Show FORCED TO CALL FOR FIRE How Resourceful Woman of Early Days Brought Her Careless Husband to Time The fuel question became important In a little farmhouse In the hills hUls of or Schuyler county New York eighty years ago ngo Young John Corley the owner was a good provider and always had a big woodpile but one summer the supply of split wood ran out and anti during the rush of haying he fell feU Into the bad habit of splitting Just enough for one day at a time Sometimes the supply did not last through the day and his wife wite had to scrape up chips and even swing the ax herself herselt She was patient during the busy season but when Johns John's ba bad 1 habit persisted In the comparative leisure of or fall faU and early winter she protested and finally threatened to todo todo tolido do lido something desperate If lf this goes goeson goeson on much longer I One evening while John was at the tavern swapping yarns he and his companions were startled by the cryor cry of or Fire I Fire Fire Firel 1 They rushed out and looked for signs of or smoke but they could see none Still the cry rang out sharp on the frosty air They ran toward It and stopped In front of John Corley's gate where his usually serene and well poised d wife was standing Wheres the fire they cried There Isn't t any she replied calmly calmly calm calm- ly Is or any wood split to build it That's why rm Im calling for tor It v The Joke was on John but he t took fook ok It In good pat part parl And never nover again did his wife have haye occasion to call can Fire I or to mention nUon wood during their J long ng and happy married life Youths Youth's Youths Youth's Com Corn t panion t ts |