The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-03-11
Pfnkertoa's Alarm Clock.

( Mr.. PIyKERToN thought that he would
get an alarm clock SO as to get his hired
man up sooner mornings. The friedman
being a very limit fellow, P1nkerton
concluded to have little fun out of
him, so, unknown to any of the family,
he get the clock and put il upstairs
under the mans bed, regulating it so that
it would let off at midnight.
Now it happened that night that
Deacon Sp-iggs came on visit to Pink
erton's to stay day or two, and during
his stay he was always put in the hired
mans bed to sleep, and the hired man
would sleep in the kitchen
Pinkerton and the Deacon were very
glad to see each other, and talked over
the news in their 'neighborhood, and SO
on, until bedtime, when Pinkerton
showed the Deacon up to bed. Being a
very sbsent-minded person, Pinkerton
had forgotten all about the clock being
under the bed, and bidding the Deacon
good night told him he hoped that he
would rest web.
The Deacon lay awake for some time
after retiring, and was just beginning to
kdoze off when, whir, whiZ, bang, bang
E~ent the alarm clock. With one bound
| the Deacon was In the middle of the
| room, screaming murder, robbers, etc.
| at the top of his voice. ,.--
- Pinkerton's- wife, hearing the noise
awoke Pinkerton, and told him to get uE
and see what was the matter, but by the
time he could make light and find hi;
pistol the Deacon had got to the head OF
| the stairs, and, missing the top step
came down head foremost, with nothing
but his nignt-shirt on, just as PinkertoI
reached the foot. Pinkerton, thinking
that the Deacon was a robber, and tina
I his life was in danger, let the light ant
| his pistol fall-ran to his room, and
getting under the bed, told his wife no
| to be frightened. -
| The hired man, hearing the noise
came in from the kitchen just in time t.
see the Deacon dodge into closet, and
rushing up, locked the door and called tol
Pmkerton, who, recognizing the hiree
mans voice, and asking his wife if sht
thought there was any danger, went GU
| to see what he wanted. Upon being toll
that there was man in the closet Pink
| erton wanted TO go back to his room, buf
when the hired man told him that he hac
locked the closet door Pinkerton gath
cred up his pistol and, marching up te
the closet, asked in a trembling voice
who was in there. Pinkerton felt greatly
| relieved when voice inside the closet
| said, Deacon Spriggs. The door was
opened by the hired man and the Deacon
stepped out wrapped in one of Pmker
toms overcoats that he had found hang
ing in the closet ..,
| Ia He then told Pinkerton about the ter
rible noise under his bed, and then Pink
erton for the first time thought about thf
4 alarm clock Putfinp aside aIl fear now
he rushed upstairs, and before the
Deacon and the hired man reached the
room he threw the clock out of the WIN
dow, and, as the Deacon came in, Pink
efton told him that he could find nothins
under the he'd, and he guessed that il
must have been rats that he heard
Early the next morning, while the rest
of the family were making up for lost
sleep, Pnkerton was seen down behinC
the barn with mattock demolishinl
that clock, and TO this day no one ha.
found out what it was that scared ths
Deacon.-Dan6ury Neaos.