Evening star., 1922-05-30
a One-HOur-Earlier House
By Haley Rose Laird.

Now. sweeties." in soothing voice,
keep your eyes shut and you'll be
asleep soon"
But. mother, see it's only z
o'clock"
Eyes. but it's just like 8 o'clock.
for you have to get up an hour earlier
now. So it's just exactly the same,
you see. Now don't talk at all to
each other. II you don't talk. and
keep your eyes shut, will give you
some candy tomorrow. Now keep
perfectly still"
Closes door and descends stairs;
silence for Ave minutes.
A yodeliSg "Mother-r-r" floats
downward.
She climbs stairs.
A voice from the bed-"Mother, the
birds are singing so I just can't keep
my eyes shut"
From the crib-'Mudder, can hear
Buddy an Jack an dust lots of other
children outdoors. Why can't We
play stead o. doin' to bed7"
her two little boys to grow up big
and strong. You have to get lots of
sleep, you know. Your nice doctor
said you ought to be in bed at eight"
She drapes the blankets over chairs
SAID yoq II 9sght ssI, to ssd be in 1m;s Sed at 81
just Z, and the automobiles are scoot-
ing by like anything"
/ Now stop your talking and go to
Sleep"
Shuts door; goes down and out on
porch and fops into chair.
Daddy was going to play tennis.
but has to be off to a business engage
ment instead.
Pianos are humping, children are
shrilling. automobiles are whizzing,
lawn mowers are ciattering, the heat
Is sizzling, the gardeners are gossip
ing, the
''Mother-r-r!'
Up the stairs.
II wanna drink"
I'm too hot"
eyes closed you would have been
asleep and then you wouldn't notice
the heat
well. it didn't used to be so hot
at 8. What OIL thing ever started
way?" =
"Oh. some men here in Washington
want US to get up earlier and go to
bed earlier so they can play tennis
and golf longer"
We'll. darn the Of men anyhow. /
say"
speak Of your elders in that way, either.
You know they might begin to weigh
too much II they didn't have more ex-
ercise. And lots Of daddies who have
spent a lot of money for rakes and.
hoes and spades have to garden their
back yards to get part Of their moneys
worth back again. So you little chill
dren must learn to go to sleep even be-
fore the brides, so you won't be too
tired to get UP very early"
+ a hehf rxff
my eyes closed.''
'Yes, know my little loyie Bobby
boy, but you just tend it's dark and
think Of the nice piece Of candy for
tomorrow if you 60 to sleep right away.
you are the bigger and almost seven
years old. Don't you make another
sound
And with every step downstairs a
feminine brain mutters Darn, darn.
darn daylight-saving"
6:15 am
ought to be 8, but isn't
.sJim, you didn't come home a speck
earlier last night from your old busi-
ness thing, so you needn't growl If
"weil, do feel grouchy. that's a fact.
How about the kids?'
| They're still asleep, of course,
after staying awake even later than
usual just as they used to do two
and three years 81. ago, L when we had
it's darkk they pop of to sleep in
stantly, but always have hopes
they'll learn to sleep by day. shall
not wake them. I've spent too many
years building up their bodies to rob
them, now Of what they need the
most"
Good enough. But explain to me,
young woman, how you will hx 1t.
they now take nearly three-fourths
Of an hour to dress and wash them
selves with we-uns bossing while We
dress ourselves. Pray how
"oh. hurry up. Jim. You can dress
faster than I. Lily hasn't come and
you'il just have to start breakfast.
Oh, such q mess! And just q little
while ago my household machinery
went so smoothly"
Ii can make the toast without burn
ing. No more waffies for this family
vut. gee. how arn ! TO get 70 the ofs