A Nice Fix.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 63, 5 November 1887, Page 4

A Nice Fix.

An old gentleman farmer, who had two or throe pretty daughters, was so very anxious tor his charges that he would not permit them to keep the compauy of young men. However, they adopted the following expedient to enjoy the company of their lovers, without the knowledge of their father. After the old man had retired to rest the girls would hang a sheet out of 1 the window, which was quite a distance from the ground, and the beau would seine hold of the sheet, and with the assistance of his lady-love, who lugged lustily at the sheet above, would thus gain an entrance. But it so happened one evening that the girls hung the sheet rather early, the old gentleman by some ill wind was blown around the corner, and, spying the sheet, could not conjecture the meaning of its being there. He took hold and endeavoured to pull it down. The girls, susposing it to be one of their beaux, began to hoist, and did not discover their mistake until the head of the old man was level with the window-sill, when one of them exclaimed. “ Oh, lor’, it’s dad !” and letting go their hold, souse came the old man on the hard stones and ground below, dislocating one of his shoulders, which convinced him that his efforts to make old maids of his daughters was not a matter so easily accomplished, and, withdrawing all opposition to their keeping company, be was soon a father-in-law,