Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-16
Nedr-EhtoridLs
TIiE ALARM CLOCK

rcckirss rush of modern ne lu Amer
ion. Do its buzcn innords % COM
t1lus lu uottled-up form the dcmoniac
laughter OF satan which Dr. looscd
upon our tortured tlmpanum iu the
cost-iron Flumbcr of the iuky dark
mess OF that portion ct the night
called tor commercial purposes morn
Iug Into tho midst of sweet and
pleasant. ayc ENsnn dreams of
youth ana health and that sweet time
when uc'cr we heard iH nghtful
chime. les dangerous dctonatlon
Clcaycs like thundcrbolt into n
prayer meeting Instan'ancously We
lind ourselves. if lt is one of those d.
unolIeui intermittent devices. shiv.
cring Boz deadly stupor in the middle
of the noor attempting In slumberous
clumsIncss 90 stop the darn thing go
we can return 60 our badly needed
rest. lu case we get cold enough
in the operation to become fully
awake. we proceed 90 dress and start
! The nro and iot in the cat and search
for clean collar. may hap We fare
forth to Flop the piss and chop the
wood, To- bran the COW or DAT the
horse. or to minister Go the porcn-
mails wants Of the chickens " per-
chance we get the alarm clock turned
OF. or bury 20 In the clothes hamper
Hl Too quickly. We tumble rcaontfuily
into the warm blankets and in "a moo
mcnt are again asleep. but 10 Is not
/ hike the sleep we left Somewhere,
deep ln our sub-soul as IL were. the
sinister thing has left its blasting im-
press. what tho we sleep, some
where there haunts our consciousness
an elusive, dcprcsslng. uneasy ghost
of vaguo prosentment a shadow
of a knowledge that we shall soon
awake and ma AN hour has passed. Il
is broad sunlight. our car has passed
the block. and that downtown waits
a sarcastic employer whose mere
glance as We rush unkemptly In We
know viii Doe ali-mfacicnt, shrlvcling,
crushing Late again' "Hm--iate
hours I'm afraid that young man is
hitting the pace"
or again. maybe. u Il Is one OF
those nevcr-loso-mc inventions, you
endure the agony OF the nrst smash
ing. donging clash and clattor and
with smile OF sweet surccase turn
over and suugglc under the sheet 10
Be- too cold TO get up.- Back in the
land Of Nod when again its strident
crash fractures the stiffness and you
endure @ again {, takes "a hardy
soul 20 survive the third explosion;
and while instances are on record Of
men who turn over murmur wrong
number ana sleep peacefully until
an intermittent alarm clock runs
down or bursts uut Of pure spite.
these arc freaks pure and simple, the
phenomenal exceptions that prove the
rule
And alas. how fatally easy % Is Tor
one. after 20 pleasant social evening
with the boys. TO retire at 1880 "a. M.
and blandly set the clock at 6, know
ing that we. az least can get ulong
without sleeping like q dub half the
time and will rise at early match
light az fresh as a daisy and ready
90 face the next days work with
cheerful zcst sad indeed the awak-
oning IN she morning when the iron
hinged Nemesis rclontlessly calls us
forth 90 do battle with the high cost
of Twins. We are sure We must have
made Enthusiastically We have not
been in bed over i've minutes-and
81 fellow has 90 have Few Winks OF
sleep. anS how,
Al over the land millions OF hug
King. whirrlng, shrlling. jangling
biuslne alarm CLOCKS are Bummonina
forth Co the days lubors aud tht
days travail millions of folks like
you end me. starting songs in the
daily wild race and scramble against
thine f1r the elusive dollar or the will
60 the wlsp of happiness and content
Tho queer part of g. they ten us. 8.
thai in the long run IL Is the scramble
Itself that is life TO as and we should
not know how Co get along without
lit when We reach The goal, spurrod
by tho daily stlumlant ef tho early
alarm clock We aren't satisfied Until
vo start out on another race FOR
something else
EuRlshmen, who seem TO succeed
pretty wcli In life ana have good
time al they 80 along, declare they
can't understand what our hurry d
over here nnd why we haven't time
10 live hy the way. Maybe lifo n a
tdlnOrcut thing IA uE. on maYhp w