The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-10-06
DlsARRANoED HER CLOCKS
Grandmother Had Them All Set
Wrong and Couldn't Tell Time
with Them Right.

WIN Inem 4lBnI
Long before the Western express
had come within whistllng distance OF
the Summerville station Uncle Charles
declared he could hear the bells Of
grandmother's clocks, relates n writer
in Youths Companion. Haven't heard
'em since | was boy" he said, "but !
know how they'll sound--all going to.
gether and every one OF 'em right. ]
tell you. Lettle. you ought 10 have
mothers sense OF time. You can't even
keep our mantel clock straight Why,
mother has hall clock seven feet high
and over a century old. Then there's
the banjo clock In the dining.room,
and the sun in the kitehen--we call Il
the sun because OF a round hole In the
door.picture 10 see the pendulum
through. There are three OF four
others besides. and the way mother
keeps them straight Is marvel II
must be the old wooden wheels Moth.
ing like them made nowadaysi"
Half an hour later grandmother
greeted her Homecoming flock at the
door OF the neat white farmhouse, and
sent them 70 their rooms to prepare
for a waiting dinner
"Heilo!" said Uncle Charles, as he
followed Aunt Lettie into the east
chamber. There's Uncle Hiram Doty's
old 'bullfrog' clock Has voice like
frog when It's getting ready TO strike. :"
Mechanically he pulled out his watch
and consulted Il. then glanced again al
the clock. He hesltated. then without
comment stepped forward and set the
clock half an hour ahead. Aunt Lettie
smiled. but said nothing.
A little later. entering the kitchen,
he beheld the "sun" ticking merrilly in
IT'S accustomed place. Uncle Charles
compared It with his watch. Grand
mother was out OF the room. Stealthlly
he opened the clock door and moved
the hands back 20 minutes.
Dinner had hardly begun when from
east chamber and kitchen came stimuli.
taneousiy wheeling and banging OF
bells The sun" counted six and
stopped. The ''bullfrog' did better and
made II i3 Grandmother looked up In
alarm ana eazed at the "banjo-cloek"
before her. II was, 20 Uncle Charles
discovered, an hour and a half fast.
That alarmed her still more.
Charles" said grandmother. Sc
verely. nave you been settin' my
elocks?"
''why, yes, mother l fixed the sun
and the 'bullfrog. They seemed III.
! tie on"
"wen. mercy sakesl How ever shall
I tell the time now"
by them, OF course. They're right
now"
Yes. but they won't be tomorrow
You see. Lettie" (this apologetieally "a
/ her daughterl ln-lawl. They've al
clocks that just won't 90 right
know about how much each gains OF
loses In a day. 30 when hear one
iirlke / car tell about what time Il Is
For instance. this morning when the
big ball clock struck three. knew the
bands said quarter 10 eight Tho
/ N@AIu - III NWAf HAHMhA# ~ ~ Hata
quarter 10 seven. and would strike ten
IN Is minutes when that struck ten
tie sun wculd say ten minutes 70 six
-u1 would be almo't ready 10 strike 70
The Gun + % minutes ahead OF the
bulifroF. which s1id quarter TO Eve
an1 IN 20 minutes would strike three
] and that Is % minutes behind Sarah
Pettits alern.clock WITH the brass
sorkq thst she eel by the town clock
ifs' week. and !1ht more than fv'
minutes our. 90 II was about quarter
sfter hge an time 70 get ur"
she looked at Uncle Charles r.
nroachtuliy Il Do declare. Charles.
Re Sad. you've goae and mixed m'
ra 20 aow | d'know's ever shall gel
Z; gg'Hef oHt asaln"