The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-16

Our new water works are now in full
running order, work well and squirt trc-
mcndously. Unfortunately there haven't
been any fires yet to give them real fair
trial, so the surplus energy and water were
expended in sprinkling the dry and dusty
streets. They have sprnklcd the streets
down our way three times twice in the
midst of and once Just after violent rain
storm. The experiment was highly sue
cessful Just below our house there is
fine, high block, with flag pole patriotic
ally perchcd on the top. After the boys
had sprnklcd the street and the small
urchins to their satisfaction they very nat
urally wanted to squirt up above the top of
that flag pole, and they dld-a good deal
above. The water came down the chin
ney Ikea young cataract of the Gangcs
and seriously marrcd the beauty of two
hundred dollar carpet in the office of a
well known law firm. The disciples of
Kent were mad at first. They said that
carpet was new one and didn't need re-
painting, but after while it came across
their minds to admire the tremendous
head that water had on it and they went
away and had the pipes introduced into
their houses. Some people who are al
ways making a fuss about something, pre-
tend that the times for sprinkling the
streets have been i'll chosen. and that they
would prefer to have it done on dry days.
Such people haven't any souls to speak of
and they don't appreciate the grand and in
spring effect of competition.
There has been a man here lately who
probably had taken larger contract than
any number of the New York Ring, or the
Government Ring ever dreamed of. HI
said he was endcavoring to purify and re
form the world. We advised him az
friend to hire few strong muscular mel
to help him little, but he cast reproach
full glance at us and made answer tina
brute force wasn't the best way that h,
was going to do it by kindness and love
He then referred to a large and ingenious
ly constructed oil cloth portmanteau, h,
carried in his dexter paw and said he woul,
like to get us to read one of his books. w
told him business was dull and seeing
was him we would read one, or even more
of his books-for the moderate compensa
ton of ten dollars per diem invariably i
advance. His aged face warmed with jo,
and he eagerly offered to toss up cent t
see whether it should be fifteen or nothing
Never having been fortunate at that gam
we told him we considered it sinful to gan
bic for lucrc, but we would toss up to SC
whether he should purify the world som
more or begin on himself trst-workin
from the outside to the center. He said "
manifested an inclination to trihc with 9,
, cred things and stalkcd majcstcally away
We have since learned that he was pra,
teal exponent of the far reaching wisdol
. of the American Home Missionary Socct,
Long may his graceful and somewhat va
icgatcd linen buster wave
+ There is in active existence here sOc
ty of young ladies who are wont to work
ways known to the deft fingers of youi
. ladyhood and sell the proceeds of their i
Dor for the benefit of some foreign mission
, Their kind hearts are awakened and the
| bright eyes take anew lustrc at the though
of thus benefitting some Of the far-awa
outcasts of poor humanity. Even wi
p uncovered head we honor them, and Il
work they are doing. but We somctim
{ wish that ladies' of some foreign elm
$ might catch the same spirit and send to
IA their mission offerings, for the little gam
{ who comes to our office daily with his ba
@ tered little box and his stereotyped ''shil
e your boots SIR" has no key to unlock Il
e mysteries of book or newspaper, and Il
/ tatters which but half conceal his shoul
c ers, too blue and pinched-looking f
!. youth, tell a sad, sad story.