The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-27
GLORIOUS vicroRy.
Al Exciting Contest and It's Attepasr,
Pleasures and Disappointment.

In advance Of the affair, Offering bi,
ODDS on the "Get There's" and tn,
takers were numerous. Brig Lampson
the head of the Fire Flys," was espec
Tally ready and eager to wager with
him upon the result, and bet ever,
thing he could lay hands upon. H,
began with money, of course. But hi
weeks s%alary, as chief clerk in Smith
" Stears' grocery, was soon exhausted
so were his small savings in the bank
and he began to bet his dogs, his new
trousers and his progressive euchr,
outfit. When nothing else was left he
put up half his ~favorite mare, .'L1.
rella," against Jem Carver's promise
OF the privilege of keeping steady com.
pany with his sister, Miss Kitty Carver,
Tor the term of one month. This wa,
certainly a curious wager; but in view
OF the restitution they had both reached
IN regard to valuable things to put up
what the impartial observer ought
most to admire is the restraint which
caused the bet to be limited on the one
hand to half of Lampson's mare, and
on the other to a month of the society
Of Jem Carver's sister.
"You guarantee your sisters permits
sion now, Jom,'' insisted Brig Lamp
son, when they closed the agreement.
"a woman kept steady company with,
against her will, has just the same
affection still-for the other fellow.
She's got to be willing, or it's no con-
tract"
you're safe enough there, Brig. Kit
enters into the thing heart and soul,
and if the Get There's get left, she'll
live up to the bargain' But don't you
forget that I'm to have half the use of
'Lurella' if we send our stream over
the roof of Nolan's Block, and the
Fire Flys' don't"
All the surrounding country was
present to witness the contest which
was to decide which of the companies
could throw the highest stream. This
was to be settled by determining
which, if either, could in the language
of the articles of agreement, throw
over the roof of Nolan's block'-the
highest building in town.
The Fire Flys,n under the direction
Of Brig Lampson tried first; and Briggs
heart beat high as he gave the word,
the boys fell to upon the old
fashioned pump with a tremendous
They pumped for all they were
but the block was high and
human strength has limits. The stream
cached only to a level with the top
'ow of windows. Still, this was q big
achievement in itself, and the friends
If the Fire Flys'' shouted themselves
with approval.
There were cries of dcrision when
he Get There's trotted out their IN
erior machine under the orders of
EN- Carver, for the "Get There's had
'een defeated woefully the year before.
'ut there was a smile of confidence on
ems face as he walked calmly to
'here the conductor-pipo (used to con-
ey rain water from the roof was fas-
ened to the building. The elbow which
'rminates such pipes seemed to come
fl as readily in his hands as if it had
cen fixed for the purpose, in advance,
S indeed it had.
Then the people watched Jem with
pen eyes and mouths as he thrust the
of the ''Eire Flys',' hose far up
lie pipe, and cried to his waiting fire
,ddies: Now, boys! Give it to herr"
Give it to her they did; and before
~ one knew how it happened a
column of water rose and
'ched itself above the roof of Nolan's
ock, and dropped and fell in a deli
tie and creamy curve. J
But there was nothing particularly
licate or creamy about Brig Lamp
MS feelings; nor about the feelings of |
y member of the ''Fire Flys," and .
once q great cry rose for the umpire. l
lie umpire was a fair man, and said G
could not 60 behind the agreement I
the contest, which certainly said )
1t whichever company throws its
cam highest over the roof of Nolan's 7
'ck, shall receive the price, 1t was !.
lin that the Sire Flys' had not only II
thrown highest over the roof, but 0
It they had not reached the roof at
whereas the Get There's had S;
there in splendid shape. 1t was W
e they had used a conductor-pipe, g
the fair umpire could not find any b.
1g against the use of q conductor "
e in the agreement. So he awarded 8
prize to the 'Get There's" p;
rig Lampson is not keeping compa- hs
with Kitty Carver just now; and III
l Carver makes 4 point of taking Sc
the mare 'Lurella' on SUNDAYS tn
holidays, when the chief of the he
ire Flys' has invited Il certain NJ
ng lady (his next best girl, count
from Kitty to drive with him sh
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