, 1874-07-23
naitttuF that a,ngto company ran avay, 10 1t
fair to blamo tho wllole department. for t4is ono

ro,,t,nn u, - , p,,r,o o,nor,n. r,n ,uav, ia Il
fotr IL hian,o tn who. Jsn. rf,nant fnr t,fa o11n
emo Of domoraization7 f'at iiston 70 tlo cause
Of mn 10 sep MpK n s' a ter
m,nun viii, ,si, .,ra, -, ~, ,,rn1 1rsnsn
and lion what could thoy 10 but haytiiy daaort?
raabv M nrc uqsS Benm os our gsoatt oto orss
fn{thfu]v. foaricasiv mi viii, wnn1arf,I nfroch
Nouti rot thtp fnnf nr"yo,i no nuni"st aoiifnrv
orror. eyo,, suntlnsnr nrror tnl hnvn hn1 non,o
lani Ia our lsst tsastor7 s Dcloyo me mo. YOU YOU
n i's wor ths or nhn"nn " no nnr roa,o o. noa
'Ga1ldcr-I grant tl,nfr him siiiMn.n' II - nv
claim That thoy arc nothing 1noro. Why. inii.
ydua1 members hayo no.ced ara ~ rno'l' ' jonls-
inn. and thn couoralty Of tlon n,o so u fino y
nA gom mt It that wa cannos eIatn iIa a,.sn,.
co, Of their having boon ecloctod On t|,o orou,1
OF uorooual apnoarar,co only,
W. T.-H,roIy. GOOD looku. egpocfoliv m thcv
ars evidence Of Vigorous henlth. aud ~ manly @
slronrtn. srn mt ohicctionnblo In fireman.
Other ti,ingn boiur ea.lnI, would you roiect a
lnn,l for n,y placo il public service just because
be hapncnnd 10 be handsome
'asnscr@pcrhaps might. 1,avo no faith in
beauty IN man. ii dlsposea lin to vanity,
1rcguI1pt}o1,. aud kindred wcakucBHes, rhore
{pontiug ' to I pleasant. .fcatarcd youth - it
chancod to bo McDormott, Of tho 'Long g-John D."
Company. who waB sitting idly In front or d pop
nar Restaurant reading religious tract) observe
ono OF Your dandy irotnon, Small foot aud
shiny boota, Rllm ltntlas with powerioss f1pgoss
grease on Ills lair, and certain style about lin
which belongs to b firat-olass. bnr-kooper rather
shan to rongl-anl-roaly Fighter Of tho flames.
". E.--l1ora IL -, one Of our victorian fire.
mon, and QUO who kno,Ya tic v1ole department
thoroughly. and always watches It's operations
record.
Mr. o.-That yonng fellow ia ono Of tho
boat boys In tho service. Ho is slsiIlful bravo,
and quick, and, so far as haro sce1t, IN all
tAtpgH equal to tue Oldest and tho STRONGEST 4.
cloyer youth also, as you might Judge from his
faco.
'0andor-1ncllned to happiness, zee.
hir. O.-Not SO. 1Io cannot help his good
looks very we'll; md who would have him? As
ssrikingly al,end Of othors, and It ia . require
mont, as part Of tho discipline OF tho dapart-
mont, that oennllneas aud respectable attire bo
strictly observed. But thero aso no fopH among
tllom.
about there glorious feowa unite in hearti9st
praiso. "sklllful." brave. "1lcroict"'" grand"
9ro among tho words used to doacriho their dar-
lug tloedb.
| personal friends, md you fool bound to hao4
| them up.
W. E:-You aro mistaken, I 90 not at thia
| moment rocall even single aoqu aintance
1s not a personal ono In any aonao: I defend
them III the name OF Justice. bol99Ving-~nay,
to hsyo hfon + o1a wg0ngeat sgtod Tin,
rdaubttal horoos aro not towards. inolloienta,
and tops. what could you aay III defenso OF their
Ehamotul want Of hospitality Think of those
Bloomington boys-
W. =. Qntofrupting impntfontly)-Ihero you
SO aguin. Now hold Il It wpro true that sln-
| Glo company, Or tho part Of ono, bud been eomo-
| what remlss In courtesy, under circumstanceb
| most peculiar. why should tho .whQla. depart
n,,ent 'bo tlenonnced and charged With general
vicw, Is n libel. and passes belief. Believing It
such from tho first, I 4aYo dqup aomo consider
able "invcstigatlng on my owa: account, and
fnd tho talo, as expected, silly exaggeration
Of trlfling oversight OH tho part Of Hotno ono
else thnn tnombors Of tho .'Long John " Conn.,
pany.' These good fellows arc incapable Of my
| thing elsa than generosity, Kindness OF heart.
solf-ionia1, aud friendly hospitality. The sim.
pic fants, nB thoy como to us from
ono who positively knows, arc these: Our
generous Bloomington frionds, who go promptly
| and kindly oano to our roscuc, wore assigned to
tflo "Long John" pngine-houao without my
definite knowlotgolof tho fact having reached
tho tired toilcrs at tho fire; and oven won tho
"Long John " boys, exhausted to the verge OF
dissolution, at last reached their lodgings, they
wero not In condition to understand, and did NOT
really realize, tllat they woro expected to play
tho part Of hosts. If they noticed tho presence
Of visitors at ait, Which is doubtful all circum-
guests for whom thoy woro expected to provide
:lho tine was not favorable for introdue-
tions or explanations, It Waa scarcely
intnataA anl IN tilo Yaarg bnroes bDlf-uueOil-