The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-13


pipe, until at last it reached the surface.
happy thought struck him, and he laughe
immoderately. Unscrewing the point, h
procured large funnel, and placing, it il
. the pipe commenced filling it with waite
from his we'll
After the pipe was full, he filled a larg
} cask with water, placed it by the pipe, ant
with small piece of rubber hose, made
syphon, one end of which he attached t
the pipe, the other WAS placed at the bot
tom of the cask. Then taking an old bee
blanket he spread 1t over the cask and pipt
to screen it from view. These arrange
ments were hardly completed before thu
well driver commenced his afternoon labor
Only three or four four blows were struck
when he unscrowed the driving cap to nd,
just another length Of pipe. The last turn
was made, the cap was forced from his
hand and the water spouted twenty feet
into the air.
"Great Cod" calculated the astonished
well driver.
Heaven be praised" shouted the over
joyed Chinny Jones as he threw his arms
around and embraced again, and again, the
bedrenched and bewildered we'll driver.
Several passers by had stopped to witness
the novel spectacle, while others were ats
tracted to the spot by seeing an unusual
commotion in that locality, until ere many
minutes had elapsed, nearly one-half of the
Bucktailbenders were on the ground, to soc,
as they termed it, 'Chinny Jones' water
spout
In the meantime, Jink Smith was not
idle; he worked like Trojan bucketful,
after bucketful of water he drew from his
well to replenish the cask in order to keep
up the deception which was causing such
an excitement just on the other side of the
fence. He was nearly exhausted when
some one suggested to Jones that his yard
was being flooded, and advised him to cork
up the pipe, until he built gutter to con-
vey the surplus water away from his door.
Acting under this advice the pipe was
plugged, and the balance of the afternoon
was devoted to his gutter, while the we'll
driver, with piece of lead pipe and faucet,
attached it to the iron tube for their tempo
rary use, promising at some future time to
furnish them with jets and stop>cocks of
the latest approved pattern. Nextmorning
Chinny Jones paid him hundred dollars
in gold and dismissed him with his bene-
diction.
Soon after the well driver left, Smith at
tached small pump to his end of the pipe
having first prepared ten gallons of lemon
ade, which he poured into the pipe as soon
Is he had freeed it of water.
Mrs Jones soon after made her appear
nee, bucket in hand, but Chinny, who, in
lis oficiousness seemed afraid to trust his
wife to handle the new WE'LL took the buck
Vt from her, and turned the faucet-flling
he bucket, they entered the house together.
'It seems to me, my DEAR" said Mrs.
ones, 'that water don't look as clear as it 1
id yesterday
SIT may be, standing in new pipe
lakes difference said her husband. l
Try some of it, and see if it tastes of l
'on rust"
Gracious, goodness, Chinny! if faint c
'monade jst sich as we got to the circus, 5
don't want cent? +
"Wife, you're right, by jingo!n !
reclaimed Jones, after he had drank large
ourd full of the beverage "And l
ouldnt take a gold mine for the well,
will make us all rich That fellow told :
10 all the time we was liable to strike n
neral water, but l wonder why fresh r.
ater come first? 1 s'pose because twas 81
top. But Pm going to tell Deacon ~ ~
Dolittle and brother Sykes and have 'em N
me over and taste it." Thus saying he lie
nned his hat and left the house. III
As soon as Jink Smith, who was on the Il,
ert at his peep hole in the fence saw NJ
linny leave in the direction Of Deacon Ia
1olittles. he Immediately called his pump ~ ~
to requisition and pumped the pipe dry; p,
ter which he filled it up with common
Risky.
In the course of an hour, Chinny, ac- W
mpanied by Deacon Doolittle and Brother or
kes. entered the Jones mansion 81
:" Here Deacon, help yourself, and yon Sa on
}, brother Sykes" said Chinny JONES' his
IS sparkling with pride as he spoke, snow sp
me what you think of that for well an
ter ?" a. a..
Most excellent, do DECLARE exclaimed tn
aeon DoelittIe, smacking his lips, that We
wells worth a thousand dollars UO
Yes indeed, brother Jones, said Sykes,
lore nor that great sight. I wouldn't
e thousand nor two thousand for it if 70
as mine, VIII
Now come out gentlemen, and see the m Iol
/, said the happy owner. "Give me an,
gourd, wife, and we'll get some fresh ed,
lay be better" She did as directed, and
auartette left the house, Mrs. Jones Wo
aging up the rear, Turning the faucet, SSl,
my drew the gourd full. Its little an,
ker than twas before" he said as he tar
ded the gourd to Deacon Doolittle, nov ne, ne
try that, and see 1 'spects its stronger Ins
furder down it comes
he Deacon drank long draught Il .Io .ne
4 Chinny, that beats the other; it's
ost as strong as spirits, said the Deacon, }