The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-12

ing:
~ While at a social
gathering recently.
the question as
10 queer origin
Of fires was quietly started
and the free discussion on the
subject by those present, brought
out many startling and unex-
pected facts bearing on the subject
The intelligent hostess related this In
eident: MY father was a great smok-
or. lie smoked In his barn aud out
Of bis barn. and In all the farm build.
ings. Though repeatedly warned OF
The danger OF entering the barn with a
lighted pipe In bis mouth, he gave nut
little heed. One Sunday mornings as
he was preparing the team TO- the reg
ular church service. he noticed a thin
column Of smoke Issuing from between
I the cracks OF the barn foor, A hasty
examination revealed a Gre well start
Cd in the straw and chat that had
slfted down through the cracks. OF
course he soon put out the IRE, and
was frank enough 10 tell us all about
u. and admit that. In all probability
coal Of Ore had rolled. unobaerved
| by him. from bis pipe and fell through
the crack and lgnlled the chan. Had
be failed 10 discover the Ore just as be
ala. the barn and all ne corlehia
would. undoubtedly. have been def'
troyed Is the entire family we're just
ready 70 start Tor church. As father
often smoked with biz pipe nearly up
side down, We all believed that 70 /.
the true origin Of the Ere" Nov le'
the intelllgeu, reader observe this Tact
II the Gre had remained undiscovered
: until they were away 10 church, the
barn would have been "mystefloualy
burned" and the finger Of suspicion
would have been pointed AZ some an.
fortunate wretch. who. though he
might have plenty Of sins Of bis own
20 bear. yet would BE- entirely innocent
Of this undeservcd approach And Il
would be something. too. that he could
not shake on. for the whispered tus-
pcion is a dark shadow that may cling
20 a person for liie observed By
everybody but himself So much for
the pipe.
a young woman then gave this &C
count "A friend OF mine left bis Ian.
tern lighted IN the barn one evening
TO aid him 20 put out bis horse vheu
be returned. During his absence N,
barn was burned and with Il a horse
eugsies. harnesses. robes. etc. To,
carcass Of the horse that was burne,
vas found In a part Of the barn quit,
distant from hls stall Il was. o
u course. very reasonably supposed tina
Il the horse got loose and. IN Wanderlnl
j about the barn overturned the lantern
and thus SET the barn on are" AL
| though there was no great MISTER
about the origin Of this IRE. {, devel
oped i'od Tor thought. for. on turtle
Inquiry. the fact vas bror hi 10 usb
that. though there was a considsrabl
Insurance on the barn the eompan
promptly refused 10 pay Il on m
ground Of criminal oarelessness
= Another member OF the raihsrip
said I sot my lantern down upon m
barn hoor where there was consider
. able hay scattered about A snrl
in, stalk Of the hay ran up through mn
.hi Of the round holes On the plaie h.
lr meath The globe. and touched AZ
as blaze, ] put % out quickly. hut b,
] not noticed 10 a. len the hsr
would doubtless have been myrer.ou.
ly burned So much for the lan,er,
10. The genial host then related tbe 49,.
extraordinary Instance that has ey,
"a, come under my notice. While RI.
m ing with a friend AZ quite a dIsian.
j.. from home" said be-. "a sudden I'm
T.. violent storm came up. and We droy
w with the owners permission. into
"- wayside barn. which afforded convei
' lent shelter from the coplons ralnfa
l'1 which followed. While there ii
me horse foll to eating hay from the "A,
lsl Of the nov. and pulled conslder,h
ne litter beneath his feet suddenly /,
nd heard something pop. and on loohi,
ell toward the horses head We Jaw n,
ING drop a blazing match from his mon,
an Il fell into the litter At hls fee, :,
ny straighiway began TO blaze M IN !,
AN d'y stun. OF course we QUICKLY ma,
len out" Il Il the unexpected that bs
IN. peas Here was a source Of Arr
M strangely anomalous that had A ,
rh CURED when no one was near ia d,
An origin could hardly have been a..
IA, at, and very likely Il would hsvo \.
,st called the work OF an lneend,s
Nd with the sure result OF accuslnr ~,
=, innocent person with a helnous al,
=, Yet Il really happened. The 49,
a, incisors Of the horse. closing ~,
~ upon the matchhead ignlted II ~
~ he quickly dropped Il In the lIus,
Nv his feet SO much for IN. -