Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-30
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BY ELIAS Isle ~
BY ELIAS LIsLE


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so you're the fire king. said the
proprietor Of the towns one hotel as he
sxhumed the register from heap of
Empty bottles.
Fire king and master Of magic,
known to large public as Pyro, said
II politely. ornamenting my signature
with lambent flames in ink. It's a
great advertising dodge if you can man
lpge to have the register left open on
the counter.
you've struck Campbellstown at
good time,v said mine host.
so my ascendant star Informed
me- I replied. 1t does no harm to
throw in a little astrology now and
then.
sThe miners are in from all around.
Old KanaWha's S in food and that means
knock off work at the mines"
fSeven days shall the food endure;
then shall the waters subside and
those in the depths OF the earth shall
walk dry shod." pronounced In my
best manner. Weather lore's fine
bluff II you put it far enough ahead so
that you'll be out of the way in case
things don't turn out according to pro-
gramme. But missed it clean that
time.
ssDry shod, your eyer said the hotel
man scornfully. TT amt the water
that does the damage, It's the gas,
When Kanawha gets up very high
and she's higher now than for years
the natural gas outlets get shut off.
Nobuddy knows just where they are,
but they're in the river or on. the
banks somewhere, and when the water
shuts 'em of the gas puffs out all
around the country, specially in the
mines. Then, after a few Of the boys
has keeled over or there's been blow
out or two. they knock off and wait for
the river to go down. Town'Il be full
of 'em this afternoon, and Campbells-
town full Of miners is about as peart a
spot as you'll find in West Virginia"
"Peart' it certainly was. There were
two shooting affrays and general
fight that afternoon. By my Invitation
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