your children.
He hadn't been there long before Squire
Howard drove up and came into the
house and as liberation saw him IL
wasn't necessary for me to call him In.
for he and the squire are great friends.
and 7 knew his spirits would rise to
normal pitch right on, and they did
To my surprise federation sot 20 talking
ON the same subject that we had been
dlscussin' before he went 10 the barn, and
that sot the squire 10 telln' him long
chapter about MANS environments
ahoidin' him down" and that prayer
couldn't git him out OF his condition.
He went on to say that the Bateses had
a better chance 10 expand thcir natures
than the common folks. because they
live no there on the hill where
tho Backus mansion that stood for gen
erations. with great lawns spread out all
around the house. and with associations
that go along with the place that promi-
nent people from the cities have helped
To make from the governor down to the
sheriff. that are friends Of the family.
Then he went on TO say as how
man living In the little state Of Rhode
Island can't possibly have the width and
magnanimity OF soul as the man who
lives I'm the grand old state OF New York.
Narrow surroundings tend to make a
narrow man"
federation sot there with his mouth
wide open as though he was swallowin'
Jewels. listening to every word the squire
said as n he thought they were jest. as
good ar Gods own sentiments.
listened for n time as i generally do.
and then I broke In and says Squire
Howard you're jest like the man that
wanted to sail down to South America
so that he might see the equator when
the captain should report he'd run against
"A. Anyone would think from alistening
TO YOU that the state line dividing Rhode
Island from Massachusetts, and Connec-
tlcut was n hundred feet high. and that
the lines that the surveyors make divid-
ing one piece Of property from another
was as high as a Chinese wall. and the
mountains and hills that the Creator has
made TO beautIfy the landscape were not
visible 10 the naked eye unless bank
account aided the vision I've heard nom
sense at a circus. and can put M with