Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-04-10
GONG ROME
How 1rett ihiug. ,.ro~ iitsls in ou'
sight - ~ urnw Utdsf

sight -. ~ GROW Oidst
Radrr 4 v"u ever lot homo AMI
wcri 10 4 great c,tN To- ,"rk fortune AMI
fam" ~ 'pd,ug ~ police hrni iunrtrr'
thea com" hnm" On a VISIT d,ur Natr
or Two. dld Won uotic1 bow low tho
house, u'trV - ttll m ,pur eve, 40
p"Irrd'
When ift'on went forth in tho
world and found mV.clf At tho cui ~
the second ia, tour hundred m.lv, frpu
homG'in n larger CITY than | hal uNVt
seen. | WA~ soon familiar With u,
principal p",ut- u interest and ouh
lack ~ fund.- vih which t. putcha.,
posiag" stamp. Kept me from d'lur.u.
INV school mate, ru llluoi. with glow
ing account, - m, wonderful adscn.
lures aud NV HAIR breadth ESCAPE,
| remember the first tune the fire lr
partmcui wns called ont after ~, nj
vent IN tho CITY II ~. hcfnrr hrr 80
tingui.hing had hNcnm" = profession a.
II j, tn dal. and IA" llilin department
was a volunteer affair which hauled tho
old Seneca thi"i steamer hN hand
and ran a hnuk ard ladder truck and
hand cng,uc b, the -,mo motive power
was struck With ~" apparent incfi
cheney Of the outfit and Nchrnch 80 right
the numerous error, | thought ! detect
ed III reducing PcnncrS barn 10 a,hc-
II there j. ANYTHING iuN with tho ~.
cumulat"d Wisdom ~ tiicon bong aud
weary Years ranking ia his h0snm. can
! detect better than another u i- an Crrpt
IN som" great rnt"rpr.~" like hurniug =
house nr barn Rui he IL not slow in
righ,ing ia" great wong g. the h".t ~
his ability | thought the follow that
held tho helm II the hook and Ladder
| truck Il 4 not undrrsi ,nd hls hu.iur.s
So walked M T." him and s"iscI one
/ horn ~ the d,lrmp,N | never exactly
| knew whether | fhutcI. sunrrcda stroke
! Of paralysis o. Wa Kicked b, muio
but when | recovered from ~, trmt,ut
arv ind,~po-ltion Twas hing on nv back
In the mud aud one 1T NV eyes had lost
its cunning II waS ~ mnurnlns noarlt
two weeks after that
Ever sinct that occurrence I have
known NOR. about tho limo ~ policy
pursucd hv nrronpl she'd hrcmen than
ever know h"!ur' | h,licv- lrnrrri
about ~ much COZ. .,7ning tires 80 that
occasion ~ I ever care in Know, fot
wandered around after rising from the
scene IL my downfall. until colhdei
with somewhat persistent stream ~
water that the hoscman eVidrntl,
thought u-"lc-' TO- Huv purpose except
/ 10 cytingl IN the nI.lur ~ ovct smart
bows hnv" since observed that al
we'll regulated iiro departments have an
engine fhr that cypress purp"s" fire
has no charms Tor first class fireman.
II there - n but with ideas far VA ~
vance of his wears IN ths crowd ~ hY
ISLANDERS have 'e~H whol> depart.
mrnt Of frcmon let thousands ~ dollars
turn 10 ashes right IN front ~ them
whl~ Engaged IA damrnning The IRE
! prr>sihle arlnr - Vou'h In NV otiin
ION II j. tho dui, ~ ~ycrv ciiV IN pas.
ordinance, prohibiting bows from run
ming Ia trr- ~ ordrr that firrmcn NAV
have time 10 ihrnW a ! lilo water on the
h.c
With al nv in'NpcUcucr srd sd
yanrc'l ideas survived the shocks and
r"hnhS II m uuappr"etsiiye world and
was spared To return 10 nv home -.
storing light lie and comfort ~ tho
angu,shing hou~rhold when tho train
/ pulled into NV fathers post Office al
drc-s that - shout all there was ~ NV
native village ~. surprised Rt tho
lowncsS 81 tho two story hrck house
that constituted it, business district
had though u the very approximation
o. architectural altitude In the good old
days. hut IN III, return Il SEEMED
very small affair
- II was with the hopes of high posi.
ton among my old hopl mates. which
! had bundled seven or eight sitkje.
high before came home found That
all that rrma AIMED ~ them Was The base
m"ni. and instead II hooking up 81 me
~ had fondl, anticipated the, slapped
me on the back Ia tho OLD familiar
way. and when resented such famili
art, they said Was stuck up aud
they were right rb,o"gA VA