Telegram-herald., 1889-08-25

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ence ol l4-a-. Ar D9fs-r
Yes. ana ye4 i-as n-so been uli tAst
yoa were the Empress Of Russia Presence
vi mla1. Tlers lsu g WOMAN 90 earth
who 4 have pfeseace % MUD enough in case
ol IRE 20 save t~r OIa shoes All / waut
" yo- Is - follow lry directions
10 was singular gl4L the rest saopid come
- soon. ln AelUlg ,he Gas ln t-e hal up
stars Nj Bower must have cfopped the
match upon rag lylx near Ne were
hardly bed before / smcled smoke. bl-
when l mentioned TIE fast Mr. Bowser
growird.
''Nonsensei The cook probably threw
some eggshells iato the rasge when she
was clearing uD her supper dishes. Your
nose : always smelling nre OF burglars or
sewer gas. and 10 Is a. says wrong"
he went q sleep and / continued 20 sniff
TIA. odor. Ten minutes after Mr. Bowser
lad uttered his hrst snoro ta.ck cloud Of
smoke poured iato our bedroom all OF
sudden, 4ad al tue same moment the dark
ness w4s hghted up by Pickering flame
Mr. Bowser and informed HIM OF the fact.
"W what is l-l be gasped, - be sat Up
II bed
the house IS on fret Can't you see the
smoke aad tae blazrt'
was out on tAe floor and dressing ne
when he rolled out OF bed, spraug 10 the
door and shouted AZ the top Of his voice:
'hurderi Police! Fire. We are all on
fire up here"
We'll. slip on your clothes and see II you
can't put 10 out. Il must DC IN the back
ha1n
"Firel fire. Firel7 he yelled. as be
sought 70 pull on lis pants sour hou-o Is
on firel We shall be burned alve"
In spite OF the peril OF ne situation had
10 laugh al Nj Bowser's antics he first
got the Left leg ia the right eg OF the pants
Then he fell ovcrla getting OUT Of them /;
got up and drew them on hIud side before,
and tic was sprawlcd out on the bed and
kicking them OK when ! was al dressed
and ready 20 leave the room. vas Ccter-
mined 10 see where the fire was before
took the baby aud went downs stairs The
smoke was very thick, but tue tongue OF
fame guided me down the hall, and | found
the rug and base board and door casing
aO.aze
Fire, Fire Firew yelled Mr. Bowser at
this moment IS ne dashed into the hall
"Come and help put II OUT" called TO
him. but ne was already on his way down
stairs 70 the telephone.
Covering my mouth and nose IS well as
could felt my way TO the lavatory. There
was nothing but tursbler AZ hand, but
after had filed 10 several times and dashed
its contents along the base | saw that had
the best of the blaze. After opening win
dow 10 let the smoke drive out l brought
some more water and extinguished the last
of the fire. Meanwhile I could not help but
hear Hr. Bowser. de rushed 70 the tele-
phone and rang it continuously FOR twenty
seconds, and then yelled:
Hello, centrall Hello, centrall Fire
Fire, Fire Ny house Is on fire, Send up
the police and three engines right away, ,'
he couldn't wait for al answer, but took
three or four circuits around tue sitting
room, made a dash into the parlor and out
by the front nail. all the time yelling Sire ~
al tie top OF his voice. aud then II occurred
20 nim 10 go 10 The fire alarm box down on
the corner. Out he-ushed, basC-o0tcd and