A WAKING A BOY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 2037, 17 September 1874, Page 2

A WAKING A BOY.

"*■ "7-;" ~h~~ *»•"' ■' - M Calling! a boy yupkin, the morning can hardly be classed under the head of " pastimes," especially if the boy is fond of exercise the day before. And it is a little singular that the next hardest thing to getting; a boy' out., of bed is getting him into. it. ;There is rhrely'a mother who is a success at rousing a boy. All mothers know this; ao 'do their boys. And yet the mother seems to Igo at it in, r the' right , way, She opens the •stair door ' and " insinuatingly observes,-— |" Johnny." There is no response. " John»y." ' :Still no response. Then there is a short, sharp ;" John," followed a moment later by a prolonged and emphatic "John Henry." A grunt from the upper regions signifies that ah impression has been made, and the mother "is encouraged to add, " You'd better be 'getting down here to your breakfast, young man,* before I'come up there, an' gire you something you'll feel." This so startles the young man that he immediately goeß to sleep 'again. ' And the operation has to b.- repeated • several times. A father knows nothing about this trouble. He merely opens his^mouth as a soda bottle ejects itß cork, and the "John Henry " that cle aves the air of thatjstairway, goes into.that.boy like~electricity, and pierces the deepest; rec sses of his very nature. And he pops but of that bed and into his clothes, and down the stairs, with apromptness that' is.commendable. It is rarely a boy allows hitnßolf to. disregard the paternal summons. Al;out once a year is believed to be as often is consistent with the rules; of health. He saves iaa "father a great many steps by his thpughtfulness.