Jack, the Fire Dog

JACK, THE FIRE DOG

JACK, THE FIRE DOG
BY LILY F. WESSELHOEFT AUTHOR OF “SPARROW THE TRAMP,” “JERRY THE BLUNDERER,” “DORIS AND HER DOG RODNEY,” ETC. ILLUSTRATED BY C. W. ASHLEY BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1927
Copyright, 1903 , By Little, Brown, and Company. ——— All rights reserved PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

JACK THE FIRE-DOG
ENGINE 33 was kept in a substantial brick building that stood on a little hill in a pleasant part of the city. The brass shone so brightly that you could see your face in it, and not a speck of dust or rust was to be seen on any part of it, as it stood ready for use at a moment’s notice. Directly over the shafts hung the harnesses, to be lowered down upon the horses when they took their places in front of the engine; and this was the work of an instant.
The floor was just as clean as the engine; and so were all parts of the building. Three strong beautifully groomed gray horses stood in their well-kept stalls, ready to dart out at the sound of the gong and fall into their places before the engine.
Not a boy or girl in that part of the city but thought that Engine 33 was superior to all the other engines in the big city. She was always the first at a fire, and she could throw a stream higher than any of the others. One boy made a little verse on the subject, and his companions thought it very beautiful, for it expressed their views about Engine 33. This is the verse,—
“Number Thirty-three
Is fine as she can be.