The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-26

prised TO note that the card over the
elder boys stand bore these words: Best
lemonade. cents" while only few feet
further on the younger boys sign read:
Best lemonade, 2 cents"
How is IT," the woman asked of the
younger, that your brother so near you
sells his lemonade for cents a glass,
while your is so much cheaper?"
"Oh, we'll" he replied. "mine is the
TSe %omn ss .Sf a puppy 5St e boSPb she
loved bargain she passed on.
II honestly must say that a great many
Rhode Islanders are not prone to dis
commode themselves in giving informa-
tion to strangers" said the Temporary
Resident 10 me this morning .I wit
messed a little incident over at the Union
station last night that demonstrated this
quite evidently strangers 10 this city. ar
rived on the 5:4S train and as they came
down the steps into the station subway
they looked about in a bewildered sort
gentleman stood near, and as the two
young men spied him one OF them went
up 10 him and asked. Beg pardon, but
IS there -- hotel manning the hoteD
here"
The man adjusted his glasses. took
long breath and responded I'm an tee
Then he resumed his gaze about the
station
''The two young men looked at each
other and then again at the elderly party.
passed me, | distinctly heard one Of them
say 10 the other. Say, Bill he was ex-
cessively agreeable, wasn't heP
He boarded the train at Boston and the
h. a1
been aired for hours. The heat was on
and it was mighty hot Just as he was
about 10 take seat the brakeman came
along. and the passenger, mopping his
forehead. said to him, Say. does this
train go to Hades?'
in a serious and evidently sincere man
ner responded. mo sir this train goes
10 Providence!"
The automobile season is now a hand.
friend of mine who lives near me re-
Gently bought one. 1t was a very pretty
auto. but It's private character wasn't dis
covered until he'd made his last pay
tffet4t-Aft- A. t-
II was TO all appearances a good staid
family machine, but then you can never
tell anything about the speed of the
things by the noise they make. This
machine developed some new trait every
day and ran every direction except
straight ahead.
1t did that once. hut then you know
my friend couldn't stop 1.-THE brick wall
did.
Then It stopped all right-also the ma
chinery. He used 10 spend two thirds
OF his time looking in the inside 10 find
out what was wrong The dealer who
sold IL to him said The auto has come
10 stay-the horses must gol"
That was correct The horses did go.
and | didn't blame them. A horse has
intuition. and when any old nag would
see my friend bearing with his auto the
horse generally did GO | went out with
him several times and spent the minutes
figuring up my life insurance and how
my family would take my death. Then l
had TO express my opinion To him sug
gestlng that IL he really had to run an
auto--if he'd so contracted the habit that
he couldn't break IL off get a good old
family machine without any frils to IT,
go into the country and get the running
of the thing down to a science. Then II
he must--f he really must-bring II into
town, and continue in his mad career. !
also suggested that he get the art Of kill
ing people down TO n fine point Don't
scare them 10 death. but just NOW them
down I'm a quiet dignihed manner II
would be decidedly more clever and up
10 date.