How He was Roused.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 192, 19 February 1887, Page 2

How He was Roused.

Buffo m, the great French naturalist, had one constitutional infirmity which seriously interfered with his studies— he would sleep late into the morning. After trying several plans to conquer this, and finding that, though they seemed effective, they did not overcome his habit, he adopted the following. The valet who attended him wae strictly enjoined to rouae him in the morning, and not to desist until he had thoroughly awakened and induced him to rise. All the efforts of the valet failed, however. To his mortification and chagrin, -tho naturalist found himpelf day after day waking to self-reproach and the sense of time lost and oppartunitieß of study gone by, fie bitterly accused his servant of neglecting orders by allowing him to sleep. " But, in naieur," replied the man, "you are so angry with me when I call you !" " What of that ?" " You abuse and drive me away ; you command, threaten, It pains me. lam ashamed to persevere, and dare to torment you no longer," " Have I not told you many times," exclaimed Buffon, " not to mind toy anger, not to listen to my threats ?" •' Yes, monsieur. " " Have I not ordered you to rouse me, shake me, pull mo out of bed ?" ♦' Vee, monsieur." "Stay !" added the philosopher, as a new idea occurred to him, " Every morning that you have me up at the desired hour X shall reward you with a ' dooeur. Ten minutes beyond that, and not a sou do you touch" ( / From, that day forth the valet gained money, the master time, and posterity in-; •tructioa, , !