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A ill I Jn i r FULLER'S GLEANER Vnf 2. No. 2. I'OKT or FIRF,. IS'.I.") ASIIKVH.I.K. look at the fil.EA.NKR, 811(1 ready wit, , Which downfalls Nyi to simply quit, But nil, bI last with ancient of pride, Comes Tho Hotel Reporter io sit ly our side, W it h con t ii t r and Fqiiihs, bo woii di'rfiilly given, As to her leader B l"ar from heaven. Night of lh" lire, with glorious tire, Fditor Nat Honors camn to put out I ho fir-'. From the roof of a houeo to the basement below, Wo could nqt have two Editors on top to blow, The firemen fought duty with in struct iouB here given From the voice of Nat Rogers, could lit hoard in heaven: "Put out tho life line, hold on tq tho note, It is fearfully cold aud we ued some warm clotnes. The yells and howls and stamping of feet, When looking down earthward , v it was covered with sleet, The ice has frozen aud where is my hat, Oh ! don't etop now, says Rogers for that, Take hold of that hose aud stop picking your nose and wig gling your toes, This grand, eloquent order the laborer refuses, And quietly goes off and indulge in booxes. Order was given from some one on top, When seeing Nat Rogers ou the roof of the shop, The water was powerful aud Bounded like a brass baud, Aud froze to the uuzile like water ou a tomato cau, Honie one ou a mountain was au noyed t the expouso Aud afraid of damage outside - the feuoe, Hhut off the in id-stream while in terror at end, For the tire was burning for kingdom of men, ASHKVIf.f.R. .V. Thro out tho life lino and fifing plank, pour on water, I nt io the hoce cart and save the business a quarter. Cheers wont up hoarsely and cold through th air, Tho water has boon stopped arid thin is not fair. Tho firemen worked mid citizens too, Rut as for tho labor that Rogers went through. A fter extinguishing fh tire and thought ho did well, ( 'a mo down to I hank the oit iz-mis f .r 'he artesian w"ll. lh K. KIRK IN ASHKVILI.K. KKB. '. la'. While tho winds of remarkable capability wore raging, on this aw ful night of expe'nso and our he roic firemen and our citizens were called out of warm comforts aud resting reposed to the blasted winds aud icy tee were aroused by the mournful sound of the tire. It was with exposure, and hot drinks of cotfee aud liquor in which the men did work rapidly and we give them the victory that our city was not more damaged thaa it was and the loss of life was saved by heroic efforts upon men who did their duty aud save themselves. The chief cause of any fire iu the minds of the best of men that there is uot oue who cau tell how they left things before they weut home to be in safety till morning. Fires can be excluded by an un known baud who did uot wish to tell which should have been done by the last man at his offioe wheu left by himself to lock the door aud has the key. The fire occurred at 11 o'clock ou the night of Feb. 0, 1805, iu the harness room of J. M. Alexander. Could we but ask how the room was left wheu the mau weut. Was it iu safety or daugerous. If the Utter why uot remove all danger before closing its doors. The answer is we thought-everythiug all right aud wauled to get home as it was cold aud a good fire at home would be a oomiort to sit by before going t j bed. Ahl it is a litUthiug to live pu uncertainty but it is a big C, MARCH ", 1 . thing whn "tir tvoi aro on firn and wo call it accidentally. Our Editor had just boon mad" surprised when told upon that night. It would be nice to huve a fir", and why ho asked. Oh ' to see what effect it would have. guess w- found it luit :! better not have bpon said. The clothing of the heroes who! fought flro were frozen by the wa-I tor while af work and no doubt as! bravo as they were 'hoy 'oaf 'heir' ability to do much. Some were ; hat loss and foot loss and great .He I hung on 'ho ir hoard and mustache ami clothing in groat sham1. Their hair was also mailed, but if it was as bald like our Kditor's. Ion'' thiuk it would have hung on their! heads. Men cri"d like children! under the situation and was -to I cold and hungry that :t t:i. a i sight to see them, whisky :iud -oi- : fee was in xlernand, but all right j while working, but wiieu 'lieyj went home the reaction on 'ho1 system was so overpowering they, wore made sicker than had they ! remained out and walked it olf. ! which is a certain cure for any ty toxicatiug drinks, recommended by the expert Specialist iu our county. One remarkable idea stated, a mau thought he lost bin hat and was so surprised wheu he found it in his hand all the time. Why should he have removed his hat ou such a night as that was is a little surprising to an Editor. Yet iu case of tire it is not to be wondered at for life is more im portant than persouai property at such times and as long as uo seri ous lives were lost we cau look at the matter in a joking way. The water from the hose was that mad it would eveu freeze when thrown iu the building, yet it relieved some places aud the inner walls uo doubt wa soou frozeu ice was seeu. The fire was expec ted to enter the hotel aud other places of trade, but it was some what checked off by heroio men who were there ou the moment. Some citizen did lose by dam age of water upon their stock but everywhere the water weut it froze aa everything was so oold and not unlike an ioe-bouae. Oue hotel kept by a Mr. Molnturff lost aii Si vci k ("oi'Y ." I!knt. his furniture. The livos of the people wre Jafe and go' out in time. The second story of th bank was gutted and the lire could not do much there. Total loss is .toU.lW't. FLORA li.ATSON. The groat linger of tho world appeared ,n the city of Hhoville. V. r... I'Vh. lit. H and l-, and gave one of the grandest concerts in he colored race which our -ves ever oeiiebl. The I'Mltor of hi-' j)fiier whs wondi rfu 1 1 v impressed by nor voice of rare iuhIiIv 'bal ho .i-.viti-d help 'o expl n i ii apprec iations, ut the groat nightingale tor her wonderful effort- upon the part of that nutvenlv music which was so pleasi ng. Next fo.VIisM Batson 'hat good quality of -oico .,f Mrs. (I. O. Baker with a voice, rich and dis tinct and grout leal of expression while rolling out the words. If Miss Batson had a iiltte more "X presaiuu as -dm gave good notes ami wonderful memory waicil startled the Kdltor how nhe does remember words of so diffi cult music from so mauy deep .se lections that even au ordinary white person could not remember as a rule, hut the D. K. was very much taken in the way she re membered so well aud sung the way she did or eveu to know just wheu to come in all chords aud Hats aud sharps from the notes of the piauo. The general appearance of the audience was well behaved aud very quiet aud no noise or bad conduct shown which sometime is sure iu places of this kiud to he seen. Colored people are of adllnereut class than white and people go more for a curiosity than bad conduct, yet none waa seen here and having gone to all there watt a geueral appreciation all over. The general effort of the play was very creditable aud I'M go every time to hear Flora Balson sing when convenient. Aa for Mr. Baker ah was woud erfulaudher little head aud throat was sweet and clear aud she needs to be highly complimented aa for the others waa was also well done and the geueral effort was very creditable. With tiumka to ail, 1 remain the 1. S. of Fullbk's ULA-NKH. - u.
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