Telegram-herald., 1891-03-01


We must. before going any further,
ttate that the trustees OF the village %
Bilg7water and three companies VI the
fra ladies are not on good terms. The
trustees znd these freman dislike each
other very much indeed, and as Mr..
feeter "a trustee II Is said that hls loss
& much greater than it would have been
had his name even been Dennis instead
OF Cicero. The tire companies are all
composed OF volunteers, and a. they pay
dues and fines and put oct fires at their
own expense they feel rather independ
ent about where they Will show the
most zeal
The trustees have an appropriation
which they handle each year according
20 the dictates OF their own consciences,
which is supposed 10 20 10 tho fire de-
partrnent. but this year they do not
hand it over without the duly receipted
bills IT the department. 70 show that the
money has not been misapr ropriated.
This makes the fire ladies hot, for they
own their machines and board them
selves. A fire iaddie hates 70 have his
whiskezs singed OF and his nose frozen
81 sslf that in blowing IL the whole for
ward part OF tho nose may crack and
fall Off, bat still worse he hates on top
OF al this 20 have his motives lmpugned.
The fro lasidie suffers. but he never
,wesfs De says to the trustees Of the
village OF Bllgewater: 1--WE, especially
members Of Unparalleled Squirt No. l,
have put up with about all We care TO
stand, and Sd We shall soon offer our
nice red srucxs and blue ladders for sale
IL you are afraid that We Will fool away
your appropriation on axle grease for
cur engine or rat poison for our engine
house, and you dare not trust Us out of
signt, we viii pause before we rescue
your abnormally plain hired girl from
tho blazing rAfters of your burning
buildings You have asked us for our
ultimsSuIn. and we inclose one herewith
which We have never used Il Is nice.
bright. new ultimatum. with snapper
on the end of it. Use it carefully and it
VIII last you long time"
Then the trustees appealed 10 the pa
tr,otism Of tho fire ladies. SAYING: Sure
ly you will not 90 and sell your bright
stranger, and then on the Fourth of July
have no machine to haul around past the
Dutch pood and along the Fingerbowl
road. Come. now. boys, don't act tina.
way
With this state OF affairs. which has
been unchanged for several weeks, it is
not strange that when the shri1 cry OF
fire burst forth from the massive throat
Of Mr.. Teeter, at 1l:4l on the above
night, several volunteer firemen coyly
looked out ut window and then went
back 10 bed again.
"Heipl help.l viii no one save meY'
cred the haughty official "a be stepped
on cold. toy rubber ball with ms bare
foot. and shrieked again till the alright
ed night caught up the refrain. and two
men who were passing by on their way
to catch a boat almost stopped 20 see
what the matter was.
By this time the forked flames began
60 lick their chops and reach out for
eotubustible material The tire hend
econ discovered. for il wss but the work
OF moment. that the building was fire
proof. so there would be nothing to pre-
vent not only cutting 10 but actually
WIRING is from the face Of the earth.
Sending the hired man latter tipping
himl 10 the nearest drug store to tels-
phone the 6re Departments. Mr.. Teeter
began to twist the tail Of the fire fend
alone, meantime only psusing long
enough to shrek or take sip of mince
ne asvoring which stood on tae escri-
fpirs.
Just than some neixhbors came by on
their way home from the city where
they had held a Theatre party CONVEX
eazxpuy. The lsxiies were in full dress,
and she full orb<d moon came cut. took
n rood square lock At them and hastily
retired tshind large, cool cloud. The
gsntz wore, also. each bran pneumonia
suit Il fail dre~r, and al remained sew
era moments watching the Gre.
Who fvss here asked one gent who
ha.i tsnsxas himself not % snow AIRY
snsosson.
II sa7nk f~eosr lives h~re.- said cne
Of ne party. "but 10 nos Know them
We hs<, rpver csaled On thsnA. for We
~anocs rsaxlv find cut whether saey came
hers srss or ~.
"Oh. vii. shen. 4 Tou arr not &C.
granted. ies rs not fcci away any more
tune herr Come. W sserboor'
w eferAooson. yoa mean <ssd =
hrs<at ycuns toester aealer who hap
pes,ri ~ he pssssns by ss tlae tire. ard
who y Known a. the vsg sn.i rscrocnter
Of rcsf TN.
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