Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-04-15

shrill cry II fire was seen approaching.
and fire laddie, in less timo than il
takes To tell IT, was up my window like
"a squirrel playing the hose on "A beauti-
ful and elaborate scarlet embroidered
nghue of mine which hung over the
head of my couch
The statement IN the Nebraska papers
that was perfectly cool even At first il
very kind. Int not borne out by the
facts WAS not real cool till the hose
company had been HIaying on me for
some little time
Regarding INV hcruism IN saving the
life of slender aud beautiful dining
room girl, ur doughnut lady. ] will say
that the press. especially Of Omaha and
Beatrice has erred ia it, enthusiasm
and haste 10 do mo favor altogether
out Of proportion to the act of courage
AMI herulsm itself.
always. while stopping AT hotel.
very early decide in my own mind which
of the dining room girls would save IN
case nf fire. This do invariably while
| am perfectly cool. knowing that should
fire break ont | might in the wild ex-
element of the moment rescue right
aud left without ANY discretion or sense.
Once rescued shrouded figure in the
darkness and uncertainty Of night. and
when ! took her 10 the light and got
three reporters there Ca take down what
she might saw by way Of thanks, found
when 1t was too late that she was lit
tie cOlorcd bootblack who could neither
read nor write.
The dining room girl whom | rescued
AT Beatrice was heavier than had sup
posed. and ! had not more than half
rescued her before regretted it, How
ever ss reached the foot of the first
fire escape she returned To conscious
ness and sprang out of my arms with u
cry Of horror. ! Gained her, however.
80 that her fears at last vanished, and
with deep drawn sigh, having already
noticed that | WAS very much out Of
breath. sh. took Inc over her shoulder
and carried Inc TO the foot of the fire es-
cape
notice recently that King Humbert
of Italy has severely criticised the Ro-
man fire department. and | agree with
-
ing. Having seen the Roman fire de-
pArtment myself, would say that the
insurance company that would take
risk in Rome would deserve to die III
want
la the first place, the Roman hose Is
decaye,l. IL would not hold railroad
ties or hoop poles. ! did not get To see
Humbert while was there, but | wrote
him well timed note regarding his fire
department, and IN that note said that
n IA. would give less attention 10 his
personal appearance and more 10 the
question of the Roman fire department
he would make "a hit.
This winter has proven what J said 10
he true. | wrote piece also for the
Roman morning paper-The Roman
Candle, II WAS called-a piece which
signed "Neritas, and IN which said IL
was time to call halt. The piece was
never published and had TO leave
Rome before had got my visit out on
account of il. There were some good
points III il too. | managed to mildly
roast Humbert IN it, and got of two or
three good local hits IN the piece; then /
got IT put into good Italian by the res
iaurant where | stopped while in Rome.
This winter Humbert was ont to see
Roman fire, and the department did not
reach the scene for au hour and half.
over 100 900 francs worth of property
was destroyed. one engine tipped over
on the way Ia the fire, and the others
might ~ well have done 50, for the hose
would not hold water-eyen the coarse
and impregnable water of Rome.
The water of Rome is in many respects
like that OF Mexico, Mo. We stopped
there for lunch not long ago. Mexico,
Mo, is one of the thriving and thor
oughly prosperous towns of that pros
porous and now rapidly growing state.
But the waters of Mexico, Mo, like the
board bill of man who boarded at our
house once while engaged IN upbuilding
his fellow man, still remains unsettled.
The water of Mexico tastes some of
Jefferson City, but has strong flavor
VI Galloway county. We went ~ the