Iron County register., 1880-01-29

| looking out where there was no roof, al
the blue sky, which he could now see
for it had ceased raining.
"Why don't you have the roof cover
the whole of your house?n asked George
of the old lady.
"The rest of the roof is somewhere
around" said she. Il guess the work
men forgot to put it on. Now, here is
your nice Cruel already for you.''
"Why, it is cold!" exclaimed the dis
appointed George, who was quite hun
cry.
"Sure enough, 1 forgot to boil it -
said the old lady.
'And l don't see any thing in the
bowl but water!''
"Dear me! Dear mel" said Mite
81 must have forgotten to put any meal
in it!''
George now began to cry.
"Don't cry, don't cry, Johnnie" said
Mite. 81 will boil a chicken for you by
and by, if 1 don't forget it. Here are
the doctors 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.
eyes, think do,'' said she.
"Did you take the medicine ordered
for you?" asked the other doctor.
81 suppose did, but don't remem-
ber," answered Mite. Then the doc
tors 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, Fred?" demand
ed Mite.
"My name is not Fred, tell you!"
screamed George.
"Never mind; always forget your
name, SO 1 call you by any thing can
think Of But tell me what makes you
cry?''
why, am sick, and thought the
doctors were coming to see me!''
"Bless my stars!" exclaimed the old
lady, :" sure enough, l was not the one
that was sick! / meant to have re-
membered and told the doctors that
they came to see you; but forgot it
when they looked at my tongue. I'll
run after them and call them back!''
So away went Mite, and was gone
ever so long. When she came back, she
said she could not find the doctors any
where, and every body had forgotten
where they lived, SO that no one could
90 after them. elm sorry said Mite,
but it can't be helped, for you know
we live in the Land of Short Mem
ories.''
Then George cried still more bitterly.
81 wish could 90 home," he said. ''I
am sure shall die here! l wish could
60 home! 1 would never forget to mind
mother again!'
AS soon as he had said this, he heard
a familiar voice pleading, " Ma, mayn't
1 90 for Georgie's medicine? l won't
forget to bring it!''
George turned slowly in his little bed
and saw his sister May. Next, his eyes
rested on his mother, who looked very
pale and thin, but sweet and smiling.
"Oh, ma, have come back to you?"
he cried, with sigh.
"We hope so, Georgia. replied his
mother. "You have had bad fever,
just like Mays, and been very sick, but
you soon will get we'll now"
"Did May die, because 1 forgot her
medicinep'
"No. Father came home and got it
for her; she is well now, and has helped
take care of you.''
Mother" said George, very earn
estly, 81 am going to try not to forget
things any more!"
And George did try. When he be-
came well, and was sent upon errands,
he always thought of Mite, and the cruel,
and the doctors, and the Land of Short
Memories, where he went in his fever
dreams, and he was cured of the very
bad habit of forgetting his duty.-S. S.
Colt, IN st. Nicholas.