Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-07-11
MANY DAYTIME PESTS
THINGS THAT WORRY HIM WHO
MUST WORK AT NIGHT.
MiIkman, lceman, Hucksters, Agents
and Long Procession Of Other
Noisy Nuisances That Con-
spire to Keep Him Awake.

II used to think old man Edison
was batty when he said four hours
sleep was plenty" Fatty Lewis de-
clared as he rubbed pair of blood
shot eyes. but I've changed my mind
since I've been working nights. Edi-
son was wiser than tree full of owls,
and If guy working nights could get
four hours sleep he'd be willing to pay
demurrage charges"
You don't took like victim of in
somnia," Hurrah Smith replied. AT
least, you're not losing much weight
I'm victim of a series of pests
that should be squelched." Lewis re-
piled. Il kept tab this morning just
to see how many fatheads disturbed
my rest First guy that came along
was the milk man. Mrs. Lewis had
left yesterdays bottle and ticket out
where he could get It, Yet he had to
holler MIX when he left. You
couldn't have kept him from 1t with
court injunction Then the leather
lunged guy who leaves the ice came
and kicked square foot Of paint off'n
the back door. Ruined 81 worth Of
paint to sell dimes worth OF Ice.
With these two disposed Of | thought
Id take another nap. didn't no
more'n get my eyes closed until
huckster's parade went racing down
the street with every one Of them Ro-
mans bawling out Potatoes, apples,
nice ripe tomatoes and extolling the
virtues of lot of other junk that
bushes. Three rag men drove down
the alley and whooped 1t up some
more. The collector for life insur-
ance company: the tea and coffee
man: the butter and egg man; sew
Ing machine agent; a solicitor for
magazine; vacuum cleaner agent: a
guy selling wringers. rugs, lace cur
tains: a demonstrator for a charcoal
fatiron; a woman with wonderful
face lotion: an old man selling fruit
trees, rose bushes and shrubs; wom-
an selling peanut butter; the grocer's
boy and the butchers order clerk fol
lowed each other In rapid succession
TO the 'front.' door.
Three of the neighbors dropped in
the back way to either borrow some
thing they'd forgotten to get for break.
fast or to return something they'd
borrowed The young men who read
the gas and water meters paid us a
visit The telephone operator rang
the bell four times Once there was
mo one on the line" and the other
three times 1t was the wrong num-
ber.
Our kid ran away three times and
each time Mrs. Lewis brought him
back squalling and yelling at the top
OF his voice He got three paddings-
all OF 'em right under my bedroom
window because he was making so
much noise Mrs Lewis was afraid
he'd wake me up. That gave him
a hunch and the first time she wasn't
looking he sneaked up to my room
and Just to see II he did wake me up"
Must be fierce proposition trying
to sleep under those conditions" Hur-
rah admitted.
We'll. II you have any doubts about
It Just try 1t once" Lewis replied.
There amt 10 minutes in the day
that some pedler or agent amt at the
door trying to separate your wife from
some of your salary. But I've got
plan to get even. I'm going to try and
get elected to the council and get that
ordinance against 'Harboring Vicious
Dogs repealed. kansas City Star.