, 1873-11-30
Cobloia1l and tho yvntcr-Bonrd.

u Efencnmef1s moathB Until lilo HevoMtion.-~
corahtu Ao9aztne. :.
oobloial, and tho wntcr-Bonrd.
From tie Uamburp Nt,es..
Tho members Of tho Danbury Water-Roard
nave have unnecessarily M imposed upon themselves tbs
most dreadful secrecy aa to thsir official 1novo-
menta. Where tleEo is y break to repair or an
mprovomont to maho which ia to disturb the
.1 0y yhn cut on. on thG wnter Without any no.
VITO or tho misfortune iB whom she turnS
tle ,faucat and receives In RESPONSE ths
a91on 9 n g2sn gf@s Ct f escaping s Thon he hoa
makon woro put in book, It would taka|a nrat-
y smart man to hold tho book. but this shut
ting Off the wator ls grievous mstter, and our,
WAS olphoring out Bono calculations In
Ills etoro. ho overheard somo onb say
that tie wator wns to bo ahut Oh for
house Ia quarter of a mile away, that gontleman
gavo uttcrhnce TO an expression OF earnest grati-
tudo coupled. =, With an obser7ation intended ta
eenivon tho Wator Board, ;:proclpltated himself
and In . heat that made lila flesh qutyer, hs,
throw his excellent wife into undue troplation
BY screaming for tho tubs, psilE and
sho gradually did, that tho water was to be- shut
of nt once, eho enterod heartily into the OK
element and earnestness. First the tubs wora
snntohod Cd, out Of tho cellar md anatehed up
legh tended to thoir al}ling, md T slared fero- @
ransaoked tho house Tor the available TIN
ware. The good lady waa, scarcely, less
spiration Of his,,oonstantly recurring " Hurry,
hurry n It did seem, as sho after sards
notualiy confossed as II her head would spin on
and loso tself. It Once Or twice abe stoppod to
d." reientlesey cut for short, and sent hor into
the search again moro distracted than ever.
Az Milk pals, pans, and basna wore brought.
when! he was diverted BY thinking & ths
Ct them 1llcd. Ono Of them Hppod ovdr, but
aud thua saved tlo carpet. Then ho iIlod liz
toa-kettlo, mud afterwards the dipper, and, And4
Ing no treBh heldB to conquer, shut on the WA
and, being in heavy perspiration and e1haust-
e q hs E rs ssss % SC g. S s"R s"a sss 5sssa
and put on some dry ones, and, exchanging
tho vet shoea for pair OF dry boota which hurf
his hool. he lmped back to tho atore.i Oncs
problem 6o was engaged on when eleotziael
With tho intelligence that the water was to bo cut
OIL but the dupllclty Of tho Water Board allied lila
mind to the exclusion OF all other topics, and,
na: 1s aying aso & hs pencil h9 started t
buck was present; Oh, you are hero, arc you7"
Inquired Mr. Cobloigh, oontemptuouBly. "Cer
tainly," said Alr. Starbuok. "Wel1, you are nict
one, aint you?" he observed, as II in continuance
Of his interest in tho Commiasionor'a welfare,
Why, what's tho matter, Mr. CobloIgh ~ ''"Mat.
ter7" asked tho gentleman, suddenly raiaing l1is
voice and losing all the color about his mouth.
Mattor,, iH it," lo cried his yoiae trembling
with passion, and tie strain put upon it. g Whai
do you moan, / want to know, by shutting ofi
tho water-supply OF this people without one
word Of warning, without fho faintest notiGca-
tion of your base, eneaking deaigns7 What do
you mean BY putting the enttro town ipto,a atata
pieco Of careiosa- My deaI SIR inS{errnpts Sprat.
cd Mr.. starbuclz, "what can you mean by thia
charge, The water is not ah1t on" "What7"
gasped nIr. oobleigb; "The water has NOT boon
It to be shut on this afternoon, and kept'o1 for
two days :" sked h1r. Oohleigh, with = viai-
bio faltering in his tone. .'Oertainly not"
M Msntd ., Mr.. starbpck H sl5; Cobloigh stared At
told you. this7" asked the Oomnaaonor.
II don't know who 1t waa," said The
unfortunate man, suddenly recalling himself
to realizing sensa Of tho horrid mistake. ut
stlch hurry to Eot home that mover stopped to
atreot on dead run, turned over the ontro houso,
tiled oyery vessel in it with water lifted tnbs that
on ny body, andalmoss made lunatio Of ny vito,
and then Iad to got back to tho store with boot
| TINT ground the akin right OF my heel And
a." gasped tho miserable man, because Of a
limped away, and thought on tho appearance OF
hia bone, and tho array Of amateur lakoB and
ponds within it, he incidentally mentioned !:
"Confouad tLo lying scalawag; II lean got hold
OF him boforo the thundorboltB OF heayon OVER
tako linn, will Brnash every bone in his yillain-
GUS carcngH.h