Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-25

Any man might have envied the confidence
with which s,gut-built young man Of Is en-
tered the headquarters OF the fire department
yesterday and said to the secretary
Z Il want to Jine one OF your masheens."
do you mean that you want to become fire.
That's exactly what / mean. My name is
! hiio Noble. The first name is spelt P-h-tl-o
but an the The boys can me File after they get
Have you ever sent in an applications in
quired the secretary.
lions. but I'm an old tearer at fire. I'VE run
with hand-engine for IA years and helped clean
out No about % times. II Won want any refer
ence can refer you to three lumber-yaris and
our hull crowd don't believe any OF the boys
will go back on me-"
You will have to send in a written applica-
tion," said the secretary, and it will have to be
| endorsed"
..I'l do it-of course will. We can make it
out right here. Put down my name. and say
that Pm q years old, sound as a load Of sand
single-goed-natured. and that I've saved four
women, seven children, two dogs and a parrot
I from the all-deVourtng flames during my career
as a fireman."
"Who will endorse your application"
EVERY man who ever run with old No. or I'll
know the reason whyl Yes, sir the boys will
write their names on that quicker'n wink, and
know me-the boys do. I've licked more'n a
dozen OF 'em in the last ten years. and they cry
jine?"
The commissioners will have to consider the
appl1,"
want to consider it fOr?" interrupted the appli4
| cant. I'm right here now, and l can't fool
around with no commissioners. l want to be
humping to fires, kicking in doors, heavlng out
bureaus and saving helpless old women and art
less children"
You see, these things have to go through the
regular channel" explained the secretary.
81 can't help nothing about no regular chan
nell replied the young man. Il tell you, and
all the boys will tell you the same: that I'm
regular old piZen when the fire-bellS ring! |
don't stand on the corner and boiler .Fire!'
and tell how pity the unfortunates, but gallOp
right to the scene OF conflagration and begin to
kick in doors, yell at the hose company. and hunt
for children who may have craWled under the
bed and gone to Sleep"
81 have no doubt that you would make good
'.Of course I'd make a good one I've been
right there long enough to know that Did any
N your firemen here. ever carry a half dead
woman down forty-foOt ladder?"
"Well, can't remember"
''Fve done it, and she didn't loose hair-pin,
either! I'll show you how seized her."
The Secretary begged off, and the man picked
up q table, shoudered 1t and march around say
Balanced her on my shoulder, and she rode
like a duck. / want to show you how kick In
bedroom door. SpOSin' this room is on fire,
and"
The secretary entreated him not to indulge in
any kicking there
''Well, then won't but Just let me show you
how l pitch bureau out OF the window. For
instance /"
The secretary forbid him from heaving out
the table, and added that he had better call
around in month.
"Can't do it--can't wait single day!" replied
the young man. "If you want q healthy old
reservoir OF 16-horse power, I'm your man. Ii
you don't want one, Pm off,"
TWAS deemed best to discourage him. but he
was not cast down. Putting on his hat he
Safd:-
Every well-very well. When the clang of
the tire-bells is heard at the dead or night and
the lurid flames send their forked tongues
heavenward, just remember that an old king
bee, with a capacity OF 400 gallons per minute
wanted to be thar an you wouldn't let him! y
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