The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-22
sprinkltng the Streets.
From the Burlington Hawkeye.l

fErom the Burlington daWkeye.l
Mr. TrevelyaD, who lives on Court street,
has had trouble already with his garden
hose. Since the introduction OF the
Holly water system it has been the de.
light of Mr.. Trevelyan to turn himself
into q pipeman ut sunset, anc with his gar
den-hose sprinkle the thirsty street with
the clear, cool waters OF the mighty MIS-
sisSippi. Miss Norah Donovan, young
lady who is connected with the culinary
department OF Mr.. Trevelyan's house, and
is also superintendent OF dormltorles ana
general oyerseer OF carpets, had often
watched, as her duties would permit, this
process Of cooling down the streets at even
tide, and she had been heard to wish that
this duty might be entrusted 10 her. she
finally framed her wish in direct petl-
ton, and last evening she entered upon the
active duties OF her new office.
When Miss Donovan took the nozzle from
the bands OF her master. it was pointed al
most directly at the middle OF the street,
and Miss Donovan conscientlously retained
1t in this position, while Der whole frame
was conYulsed with delight. Presently
there came dashing down the street, in
light. open phaeton, two happy young peo-
ple, In vain the male young person shout.
ed, eli. there, I say, turn her OIL !" ana
in vain the female young person shrleked
end essayed to hide behind parasol no
larger than water-lily. Miss Dono-
van only stared at them ard wondered
If peradventure they might be crazy, ana
when they passed through the torrent
they came out on the other side very sad,
very silent, and very damp, not TO say
limp. Then, the gentleman who lives next
door came out and called to her as he ap-
preached, intending to instruct her how to
Shut of the deluging stream or turn 1t ASIDE
when any one approached. But Miss DON
oyap, hearing him call her name, said,
HSorr 2" and turned about and faced hlm,
with the nozzle doing its level best, wide
omen, and fire pressure on. He turned
with the first shot and fed for his own
door, the cooling stream following him
eyery inch of the way, like an angel OF
mercy in disguise. But by the time he
reached his own door he was so thor
oushly drenched that his suspenders mil
dewed. Then a Forth-Hill street-car came
rattling down-an open, summer car-1ust
crowded with people coming in from PIC
mic at Sunpyside, and when they heard the
driver shout, and then dodge, and then
swear, they saw their fate and Miss Dono-
van. and lust howled and walled and
screamed, and tried to get behind each
other, and crept under the seats, and some
OF them even jumped off the car, and all OF
them, by their frantic gestures, wild shrleks,
and singular behavior, impressed Miss
Donovan with the idea that they were dread
fully drunk. The street,c car passed on, and
when it was beyond the line OF Mir. Ire
yelyan's garden stream the dryest man in
that car could have put out conflagration
by simply leaning back against the house
that was burning, and before the car reached
the next corner there were four well.defined
suits for damages fixed up against Mr.. Ire
yelyan.
BY this time Miss Donovan was pretty
thoroughly convinced that the manlpula-
ton of garden-hose required that broad
Judgment and liberal education and
shrewd insight into men and motives that
belong only to the aristocratic classes, and
she determined TO resign her position
forthwith. She went into the ball, carry
ing the nozzle with her, and spreading
desolation and dismay wherever she went
"WhiSt!" she shouted, as the torrent
drenched the hat-rack. "Murther! she
howled, when it knockbd the globe off the
hall lamp. "Misther Threvelyan!" she
shrieked, "wbere on the wide world is the
sthopper?" And then she bent over the
irrepressible nozzle and essayed to stop it
with her finger. The howl Of dismay that
followed this attempt brought the startled
family up into the hall, and in less than
three minutes every seat in the house was
taken. standing room all gone, and the play
declared success.