Life — November 2, 1899 — page 15: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

fly. England has displayed so much magnanimity in the past, hasn't she?” **But you don’t look at the thing right, uncle. You seem to think you have something to say about this whole matter.” “Well, haven't we? It’s our country. We settled here first.” “Nonsense. Don't you know you are a good deal smaller than Johony Bull? If the Englishman has come into your country and settled, to get what there is out of it, you ought to be unselfish and let him have it. Others have had to.” “Look here, Lire, what are you talk- ing about? You know we are right in this matter.” “That doesn't make any difference. You are about to be civilized, and there's no help for it. England wants yer, my honey.” ‘Well, she won't have us without a fight, and she may not get us at all.” JUST THEN THE BOILER “COUGHED.” “Nonsense! Do you know whom you are fighting, Oom Paul ?”” “Why, yes. The British soldiers,” “Worse than that. You are fighting the love of gold, more powerful still.” “ Yes, Live, I realize that, but we shall keep it up,to the last ditch.” “Bully for you, Oom Paul. Good luck to you. Good bye.” “Good bye, Lire.” FIRE which occurred in one of our principal citics was made the subject of a" fire inquest” by the under- writers, with the following result ; The first witness was the captain of the first fire company that arrived on the ecene, who testified that he found the entire building in flames when hearrived, He considered the fact that a kerosene light was used by the tenants on the third story, and he thought the light might have set fire to a curtain. Another fireman) was of a different opinion, He had noticed that on the second floor there was an incandescent light, with defective wiring, and he attributed the fire to this cause, The regular policeman on that beat was next called. He had still another theory, which was that the arc light in the store on the first floor ‘ sputtered” sparks of red-hot carbon, and as the goods below were very inflammable, he felt sure the fire was from this cause. At this point the owner of the building asked to say 8 word, and, on permission being given, he closed the investigation with the following : “ As regards the theories submitted, I would call attention to the fact that at the time of the fire kerosene lights had been used in the third story for ten years; incandescent lights bad been in use on the second floor, and arc lights on the first for six years; but there were to Israelites in the basement who had been there only one week!”