Show LAYS LAZY YEARS ONLY GETS UP WHEN MOTHER IS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND THERE IS NO ONE TO WAIT ON HIM belfast man named thompson who went to bed in 18 7 and did not leave it until a fortnight ago Is be lilied to have established a worlds record thompson who lives with his moth er at clare burgan lurgan was a boy of 11 when he went to bed he was looked after by his mother and Ms pres ence in the house was hardly cnown to the villagers in all probability he would have remained in bed tor the rest of his life had not a crisis oc currad in his domestic affairs a tort night ago mrs thompson was then taken ill and had to be taken to the infirmary I 1 eft helplessly alone thompson was compelled to get up A search was commenced for the suit which he dis carded 30 years ago but he was un able to dress without assistance two neighbors were called in and the work of squeezing him into vie suit occupied the three men a whole diening when dressed he was too tired to walk and an ambulance had to be brought to convey him to the union he reposed there until his mother was well enough to leave the infirm ary then he followed her home he was compelled to walk this time as the guardians refused an ambulance the facts of the case came out when the relieving officer appi ed to the guardians for relief for mrs thompson who has only occasional help from some more energetic sons who have emigrated to australia she was allowed 18 pence a week the re cital of the story convulsed the guard ians |