Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-03-18
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thumpl come another, and my cad
come further into my shoulders and
my toes goes further down old Bills
throat.
"Thump came another and anoth-
er and another, and that started us,
ard we all bundled off to the bottom
of the escape like fash o. lightnin'
Bill at the bottom, me next, and
then the rest o. 'em-they was gals,
sir-screamin' and 'ollerin' and gig
Gin like mad.
"Then when we touched bottom,
first thing | knew was some one a.
turnin' the garden 'ose full on me,
while fat old girl shouted out, Now
rule ID, use the 'ose freely
They did use it. sir. Soon as /
tried to sing out / got a gallon druv
into me--l6 'orsepower-and took
down more water then ever l did
atore.
Last the old gal with the book
FER was shoutin' Rule IL '-twig-
ged me and Bill and then the fun be.
gun over agin.
Way went the book and Rule Is;
way went all the gals as 'ad come
down with us in the esoape-and
there was above dozen, sir, I'll
take my oath--and they stopped
singin' out Fire 7 and begun to 'ol-
Ter Thieves Murderrl'
"Then says to Bill, "Time we
moved, eh Bill 2 But Bill e groan-
ed and damned me for breaking his
teeth, and lay still wringing out his
clothes, and afore he come to 'imself
the gardener was sittin' on his cad,
and the copper 'ad mine tuckei away
comfa'ble under his arm. and the
game vast jest about up, sir.
Well, sir, look at it. II there'd
bin fire, it 'ud "a bin jest ellis own
luck, and there nd a bin an end of
it. But, Lor' bless We, there never
warn't no frel
When they brought US to the old
1
girl, SO as she could charge us, there
she was, with abont 20 pretty young
ladies all round 'er-all on 'em in
the neatest bathin' dresses you ever
see, with their 'eads in sponge bags
SO as not to Spite their air, and the
old gal smiled and laughed, and she
says:
6 So very fortunate, Mr.. Consta-
bic, thatitoccurred tonight. Hother-
wise we might not ave detected
these wicked men,
"Then up and says, its the
O. war, mum, and we amt complain
ing, but I'd take it kindly, mum, If
you'd tell us what In the old un's
name you might be up to, for don t
see no more fire nor could put on
the end of my thumb and heat for
relish.
| "And she says: 'Ye don't de,
serve, man, as how | should tell We
anything, but as we arsk it 'appens
that you made yer wicked attempt
on the night of hour fire drill'--and
it's fact, sir; the copper told me
'imse!f.
"Once a week them gals get up {
fire out of their own leads, put OIL
their bathin' dresses, tumble down
that there escape and garden 'os
'smselves at the bottom. That
fire drill,' that is, sir. And 70,
may bet as 'ow shan't forgit it."
He mopped his brow. A sudder
vision of the young ladies descend
ing in an avalanche on bin and Bill
came across me, and l burst Oul
laughing. After moment ne laugh
ed, too, slapping his thigh. Then h,
recovered his gravity and appealed
to me as reasonable man:
, "Onee week, hall the year round
air. Amt it handicappln' a man p
st. James Gazette.