Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-16

is easily shoveled into the track left
by the wagons and evenly spread over
the whole surface of the street. This
method is a great improvement on
the old way of leaving the gravel i'll
heaps in the middle OF the street to be
distributed by main strength and
awkwardness.
About 10 o'clock last night an alarm
of fire startled many OF our people
from their rcpose, and very soon the
whole city was thronging the streets
in dread apprehension that the fate of
other sister cities had at last fallen
upon ours. Fortunately the alarm
was occasioned by nothing more seri.
GUS than a burning brush-heap on
Westside. which anxious residents in
that district thought might finally
communicate its flames to the West
side mill, and accordingly telephoned
for aid. The boys" had a long run
unnecessarily, but they We're all in
good humor, on their return, and
pleased that it was no worse than Il
false alarm.
An amusing episode occurred in the
Second Ward few evenings ago. 1t
seems that three gentlemen, who we
shall call, for short" Mr.. Ford, Mr..
Rogers and Mr.. Dickerson, are neigh
bors. 1t is well for the reader to im-
press this fact upon the memory, as a
premise to the truthful narrative we
shall now make. The other evening
rs the two first-namcd gentlemen were
sitting on their respective back porches
smoking fragrant Havanas as a L" night
cap" and meditating OH things that
"might have been," loud crash OF
broken glass simultaneously assailed
their ears. Now to know either of
these gentleman is to be aware that
with either, in all emergencies, to
conceive an impression is to act, and
that both are as valiant as veritable
Don QuixOtes when occasion requires.
They both knew that the festive bur
glar was abroad in the land; they
knew that nobody had as yet fixed
upon the time of his coming; they
knew that imperishable glory awaited
the man who might succeed in his
capture. So dressing gowns were
hastily thrown aside, slippers pitched
in the corner, and soon both valiant
heroes marched forth to reconnoitre.
AS preliminary, it is said, Mr.. Rogers
fired his pistol in the air, to notify the
burglar, doubtless, that to resist would
be inevitable and instant death. This
attracted the attention of the other
valiant hero who rushed forward and
found No. l with smoking pistol in
hand, who promptly surrendered at
the sight of the bulldog aimed by No.
2. Before fatal results ensued, it for
tunately dawned upon each that they
were friends and neighbors and both
engaged in the same laudable under
taking, the pursuit of the same game.
Silently and slowly they drew near
the domicilc of their friend Dickerson,
whence the sound of broken glass
seemed to have emanated. This adj
vance was devoid OF interest, except
that in turning corner the duet sud-
denly came upon and captured mill
tia general also intent on the same
laudable object. Approaching the
gateway, with trembling nerves, old
Mig, Mr.. Dickerson's splendid New
foundland dog, arose on the porch,
and with wag of his tail seemed to
say, "I'm the cause of this disturb
ance," for he doubtless knew that in
jumping through the window he had
broken the peace as well as the glass,
and that but little justification could
be found in the fact that he had been
accidentally locked up in the room by
his master. The valiant heroes re-
solved to say nothing OF this adventure.
but with the usual success that it has
fleen literally proclaimed from the
house-tops.