The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-10-17
sALLIE,s BEDTIME.
How . Girl was Smarter than
Dear Pa.

# Dear Ro.
A father, not very far from here,
read In The paper. the other morning,
that the Utica girls who want their
beaux to 20 home the same night they
call. pull string ut the proper hour
which reverses . picture. ON the hack
Of which appear The words. Ten
O'Clock b my bsdtims.'' .f3CJS
\ This father who bad . daughter Civ
en- to late hours when . certain youth
sits up and heirs her keep them, tho't
he would try this Utica plan 20 be
wrote III large characters on tho back
Of a huge portrait Of Georg', Washing
ton this tnscription: s5~Q F.e.rss7
40 O'CLOCK Is sALLIE's BEDTIME
Then he arranged the picture 30
that when i.e attached astriug 10 tn.
frame, he could reverse II from his bed
chan,her. hut when Sallie eniere"
the room. M hour later, her estlletic
eye was outraged by observing the
portrait ~ tieosgs hanging slightly
out Of pl6nib, - - tpeak, aud IN ad-
Justing IL her fathers little game wat
revealed il all i,s subtitle Ingenuity.
Sallis was n0l : Titles girl, how.ves.
80 she just went 10 work aud neati.
erased the figure Q. leaving the !
standing solitary and upright-whici'
you will observe. made few hour
difference In her bedtime. That night,
AZ usual, sailie recs ived visit fr,sh
her young ,nan--which his front name
II WAS henry-ald tles palerilat parent
attached his string 10 u. VS. por-
trait aid retired to his downy couch.
About ten o'clock, while Henry AMI
SalIie were deeply absorbed IN som.
khotty problem, with their heads sc
| contiguous that you couldn't insert a
peice 81 tissue paper 5etween them.
the father II his country strIdenl.
turned his face TO the vail, ~ If h.
was ashamed TO gaze upon such de-
,"gs. Henry. With . sudden start
glanced nj the picture. sinl saw the
handwriting, on the wall, ~ 1t were,
which read: Il O'ciOek 10 Saliie's bed.
dime" Then Henry looked Mt Sa!i'.
with Nh interrogation in his eye.
which WAS partly dispeiled by III.
air maid inurmuring It's sll right. /"
Henry said of course it WAS all light
that be had long known that o'clock
Vas her bedtime, aud he thought il
vas plenty late enough for young
:irl TO Ire out Of led. but what bust
.ess. l,s said had George Washing
GUS portrait 10 I've Topping about j,
that way. Then Sallie explained
md the twain resumed work on il.
problem, Henry putting his arms
round Saliie 10 keep her from fnliin,
n the chair.
Meanwhile the old man was listen
ing for The front door 10 open. aud his
would. be sOi-in-law's fontst~ps pa
tering over the pavement with IN
toes II his boots pointing from tn.
house. There sounds not falling upon
mis- ears, and ihinking maybe the Oh,
hing didn't work right, he gave tn.
.tring another pull, anil then Geosn.
w. again faced the audience. The.
ne listened but be heard no foots,ep,
nothing but . peculiar sound.
Then he grew cross aud gave tn.
thing another jerk, causing q. w. Il
urn about with violent suddenness
Just as II he was dreadfuiiy out Of hu.
nor, too.
Then the string was pulled sgaiu--
md again indicating thst the oil.
fellow was just ready to explode will
rage. And for fully fiftesn minute,
I'D he have the portrait Of the mar
who could not tell lie turning excii
ii flip fist~ and things ON the wall
ike y bewi.ched gymnast, until la
ell asleep exhausted-SAllie's fAthe,
iell asleep. not the portrait.
Henry kissed SAllie good night nj !
o'clock A. NJ. renarking Ms he did :.
hat il would seem u loug, long, wear.
. ear ere he would zee her again--be.
sCse. you know, he didn't expect 1,
&c her again until the evening of thai
Jay.
The next morning her father exam.
ned that lnriraii. aud when he foil.
understood the situation he was pain
d. He shed . silent tear, he dc
ached the .sstring, sponged out III.
inscription, and walked away with Ill.
weight OF nfty-6ve years OH his shout
iers--that being his age. lie says,
Girl who will 60 back on her fathei
hat way would just NJ leave ~ no,
!isgrace her parents by marrying =
Congressman. Dddd, in NOrris
'0,cn Herald.