The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-25

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| a lot. He Is .
- scorchman and
connected with
one of the local
banks. and the
Growler knows
indirectly what
he's been through
along the "hght-
ing line" for this scotchman was n
member OF the famous Black Watch and
has served his country. Great Britain.
most loyalty in several OF the most Sc
we're campaigns that has fallen 10 the
Lion. There Is little piece OF poetry
along the line--I don't know who wrote
IT, I'm sure But It's worth repeating
and here you are:
We buried the laddie Just where We
found him.
Wrapping the plaid OF his clan all
around him:
But we took from the hands he had
folded =tasethAH.-
tress OF brown hair and a sprig Of
White Heather
When the Black Watch marched
through the African night,
Der the whispering veldt to the sullen
height
Where Cronie stood like lion at bay.
He had marched 10 die at the dawn o
day.
And we took from the hands he had
folded together
A tress o'brown hair an a sprig o.
White Heather
parting gift from a Scottish maid.
Whose love was as true as his own
tried blade.
We buried the laddie. but the hair and
Stained red with blood went 10 Scot
land together.
He died as the sons Of old Scotland can
die,
And a prayer for his lassie was the lad
dies good bye.
party Of women were discussing
men in general One of them said she
wouldn't marry man who smoked; an
other said that she wouldn't marry
man that didn't smoke and the girl who
had just come out In society-a bud
go TO speak, was diplomatic and said
she wasn't prepared TO give any decided
opinion
After most OF them had expressed
thaiE- opinion -prn-and- doom a -matron who
was on the shady side OF fifty dropped
few lines OF h~ private opinion. pub
licly expressed. saying thusly: We'll.
I've been living for a number OF years.
I'm happily married and have three OF
the incest children ever horn. OF course.
Two OF them are boys. Take this from
me--never marry man who doesn't
smoke--you'll find them peevish as
general rule and YOU can never tell how
20 take them. Just note the difference
after this between the man who smokes
and the man who don't The former. af-
ter dinner. lights his cigar. pipe or CT
garette. and at once he is himself. con-
tented and happy and soon is at his
best--where the man should be after
dinner. Take the on-smoker: After
dinners over he don't know what 10 do;
he's restless and prone TO find fault with
lots OF little things II he's a reader he
buries himself with a book and don't
open his mouth for the rest OF the even
ing Tobacco was put on earth for
something and / believe II was 70
smoke. My boys don't use II yet. and
I'm glad of It. but when they get old
enough hope they acquire the habit
every time"
Said a Man About Town to me this
morning II was over at Keith's last
night. and when I read the criticism OF
a certain morning paper I couldn't help
but think Of a little thing | heard once
that goes something like this, Hits a
lot easier 10 cry down another feller's
work and tell jest how he ort TO have did
II than tbs to tend 10 your own an do
IL halfway we'll
The critic of that paper made the
bad mstakeof 'dsmning with faint praise
he ought 10 know that It's not legiti-
mate. He sadly criticised Miss Herne,
particularly implying strain and affecta-
ton and evidently lost sight OF the fact
that Miss Herne was portraying the part
OF n southern girl in a war between blood
and kindred. know southern girls-I mar
ried one. and II Miss Hernes nterpreta-
ton last night wasn't about as near per-
feet as could be. we'll then. don't know
a thing. that's all and I'll be willing
TO wager TOO. that the party who wrote
that criticism was never below the Mason
and Dixon line"
She walked into a downtown drug
store and as the smiling clerk drew near
she asked him II he had a certain kind
OF complexion Dill The obliging clerk
said he wasn't sure. but would find out
and stepped 10 another part OF the store
In a minute o. so he returned and said
he had found what she wanted As he
was doing up the package she looked
about the store and saw rows and rows
OF patent medicines. Then she remarked
20 the clerk. My brother has been very
much benefited by patent medicines"
Indeed replied the clerk. Pray
what kind did he take?'
"oh. he didn't take any" was the
quick response. He's in the same bust
ness you are"
And It wasn't until the Young lady had
left the store that IL All dawned on
him
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