Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-02-01

must hate her mOther-1n-laW. L can't
remember my own mother, and Greg
ory's certainly would seem to come
next to her. Now you have the story,
Mrs. Switzer."
II am sure it does you credit, and
the old lady ought to be ashamed of
herself"
l wanted to get up and kiss my
daughter-in-law then and there, but
that would have spoiled my fun, SO
after that | sewed hard and didn't say
much, and together we finished the
it when key in the door caught both
our ears.
THAT is my husband" said my
daughtcr-in-law; and l knew it was
Gregory. Up stairs he came, two steps
at time, opened the door, and looked
at us with bright smile on his face.
"This is as it should be. Fanny, I
shall kiss mother first this time"
And he put his arms around us both,
but Fanny gave little scream.
"Oh, Gregory what are you about?
This is Mrs. Switzer, who is making
my dress. At least, L have thought
so all day"
my dear" said I, 1--WE played q
little trick on you, or rather let you
play one on yourself, but you've turned
out as good as gold. L could not get
you to say word against the old lady.
I am Gregory's mother, my dear, and
yours, too, if you'll call me So"
Indeed l will" said the dear girl,
"but have kept you sewing hard ali
day. You see, [ was expecting Mrs.
SwitZer, and I"
We've been all the more sociable
for that, my dear" said L, "and Pm
glad it happened. I've been very fool
ish all the while, and Gregory has
chosen better wife for himself than
/ could have done"
And so l think to day, for I believe
Gregory's wife Fanny.
Calling Boy Up in the Morning,
If you want your boy to get up b,
sight o'clock you will be obliged to
commence operating on him by six. A
boy never begins to sleep in earnest
until it is time to get up. Over night.
you must tell him that it is absolutely
essential to life. liberty. and the pur-
suit of happiness that he should get
up by eight o'clock, and make him
understand that his honor is at stake
Then set the alarm clock right by
his head, and wind it clear up, so that
when it goes off at seven, next morn
ing, the whole neighborhood will hear
it, and think there is fire some
where.
In the morning, after you have
II your boy. The earlier you start
out at it the more vocal exercise you will
get.
When you have yelled up the stair
wa all that you feel that you can, go
up stairs, and fire away at him from
the hall. Then, cheercd and inspired
to fresh efforts by his resounding sncrc,
open his chamber door aud shake him
and poke him up, as the keeper does
the animals at the menage,ie. If yol
work with will, and your hands are
moderately cold, you will probably at
the end of half an hours hard work,
elicit the sleepy inquiry:
whats wanted! Who's -a-want-
ing -me-to get up this time of
night 2"
And your boy will sit up in bed and
rub his fists into his sleepy eyes, and it
would take an hours hard work to
make him understand that he is the
same boy who was warned over night
to be on hand at eight this morning.
He will give up the attempt to rub
open his eyes in despair, and sink back
again among the pillows, and if you
mean to conquer, you have got the
whole business to go over again.
There are some very curious facts
about boys who cannot wake up in the
morning facts which go to show that
science has not yet succeeded in ex
planning everything.
This same boy of whom we have been
writing, will get up on the morning Of
July 4th at one o'clock, and nobody to
call him! 1t is just as easy as sliding
down hill. He will get up to go fishiag
with Bill Jones at any hour Bill may
name. He is always up il season to
see his big sisters beau take his dera~
ture on Monday morning abous cock
crow.
He can get up and get ready to so Oh
the train which leaves at seven n. H.,
when there is circus i'll prospect.
He is an early riser when he SO Wills
it, but On other occasions you might as
we'll try to wake up the sentiacl on the
soldiers monument on your village
common.
And his mother will excuse him, ard
tell her next door neighbor whose boys
are all girls, that poor Willie works 80
hard at school, and grows so fast, thai
he needs all the sleep he can get, a"d
it seems to be shame to wake him NJ
to eat breakfast with the family.
And so Willie is left il BID till he
sees tit to get ont of it, ard the break
fast-table stands, and the HI chen 81 Is
temper is spoiled, ana so arc the muf-
fins and the baked poa oes; and whom
Willie grows up and gets family of
his own, he will try his wife's temper,
and he will set the bad example of I'M
punctuality to his children.
SO, therefore, we say to him: Willie,
get up the first time YOU are called. -
Kaie Thorn. IN NffU York Jj'eehtu.
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