HOW HE CURED A SMOKING CHIMNEY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 868, 20 August 1879, Page 2

HOW HE CURED A SMOKING CHIMNEY.

Yesterday as a citizen of Woodward avenue was helping a tinsmith to elevate a smoke-jack to the roof of an addition on the windy side of the house, preparatory to hoisting it a, top of a smoking chimney, an old man with a ragged bundle under his arm came along, halted, and soon became deeply interested. " That chimbly smokes, don't it ?" he finally queried. " It's the worst one in tho town," replied the citizen. " And you want' to stop the nuisance, eh ?" ;*'■'■■' " Yes, I do." " And you think that smoke-jack will doit?" . "I hope so." " Well, now I kin stop that smoking in ten minits, and I won't hurt the ohimbly nor put up any smoke-jacks," continued the old man as he laid down his bundle. "If you'll do it I'll give you five dollars,' rejoined the citizen, who disliked the idea of disfiguring his chimney with the clumsy jack. "Kin I have the kitchen for five minutes?" . "Yes." The cook was instructed to vacate and the old man took possession. Removing the top of the stove he poured in enough water to put out every spark of the fire. Then going Cut he called to the citizen on the roof : " Has she stopped smoking ?" " Well I don't see any smoke at all," was the reply ; " what have you done ?" While he was comiug down the ladder the old man made off, eating a pie he had taken from the oven. The last half of it ho had to bolt down while on the run, but at no time ih the race did the citizen, tinsmith or servant girl get within twenty rods of. him.— -Detroit Free Press.