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Show NO USE FOR HEARSE THERE Sleepy Driver's Horses Brought Hia Unwelcome Vehicle to the Vrong Neighborhood. Carl messing, a young fanner, living liv-ing near Columbus, was at work in a held some distanjo from his home, lie happened to look in the direction of his house and then stopped to look again. A hearse was being driven up the lane and as he stood there watching, watch-ing, the horses stopped with the hearse.-at hearse.-at the Blessing gate. Blessing ran to the house to see what had happened. On the front seat of the hearse was the driver, fast asleep. Blessing awakened awak-ened him. "Are you not dead?" tho driver asked. "Not that you could notice," Blessing Bless-ing returned. "Well, isn't anybody dead here?" "Xot unless they died in the last five minutes," said Blessing. "Then the driver realized he. had gone to sleep and the horses had turned in to the Blessing lane of their own accord. Ilo remembered that- he was going to the While creek neighborhood, neigh-borhood, so he turned around, went down the lane and remained awake until he arrived at his destination. Indianapolis News. |