The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-03-16
A Model Fire Department.

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ton fire department. came over to our
town tho other day, says Max Adolor,
upon visit to the chief OF our de-
partment, whose name is Jacobs; and
it struck Jacobs that it would be a
first rate idea to show the visitor
how very efficient our fro depart
mont is. SO Jacobs got an old tar
barrel and sot it upon the roof of his
stable, and touched it off witha match
When it began to burn pretty freely.
he gave the signal for tho alarm, re-
marking at the same timo to the Will
mington man:
"You'll SEQ that fire put out in about
four seconds by tho boys"
They waited four seconds for tho
boys, but they didn't como. Thoy
waited fifteen minutes; and still no
body came. Jacobs was furious, and
as the barrel was burning very near
to the roof, ho sent n boy around to
tho nearest engine house to ascertain
what was the matter. Whom the boy
came back he said the frcmon were
all out at a picnic excepting tho Nom.
bors Of the Washy Hose, who had
gone over to Pancador TO fight a
couple Of roostcrs.
BY this timo tho roof of the barn
was on fire, and Jacobs was pretty
near crazy. The visitor wanted to
telegraph over to Wilmington for his
department., but Jacobs alledge that
he'd lot tho eternal earth burn to
charcoal before he'd consent to such
thing. Then he sent man on n
fast horse to bring tho boys in from
that picnic, and by the time they
reached the engine house tho stable
was in ashes, and Peters stable, next
door, had begun to burn. So when
the engines arrived, Jacobs directed
thom to play upon that, and thon
they got to work; but after pumping
for while without getting any water,
Jacobs was just about losing his sons
os, whom Mr.. McAllistor came up and
mentioned that the supervisors had
let all tho water out of tho reservoir
so as to clean it, Then Jacobs sat
down to fan himself, and to try to dc
cldo whether to commit suicide or to
leave the country. And the Viii
man went homo with the
idea that he hadn't much to learn
from Jacobs about distinguishing fires
SCENE IN A TRIAL JUsTIcE's OFFICE.
AIR. G@nt-Mornin Judge. l como
on circumstance want you to de-
Iucidatc.
Judgc.-Wcll, ont with it.
Grant-Wcll, do whole circumston.
Gle oh do DISMISS am dis: You sec,
Judge, in slabcry timo, had tree wife
On tree plantation. Doy got long ber-
'y well togoddor, whom doy was apart
and was we'll satisfaction, but since
rebel time desc devised statues lotcb
up all desc dcrn nonsense laws bout
man an wife, and [ fine l aint got no
wife tall. Is no joction to dat but lis
1cros whar de shoe pinch, iis here |
want your legal precision. Dc fac is,
Judge, | wants to iino dc church. De
BOSS leader say can't como in unloss
get legally married. Now, kin /
'ordin to law, married ali tree, or mus
married but one? Ef you say but
'no, and tempt it, my spectacle
Judge, you bottor b'lovc dar will be
lc berry dobbil ris on dat 'casion in
lat church.
Judg".-Mr Grant, undcr the cir
umstances, | seriously advise you to
ub out all old scores and begin alrcsh.
larry new wife.
Grant.-Do's my han! I goes in for
on judge. all dc time. | tell YOU
White folks is smart. Whar doy cant
fawfish out, cuIIud folks no use try
lars n quarter Judgc.-Ncws and
,ouricr.
At tho m1rrio1o ~ On AI,la..