The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-23
JISINa THE MAsmEEN.
Aservleeable Man who simply wanted a
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Detroit Free Press, N.
Any man might have enyied the conf
dence with which a stout.built young mar
Of 25 entered the headquarters Of the FIRE
department yesterday, and said to thu
secretary:
II want to itne one Of your masheens.'
"DO you mean that you want to become
a tireman2n=
"That's exactly what mean. My name
is Philo Noble. The first name Is spell
P.h-l.l.o, but all the boys call me File
after they get acquainted"
"Have you ever sent In an application ~
inquired the secretary.
Never. / don't know nothing about
applications, but I'm an old tearer At fire,
I've run with hand engine for II years
and helped clean out No. 9 about twenty
times. II you want any reference l can
refer you to three lumber yards and our
hull crowd. don't believe any OF the
boys will go back on me"
"You will have TO send in q written an.
plication," said the secretary, "and II will
have 10 be indorsed."
"I'll do it-ot course Twill. We can
make it out right here. Put down my
name, aud say that Pm q years old sound
as load Of sand, single, good-natured, and
that I've saved four women, seven chill.
dren,.t dogs and parrot from the all.
deyouring flames during my career as a
fireman."
"Who will indorse your application?"
"Every man who ever run with old No.
l or III know the reason whyl Yes, sir,
the boys will write their names on that
quicker'n wink, and II fifty aren't enough
I'll git q hundred. They know me-the
boys do. I've licked more'n a dozen OF
'em in the last ten years, and they cry for
me when Pm around home. How soon
can ! jine2"
"The commissioners will have to consid.
er the appl-"
"Who are the commissioners and what
do they want to consider 1t for?n inter
rupted the applicant. "I'm right here
now, and can't fool around with no
commissioners. l want to be humping
to fires, kicking in doors, heaying out bu.
reaus, and saving helpless old women and
artless children" l..
"You see these things have togo through
the regular channel" explained the Sec
rotary.
81 can't help nothing about no regular
channel" replied the young man. ~ tell
you, and all the boys will !. tell you the
same, that Imregular old pizen when the
fire-bells ringl don't stand on the cor.
ner and holler sFirel' and tell how l pity
the uniortunates, but l gallop right to
the scene OF the congregation 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"
II have no doubt that you would. make
"0f course I'd make good one! I've
been right there long enough to know
that, Did any OF your fireman here ever
carry half dead woman down forty
foot ladder?" ).
"Well, can't remember"
"l've done it, and she didn't lose q
hair pin, either! I'll show you how 1
seized her" RIs
The secretary begged of, and the man
picked up table, shouldered it and
marched around saying:
balanced her on my shoulder, and she
rode like duck. ! want to show you
how kick in bed room door. Sposin' this
room is on fire, and"
The secretary entreated him not to in.
dulge in any kicking there. r
"Well, then, I won't, but iustlet me
show you how to pitch bureau out Of the
window. For instance, iI--'.s'
The Secretaryforbid him heaying out
the table, and added that he had better
call around in about month. X "a
"Can't do it-can,t waitia single day!"
replied the young man. "If you want a
healthy old reservoir OF 10.horse power,
Pm your man. II you don't want one,
I'm of" 80
It was deemed best to discourge him,
but he was not cast down. Putting on.his
hat he said:
every well-very we'll. When the
clang OF the fire bells Is heard at the dead
OF night and the lurid flames send their
forked tongues heayenward, Just remem.
Der that an old king-bee, with capacity
OF 400 gallons per minute, wanted to be
thar an you wouldn'tlet himl" @