The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-19
NEWSLETS

A large and Juicy plum hung high
Upon plum tree bough.
To gather II / long did sigh.
But did not quite know how.
The only way that / could see
To get IL was 10 climb the tree.
You know what plum trees are to climb
How very tall they grow?
I had the dickens OF time
Ascending this. / know,
barked my shins with bark tore
My clothes and scratched myself fun
sore.
! preserved and reached the top
And almost touched that plum,
When--tust my luck-it had TO drop,
That's what IL did. by gum
My efforts shook II from the twig
And gave IL 10 a prowling pig.
A pig too lazy. fat and big
Himself 10 climb a tree.
An unappreciative pig
Had got the best of met
A surfeited internal swine
Had got the plum l marked for mine,
I slowly, sadly clambered down,
j sadly shook my head
And with conttmplative frown,
Twas ever thus" | said
It's Just the way II always goes!'
Chicago News.
John Nolan. 50 Lester street, is III at his
home.
John IT. Henneseey is confined TO his
home on Goddard street by illness.
Frank d. Goodrich was placed on pro-
baton by Judge sweetland this morning
for non-support.
r.. r. Nicholas Of Oxford street. who
has been III for a week past, is again able
10 be about
William Wright. s4 years old. has been
missing from his home since the sth
instant. He Ia slightly demented.
The Band OF Faithful Workers will
meet at the Mission ot the Coming King
$50 Broad street Friday evening a. 745
All are invited
Mr.. Byron A. Remington ~ Lenox ave
nue. has recently made some decidedly
attractive improvements 20 his home
both as 10 the exterior and Interior
was held in $500 by Judge Sweetland this
charge OF evading the payment OF fare on
the steamer Edgmont.
An overcoat. valued at s25 the property
OF George Stitch OF 476 AtweIls avenue
was stolen from Mr.. Stitchs house yes
terday. He suspects a man whom he
gave a nights lodging.
Louis Nylen, whose wife died from gas
asphyxiation at i2 Pekin street Tuesday,
and who was sent TO the Rhode Island
hospital very Ill from having inhaled gas
was much more comfortable this morning
Mr.. Charles Middleton while crossing
from Westminster street TO the postoffce
last evening was knocked down by a
passing team. He escaped with slight
injuries, but his clothes were almost
ruined.
Thomas Bernard. a telegraph messenger
boy. was found III on the steps OF the
college buildings at $40 o'clock last night
Night Watchman Archibald Cameron
notified Dr. Mathewson, who sent the lad
10 the Rhode Island hospital
Omer Leboef 13 years old. was placed
on probation by Judge Sweetland this
morning for the theft OF 10 cents from
Ida Handwager. who keeps store on
Chanee street The boy sneaked into
the store and took the money from a box
that was I'm a show case
There will be a business meeting of the
Providence Womans Christian TEN
peranoe union In the small hall OF tho
Young Mems Christian association to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock. There
will be a meeting of the executive board
In the parlor at o'clock. A fun attend
ance is desired.
A Brook street car collided with de-
livery wagon at the corner OF Bowen and
Thayer streets at o'clock last evening
The horse. which belonged to the West
minister street Tailoring company and
which was driven by Edward Mayhood ot
75 Waldo street. was Knocked down and
quite badly hurt one wagon wheel and
"a shaft was broken