Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-01
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Ine members OF the Danbury Water Board
ave unnecessarily imposed upon themselves
we most Dreadful secrecy as to their official
movements. Where there Is a break to re pair,
o. an improvement TO make which il to disturb
the pipes, they cut OFF the water without any
n n ice, and the fret intlmston the house wife
mas oil the misfortune Is when she turns the fau-
Get and receives in response the dubious groan-
ings OF escaping air. Then the head of the
mouse takes the pail and 'shins" out for a
neigh boring well, and IL the remarks he makes
were put in a hook. 1t would take a pretty
smart man TO hold the book. But this shutting
on me water Is grievous matter, and our peo-
rehaye become very sensitive about it, Mon
V after noon, while Mr.. Cobleigh was cypher-
Ing out some calculation in his store, he owe; =
Ito .ome one say that the water was to be
smut on tor two days. As the nearest well to
Mr. Cobleigh's house is a quarter of a mile
away. that gentleman gave utterance to an ex-
pr ssion Of earnest gratitude, coupled with an
Board. precipitated himself into his coat and
start for home at a rapid speed. Arriving
there al out Of breath, and In a heat that made
his flesh culver, he threw his excellent wife into
undue trePidaIion by screaming for the tubs,
pals aud barrels. But when she learned, which
she gradually did, that the water was to be shut
OF al once, she entered heartily into the excite
ment and earnestness. First the tubs were
snatC b I'd out of the cellar, and Snatched mn
stairs with equal celebrity, and while Mr.. Cob
leigh tended TO their filling, and glared fero-
cously at the running stream, Mrs. Cobleigh
raI sacked the house for the available tin ware
Tine good lady was scarcely less unnerved than
stantly recurring, Hurry, hurry, Matilda" il
did seem, as she afterwards actually confessed,
as II her head would spin off and lose itself.
Once OF twice she stopped to explain, Good
Lord, Moses, can't be everywhere at" out
the Hurry, hurry, Matilda" relentessly cut
her short, and sent her into the search again
and basins were brought. Then she got down
the bowls and Mr.. Cobleigh was going to call
for the goblets when he was diverted by think
ing or the iron kettles, and they were brought
forth, and all of them filed. One of them tipped
over: but Mr.. Coblegh caught the contents in
his shoes, and thus saved the carpet. Then he
hlleo the teakettle. and afterwards the dipper,
and finding no fresh fields to conquer, shut OFF
the water, and being in a heavy perspiration
and exhausted as to breath, sat down and rest
ed. After the rest he put off his wet clothes
and put on some dry ones, and exchanging the
wet shoes for pair of dry boots which hurt his
heel, be limped back to the store. Once there
he prepared to renew his struggle with the
problem he was engaged ON when electrified
with the intelligence that the water was to be
cut of, but the duplicitv OF the Water Board
filled his mind to the exclusion of all other
topics, and finally leaving aside his pencil, he
started with the sore heel for the office. Com
missioner Starbuck was present go, you are
here, are you?" inquired Mr.. Cobleigh, con-
temptuously. CERTAINLY" said Mr.. Starbuck
wei, you are nice one, amt you?n he OBJ
served, as If in continuance of his interest in
tns fo NM Welfare why, what's the
gentleman, suddenly raising mis- voice. and los
ing all the color about his mouth .'Matter is
IL. nc CIiou, MS voice trembling with pasSiO n,
and the strain put upon it, "what do you
mean, want to know, by shutting off the wa
ter supply of this people without one word of
warning, without the faintest notification of
your base. sneAking designs? What do Won
mean by putting the entire town into a state of
confusion and SUITE ing by the grOssest piece of
careless" "My dear SIR Interrupted Mr.
Starbuck, "what can you mean by this charge.
The water If not shut off," What" gaspe
Mr.. Cobleigh. '"The water has not been shut
of, repeated br. Starbuck.-"But-but,a amt
II TO be shut Off this afternoon, and kept off for
two days" asked Mr.. CObleigh, with a visible
taltering in his tone. Certainly not" said Mr..
Startuck. MIR. CObleigh stared at the speaker
with Teadful intensity. "WhO told you this?"
asked the commissioner. al don't know now
who it was" said the unfortunate m an, sudden
ly recalling himself to a realizing sense of the
hOrrid mistake. alt was some ALFRED fool in
the store, and 1 was in such a hurry to get home
that never stopped to look or think. Here l
have been up TO Nelson street on a dead run,
turned over the entire house, filled every vessel
in 1t with water, lifted tubs that weighed ton
apiece, wet every thread of clothing on my
body, and almost made a lunatc of my wife,
and then had to get back TO the store with a
boot tba ground the skin right OFF my heel.
And all" grasped the miserable man "because
OF darned black hearted, lying idiot" Then
as he limped away, and thought on the appear
ance of his home, and the array of amateur
lakes and ponds within 1t, he incidentally men
toned: "Contound the lying scalawag; if can
get hold of him before the thunderbOlts of
heaven Overtake him, will smash every bone
in his yillainous carcass D1nbury News.