WHEN THINOS ARE ASLEEP.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1467, 15 June 1912, Page 11

WHEN THINOS ARE ASLEEP.

When I wake up in bed at night The house looks very queer; The hall-lamp makes a sleepy light ' An' ever'thmg seems near. The chairs an' things aro all asleep In such a weary way, As if they'd like to fall a-heap But simply have to stay. N The chairs look tired as tired can be, Their backs all seem to ache; The one that plays the games with me Looks as if it would break. The bureau sleeps as calm an' still— I almost hear it snore; The rug spreads out an' tries to fill The bare place on the floor. The window curtains sag 'way down An' hardly even sway— They're tired from showin' all the town How straight they are all day. .The pictures will not look at me For all their eyes are closed, Except my papa's one—an' he Looks like he only dozed. ' My clo'es are sprawled out on a chair As quiet as can be— They're tired from runnin' everywhere All through the day with me. 'An' over'thing's aslrep, except Tho clock out in the hall. It ticks avmy as if it kept Awake to call us all. • —"Harper's."