AWAKING A BOY.

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1833, 17 November 1874, Page 3

AWAKING A BOY.

Calling a boy up in the morning can hardly be classed under the head of "Pastimes," especially if the boy was fond of exercise the day before. And it is a little singular that the next hardest thing to getting a boy out of bed is the getting him into it. There is rarely a mother who is a success at rousing a boy. All mothers know this; so do their boys. And yet the mother seems to get at it in the right way. She opens the stair door, and insinuatingly observes, " Johnny." There is no response. " John-ny." Still no response. Then there is a short sharp " John," followed a moment after by a prolonged and emphatic " John Henry." A grunt from the upper regions signifies that an impression has been made, and the mother is encouraged to add, " You'd "better be getting down to your breakfast, young man, before I come up there, and give you something you'll feel." This so startles the young man that he immediately goes to sleep again. And the operation has to be repeated several times. A maa knows nothing about this trouble. He merely opens his mouth as a soda water bottle ejects its cork, and the "John Henry" that cleaves the air of stairway goes into that boy like electricity, and pierces the deepest recesses of his very nature. And he pops out of that bed and into his clothes, and down the stairs with a promptness that is commendable. It is rarely a boy allows himself to disregard the paternal summons. About once a year is believed to be as often as is consistent with the rules of health. He saves his father a great many steps by his thoughtfulness.