Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-13
MISS MAMIE GOAT
MASCOT OF THE FIRE DEPART
MENT HAS A FONDNESS FOR
PEANUTS.
Seldom Is There an Alarm of Fire But
What Mamie Shows Up at
the Fire

This is the story of Mamie. Mamie
is the mascot of the fire department,
And it would be superfiuons TO add
that Mamie is a goat Everybody
knows that: and even thase who do
not know it would get tip from the
name applied to her. For the benefit
of those who do not know her
and there are few such in Pine Bluff
it may be added that Mamie is
very intellectual creature for one of
her species.
Like all other goats and very many
persons. Mamie has her weakness, and
this very delicious goody, this story
would never have been written.
Among other traits exhibited by
Mamie, she is very affectionate, and
on more than one occasion has demon
strated her love for the fircboys who
Pet her and care for her Seldom
does fire occur that Mamie does not
make her appearance there sooner
Or later. to encourage the firemen by
her comradeship. which she manfests
by her loving little bleats from time
to time as she watches the boys pass
in and out of the danger line where
life itself hangs in the balance.
A few days ago an alarm came
from the residence of S. Y. T. Knox,
on Second avenue. and in just few
seconds from the time the gong rang
the boys were driving madly up Sec
end avenue to the scene OF the sup
posed conf1agratio All thoughts of
Mamie were left behind them. Not
so with Mamie, however: she couldn't
be shaken so easily, and never forgot
the boys who had been so faithful to
her. Hardly had the cumbersome
wagons of the fire department turned
the corner than she made out after
them. determined to attend the fire
also.
But for the first time Mamie fell.
She let her weakness overcome her,
ard forsook the boys for peanut
stand along the route. When the wag-
ons of the fire department returned,
they found her standing with her fore
feet upon the peanut stand nibbling
at the delicacies so tamptngly exhib-
tied on the peanut wagon. So busy
was she-shame to say-that she did
not even see the boys when they re-
turned. Great was the fall of Mamie.
The boys seeing that she was en-
joying herself never molested her:
but few seconds later. when the
wagon from No. 2 station came along
returning from the fire, she espied it,
and thinking from the bright color OF
TIE newly-painted vehicle that she
saw her friends returning, she follow
ed it. getting lost and going to No.
station. She never discovered her
mistake until brought home next
morning. No doubt she thought the
fire station had changed up consider
ably since her brief absence, for ev-
crvthing was new and the surround
irgs quite different to what she had
been used to- And the men were diff
terent and the wagon was different,
end the horses were different. 1t was
with downcast countenance, therefore.
that. Mamie was brought home next
morning, after having spent the whole
night away from home. Since then
she can not do enough to show peni-
tence for her fall She hangs around
the boys constantly. endeavoring to
win back their affections by all kinds
of pranks. Nosing up behind one OF
them. she will suddenly rear up on
her hind legs and land solar plexus
in the rear: or. creeping meekly for
word she will rub her little nose affec-
tionately In their hands. seeking for
some expression of love and conf
dence again--and for peanuts