THE WAY TO RISE EARLY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1643, 6 October 1887, Page 1

THE WAY TO RISE EARLY.

Thompson and Simms live opposite each other in a narrow street. They were going on a fishing excursion the i other day, and as they wanted (o he sure to wake in time to catch the early train, they ran a bit o( cloMies line across the street, in at the second storey windows, and each tied an end to his leg, so that if one awoke the other would immediately fee) a pull. The scheme was an excellent one, and we know of no reason why, under ordinary circumstances, it should not have worked well. But about five o’clock that morning some laborers stopped in front of Simrai’ for the purpose of erecting a telegraph-pole. Whan the hole was dug they began to put the pole on end. But unfortunately it dipped and came down with tremendous force upon the clothes lines. Mrs Simms was very much surprised to see Henry go over the foot of the bed and shoot feet foremost out of the window ; but even she was not more amazed than Mrs Thompson was, when Archibald performed the same feat. They met in the middle of the street, clustering, as it were, around the pole, but each with a broken leg. Tney awake themeelves now with alarum clocks, it is safer and less dangerous.