The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-24
SOME FUN.
Ess MAX aDEEER.
THE LIGnrNIsG-RoD MANS MISTAKE.

THE LIGuTSISG-RoD MANS MISTAKE.
Up in Blossburg, the other day. light
ning-rod man drove up in front OF a hand
some edifce standing in the midst of trees
and shrubs, and spoke to Mr.. Summers,
who was sitting on the steps in front. He
accosted Summers, as the owner of the
residence, and said:
81 see you have no lightning rods on this
house"
"No," said Summers.
care you going to put any on:"
"Well, hadn't thought of it," replied
Summers
''You ought to. A tall building like this
is very much exposed. I'd like to run you
up one of my rods; twisted steel, glass
Tenders, nickel-plated tips, everything COM
pletc. May put one up to show you? I'll
do the job cheap
Certainly you may if you want to. |
haven't the slightest objection said Sum-
mers
During the next half hour, the man had
his ladders up, and his assistants at work,
and at the end of that time the job was done.
lie called Summers out into the yard to ad-
miro it. He said to Summers
"Now, that is all well enough, but if it
was my house, I'd have another rod put on
the other side. There is nothing like be-
ing protected thoroughly"
''That's true" said Summers; sit would
be better"
"Ill put up ano,hcr--shall T." asked the
man.
"Why, of course if You think it's best"
said Summers.
Accordingly the man went to work again,
and soon had the rod in its place.
"That's frst-ratc job" he said to Sum
mers, rs they both stood cycling il Il like
such man as you are. liig-hcnrted, lib
cral, not afraid to put Il dollar down for
good thing. There's some pleasure in deal
in with yOn. lk" you 50 much that I'd
put couple more rods on that house. one
On the north end, and one on the sonh for
almost notlin.'"
lit would make things safer, suppose"
Certainly il would. I'll better do it,
hadn't I-hcy?"
"Just rs You think prorcr sail Sum
mcrs
SO the man ran up two more rods, and
then he came down, and said to Summers
"rhcrc-thats done. Now let's settle
up"
''Do WHAT"
''Why, the jobs finished and now I'll
take my money"
"You don't expect me 10 pay you,
hope?'
"Of course do. Didn't you tell me to
put those rods on your house?"
"My house," shouted Summers. "Thun-
dci and lightning | never ordered you to
put those rods up, 1t would have been
ridiculous. Why, man, this is the court
house, and I'm here waiting for the court
to assemble. I'm on the jury. You seem
cd IN bp nnyinuQ N sh rods
rs it was none Of my business, let you go
on. Pay for it! Come, now, that's pretty
good"
The Blossburg people say that the man
ncr in which that lightning-rod man tore
around town, and swore was fearful. But
when he got his rods Off the courthouse,
he left permanently, He don't fancy the
place.
AN OBSTINATE DOG.
Chubb was very much annoyed the other
night by the barking of dog in the yard |
OF Bulwcr, next door. He went to the back |
window with his bootjack in his hand, and
as he saw the animal plainly, he fired away
ut it, The barking instantly ceased, but
the dog stood there quietly, and as Chubb |
knew that it would begin again if it re-
manned, he determined to drive it away.
So he threw an old boot at it; then he threw |
another and another; but the dog remained |
stationery Then he hurled all the boots |
he could find and Mrs. Chubbs' CATERS, and |
and finally couple of soap-cups and three |
cakes of soap, and still the dog refused to |
bulge. Then Chubb became excited. He |
felt as if his honor was in some sense in
volved, and he determined to make that dog |
quit and go in its kennel il he had to pitch !