Beaver County News | 1916-06-30 | Page 9 | Brown's Late Home-Coming

BROWN'S LATE HOME-COMING Striking Clocks Registered a Record for Gentleman of Somewhat Convivial Habits. Brown had coiue home very late aflei- a convivial evening at a sinok-in' sinok-in' concert and had consumed more cigars and refreshments that was f-'ood for him. It was midnight when he reached home, but he did not know it. t "Ah!' he muttered, "if uie church clock would only strike, I should know the time. It's too dark to see." But hark ! Just as he spoke the clock began to strike. Breathlessly, Brown counted. "One, two, three, four, live, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve !" But at that moment another clock began. "Thirteen," counted Brown, "fourteen, "four-teen, fifteen great Scott ! sixteen, seventeen, eighteen gracious nineteen, nine-teen, twenty, (!!!), twenty-one, twenty-two (!!!), twenty-three mercy on us! twenty-four (!!!)." Mopping his steaming brow he exclaimed: ex-claimed: "My word, I've never been out so late in all my life!" Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.