New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-16

Firemsns Muster" That is 70 say, hundreds
of young gentlemen from various parts Of New
England, clad in shirts of Josephisn yarigation aud
helmets of patent leather marching to the strIdent
strains of many bands Of brszen music, took pos
session Of the town. and behaved 81 ylctors are
wont to do-drinking, cheering, yelling swearing
snd only out of great goodness Of heart, iorbear-
ing the other practices Of conquerors. All the
stories of the festival agree. One of the town
newspapers mourufully saws that the day was dis
graced BY the drinking of bad rum. and bewsils
the " rowdyism" and the qusrreling. reporters
stand. from which an encroaching fireman had
been driven. was stormed BY his aggreyed and
angry brothers. Two little girls were hurt BY
falling from ' fandsngo," whereupon the i'll
stsrred owner Of the machine wss forced to suffer
its dismemberment by the bold fremen. and was
only too happy TO escape like fate. Extempor-
sneous mononachies likewise lightened the tedium
Of the day. An unlucky Irshmsn was pitched
into an ice cart The thieves mustered strongly,
and improved the emptiness of the dwelling houses
by making forsy upon the Worcester spoons In
short. We think the good folk Of that ilk have had
muster enough to last them for maDy years 10
come.
The Heart of the Commonwealth" a. that
ancient town is fondly and fancifully called. seems
fatally cut of by its geographical position from
that rustic peace and quiet youchsafed to msny
hamlets. There are held the political State Con-
yentions in which members forget the common
enemy in the srdor of intestine broils, and the
rapture Of falling fraternsly TO lOggerheads There
stands the State Luna'ic Hospital, teaching its
solemn and too often fruitless lesson 10 the poll
ticians Ard there, We have been told, as
if the living were not sufficiently noisy. the poor
ghosts ply with their knuckles upon many table,
and make many yotaries dilate with reverence or
shake with fear. But We suspect that general
arrival of all the ghosts in all the spheres, big or
little. amiable or sour. honest or knayish ghosts,
would have been more welcome to the Worceste-
rians. than this inroad of so much "Mose.' The
nosest ghosts do not howl that cheering but eccen
tric strain called the Tiger" the most conyiyial
ghosts are spirits unto themselves, or have blue
ruin enough below without qusffng it above; the
most pugnacous ghosts. if they do fight, break in
visible heads with sightless fists; nor have the
loudest ghosts of our time squeaked and gibbered
in the public streets, being content like Mr. Nicho.
las Bottom, to aggravate their roaring, which gen.
tlemen in the extingushing line of business are not
always willing to do. Ii is indeed to US aluatically
and pneumatcslly wonderful that water, that
honest element, will not Of itself put out fire;
but that its projection thereon must be accom-.
panied BY noises hideous and by cries supernatural:
and that firemen are never in fit condition to man
the brakes until they have howled themselves into
breathessness and cOpOus perspiration. The pas
sion for training il another peculiarly Of the New
England fireman. He is always travelling some
where-he is always making a pilgrimage in his
uniform, not to exhibit his professional skill, but
TO have what is called "a good time generally"
As his principal business is to stand still and move
his arms, think that upon dress parade the
fttest exercise would be sort of imitation of the
rake-her-down" movement, which could not
fail 10 be impressive, especially if the motions We're
regulated by the band.
All actors, according 10 the Rev. Mr.. Cory, are
in parous state. Their profession is wickedness,
and wickedness is sin. and sin is dsmnation. But,
of all the players. We fear that Mr.. Chanfrau has
the most TO answer for. That highly ideazed fire.
man of his, of Bowery birth and Chstham-street
nurture that individual who is always in danger of
decomposition in times of peace, and who unites
the manners of Mohawk Indian in a state Of
ebrety with the beneyoence of John Howard
that wonderful compound of glazed cap red shirt,
nd all .ar hont h, NJ,
York stsge, but is not so very plenty ss country
people imagine him to be in the New-York streets;
and if he WERE We do not see why the suburban
frrmen should make il a matter Of conscience 10
initiate his vices and overlook his virtues We as
sure them that it is not even here considered abso
lntely necessary for fireman who would be use
full in his vocation, To drink 10 swear, 10 discard
social amenities and 10 make most unpleasant
beast of himself And if il were otherwise, We
think that IN country towns, where fires are less
frequent and more easily extinguished than here,
the drinking, the bowling, and the general brutality
should bear some proportion to the difficulty of the
service. There is little reason anywhere why FIRE
companies which are organized for the safety and
protection of the community. should be public
terror and nuisance; there is still less reason IN
small towns, where there are fewer temptations,
and where the labor is lighter In the business
itsrlf there is nothing inherently degradng and it
is very childish. 10 say the best OF il. for those
who might have the respect as well as the graft
rude of the community, to forfeit the one and d.
minsh the other, BY an apish imitation OF brutali-
ties which are bad anywhere, but which are In
tolersble in thoss who have had excellent oppor-
tunities of acquiring good manners and good morals
Steam tre-engines are considered almost every
where by the old FIRE organizations, as unpleasant