Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-30
The Land of Short Memories.

doc. and Fred coaxed him to go and coast
"inst once" down the long Red Hill.
Then he forgot all about May and the
medicine until it was quite dark, and
he felt so sorry and ashamed that he
ran home, and crept up the back stair
way to bed, hungry and lonely ami
cold.
BY and by, he fell asleep, and when
he awoke he was in new and strange
place. He found himself in house
which was only partially covered by. a
roof, and the rain came in through the
uncovered part and dropped upon his
bed. George sat up and looked around
him. There was fire place IN the
room, besides some wood and kindlings,
which the poor, shivering little fellow
eyed very wistfully, thinking that some
one might perhaps light a fire. 1t was
very chilly, and his teeth Chartered.
There was wee old woman sitting in
the chimney. corner, and George spoke
to her.
"What is it you want, Jimmie ?" she
said.
"Will you please tcIl me what your
name is, and where I amp" he asked.
MY name-well, really, forgot it
just now" she replied, but you are
IN the Lind of Short Memories that +,
Lem aware of !"
"But what shall call your asked
George.
"Oh, call me Mite That will do as
, ,ell as any other name till you forget
it, Henry"
"My name is Georgia.
els it? Well, l will try and recol-
lcct it. Tom,' you said it was didn't
you?'
"No, l didnt!' retorted George,
getting cross with the old lady, for he
thought she meant to tease him.
"There, there !" cried Mite; the
doctors said you must not get excited,
or else that you must, l forget which.
DO you want anything to eat
Eyes. l should like to have some
cruel"
II will make you some" said she.
Il have nice fire here, or should
have, only that l seem to have forgot
ten to light the kindlings.'
While she was busting around, busy
with the Cruel, Georgia lay quito still,
looking out where there was no roof,
at tho blue sky, which he could now
see, for it had ceased raining.
"Why don't you have the roof cover
the whole of your mouse p asked
Georgia of ths old lady.
"The rest of the roof is somewhere
around" said she. ~ guess the
workn.en forgot to put it on. Now,
here is your Lice Cruel all ready for
YOU"
"Why, it is cold p exclaimed the
disappointed George, who was quite
hungry.
"Sure enough; I forgot 20 boil it y
said the old lady.
land I don't see anything in the
Fowl but water +
Dear me Dear me !" said Mite.
Il must have forgotten to put any
meal in it T. ,..
Georgia now began to cry.
Don't cry, don't cry, Johnnie, y
said Mite, 81 will boil chicken for
you by and by, if don't forget it.
Here are the doct DIS coming to see you
now, and you must sit up and talk
with them"
Pretty soon two doctors came in, and
one of them asked Mite If she felt bet
ter to-day.
Yes, think do said she.
did you take the medicine l Or
dered for you? ?" asked the other doc
tor.
~ suppose 1 did. but I don't re.
member" answered Mite. Then the
doctors felt her pulse, looked at her
tongue, and said she must take some
salts, and went away. When they had
gone, George began to cry more loudly
than before.
"What is the matter, Trel p de,
manded Mite.
"My name is not Fir d, tell you +
screamed George.
"Never mind; always forget you,
name, so l call you anything l car
think of. But tell ME what makes you
cry" ,'~. ."
"Why, I am sick, and I thought the
doctors were coming to see me u
"Bless my stars T. exclaimed the old
lady, "sure enough, was not the ono
membered and told the doctors thai
they came 10 see you; but l forgot il
when they looked ut my tongue. I'll
run after them and call them back !"
d. So, away went Mite, and was gone
'3Ser 30 long. WHen she came DaCk
said she could not find the doctors
anywhere, and everybody had forgot
ten where they lived, SO that no one
could go after them. I'm sorry,
said Mite, shut it can't be helped, fol
you know we live in the Land of Shor
Memories" .l...t.
Then George cried still more bit
terly. IL wish could go home," he
said. 81 am sure shall die here
l wish could 60 home woult
never forget to mind mother again |"
AS soon as he had said this, he hear(
familiar voice pleading, MA, rfayn'
60 for Georges medicine? / won
forget to bring it /"
George turned slowly in his littl
bed and saw his sister May. Next, hi
eyes rested on his mother, who locke,
y very pale and thin, but sweet al,
smiling.
"Oh, ma, have come back to You Z?
he cried, with a sigh.
We hope so, George" replied hi
mother. You have had bad fever
Just like Nays, and been very sick