The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-02

He OPENED HIS EYES AND LOOKED DOWN.
mounted police officers. who dashed
upon the scene thinking they had
dead man to deal with.
Luther. who has been in the employ
of the telephone company for some
time, was sent out to repair some
wires leading into the more thickly
built up section of the city. According
to the police, he had been at work on
the job but little while when he be-
came drowsy. and, sitting on cross
bar and leaning up against the pole,
soon fell into deep sleep. In this
state he was noticed by n pedestrian,
who hailed him, but received no reply.
Soon after the report that man
had been killed by live wire fitted
through the neighborhood, and n crowd
of hundred or more soon gathered
at the foot of the pole. gazing intent
~ at the supposedly dead man. In
the meantime one of the onlookers
notified the Northern police station
that live wire had claimed n victim
In Remington.
Lieutenant Fullem, who was in
charge, upon hearing of the supposed
accident detailed four mounted officers
to hurry to the scene. Receiving the
command from their superior. the Off
GERS hurried toward Remington at
breaknecll speed. on the way they
notified the Marine hospital to send
physicians to the place OF the accident
AS they neared the scene of the trou-
BILE the bluecoats espied the apparently
lifeleSs form of Luther hanging over
the crosspiece. and the perilous posi-
ton of the man made them ride all
the faster.
Finally they rode mp hurriedly. with
their horses foaming. and the l.aSter
of hoofs could be heard several hun
dred yards away. In fact, so loud
was the chatter that even the sup
posedly dead man heard the noise and,
with sigh of regret akin to that
which man makes in his last snooze
of the morning, he opened his eye
and looked down at the little gathering
below.
Luther grinned at the officers gazing
up ut him in establishment. and then
examined himself, endeavoring to I'M
ravel the mystery.
You We're only sleeping, were you:"
yelled one of the officers.
That's ALL replied Luther.
Isn't that rather dangerous bed?''
NO. indeed was the lineman's re-
ply. Its done often in Baltimore
And you are not hurt?'
Nope; all right"
Here Luther again smiled at the Of
ficers. the officers in turn smiled ut
Luther. and the crowd not to he out
done, smiled at both.
mo telephone pole for me- remark
ed mounted offeer. and. calling his
brother officers, they returned to the
station house to make out II report that
the dead man turned out to be very
live man, after all.
After the departure of the officers
Luther came down from the pole, all
the time smiling. AS he placed his
foot upon the ground another smile
stole over his countenance. but he said
nothing. Gathering up his foot straps.
he threw them across his shoulder. mt
the same time pulling out an old clay
pipe, which he lighted. After taking
few puffs he boarded Roland Park
car bound In, and upon taking his seat
he turned to the crowd and smiled
again, and the crowd smiled too
In fact there was smiling all along
the line. Even the trolley poles smiled
as the uidair sleeper rode past, and
the wires laughed audibly. It was
the best joke of the season around Bal
.lporc.