Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-02-24
Topsy-T urvy lanes.

TopSy-Turvy James
| James had been very cross all day,
! When his mother tucked him into bed
M night she said, BE sure not to get up
out of the wrong side of the bed tomor-
row morning"
/ He fell asleep saving her words over
to hiMself and during the night he
dreamed of them. lie thought there
! had hecn company to tea and his mother
| had sent him ia bed alone. He made up
his mind that he would stay awake very
late. He heard soft footsteps in the hall
and knew the sandman WAS coming.
"Hmuph." said he lit is seldom you
catch me like this
You have come too early tonight,
said James, sitting M in bed will
| You please 80 and see some of the other
boys and girls Nou might stop here ON
Your way home. ann going to stay
awake as late as 10 o'clock any way"
The Sandman came and stood 10y the
bedside
sometimes | make shadow pictures
on the wall" said hc. Did you ever
try thcmF That is Il rabbit; see its ears
! twitch."
James put up his hands to make Il
away the sly old man sprinkled the sand
in his eyes, and was off in moment.
You have given me much trouble to-
night said the Sandman. so tomorrow
YOU will get up out of the wrong side of
the bed"
James struggled To keep awake. He
oven heid his eyes open with his fingers.
/ He heard the clock in the hall strike,
! and tried to count il. but he could not
and fell asleep Then he thought his
mother came and said. Wake up. the
sun is looking for you He murmurcd
something and turned over and fell
asleep again.
Next the nurse came in. You lazy
! boy" she cried. Get up and dress. DO
| YOU want to he late To SCHOOL,
Again he made some reply aud fell
asleep
The third time his father came aud
shook him. James, get up at once, he
/ said.
James did not turn over again. but
! rubbing his eyes stumbled ont of bed.
| For moment he stood on his feet. then
he fell over aud stood on his head. His
| father looked at him in surprise. stop
that nonsense AT once he said. Break
| fast is ready"
He helped pun James on his feet.
| The moment he let go of him, however.
| he was over on his head again.
James mother came into th" room
aud saw him.
what is the matter with lanes
| She asked.
understand" he declared. "hc can't
stand on his feet at all"
He will catch cold without some
| clothes on, said his mother, Help me
| dress him. We will put on his heaviest
shoes, and perhaps then he can stand.
/ So with great care they dressed him.
! His trousers went on easily enough, hni
i.in
| and they couldn't comm his hair nj -.
/ With his heaviest boots on they raised
| him up. He returned to his head rs be-
! fore. breaking the collar band of his
| shirt ms he fell over Nurse came iuto
! the room. She screamed when she saw
! him.
He must have something TO eat" said
| his father. Il suppose | had better ear
| ry him downstairs As he started to
! pick him up. James moved away. lie
! found lie could jump without any from
/ BILE or pain. As he bumped down t'.e
| front stairs he heard his mother sa..
| Ouch The cook dropped plate on
! the floor when he entered the kitchen.
| The black cat fled down the cellar stairs
| i'll great haste.
we want to give him something to
! eat" said his father. The cats saucer
of milk stood in the corner. James mad"
| for this The cook snatched ii .ew.'.
| Just in time
1--WE must feed him in that way" said
| his mother So they gave him saucer
Of milk. He Tapped it up and asked for
more. Nurse .wrung her hands.
Don't be silly" he said to her It's
really great fun
He followed the family into the din
| ing room. 'Some one has dropped a sill
yer spoon under the sidehoard." he said.
| He could see under the furniture. of
course.
1t was soon time for the children to
90 to school. He climbed NJ into chair
and tried to see them. but could not. He
heard the boys and girls going by. They
saw his two feet standing up straight IN
| the air. They thought it was one of his
FRANKS. and laughed.
He found it very hard TO amuse him
| self after this He tried spinning around
on the floor He went 50 fast that his
feet flew out and kicked some dishes off
the table. His father said, Il am going
! for the doctor"
/ The doctor came and gave James some
very bad tasting medicine. Put him 60
| bed at once" he said. There is no dam
ger. lie merely got up out of the wrong
| side Of the bed
! Just as James was about to reply the
| dream ended
Come James, said his mothers
/ voice. 1T is time to get up
/ With bound he was ont Of bed. To
| his great joy he was standing on his
/ feet.-New York World.
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