The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-03-15
Ethel's New Memory:

EtheIS new memory
Once on q time friend wrote mo
that he had had more children at his
house all summer than he could pos
ss%!y '.shake stick at. Now, had
not had so many as that; for, although
the house was pretty full some days,
could shake stick ut chem all, If I
wished. And did it occasionally,
when they were very noisy indeed;
only, was in fun, and they all knew
it, and therefore did not stop. At last,
! said one day: DO keep quiet, chill
drcn. and let me hear myself think. y
''Oh, yes.' said Charlie, ''if you will
only think aloud and let us hoar you,
too.
And his sister Gertie, added: Eyes.
and please think OF the little Ethel that
you used to tell us stories about"
Little Ethel, indced' replied l.
"Why she Is seventeen years old, and
being High-School senior. will not
thank you for calling her little. How
ever, II you will keep quiet, will let
you hear me think aloud about Ethel's
Book of Remembrance.
And this il the story told them:
"When Ethel was about twelve years
old she used to run into our house very
often, and tell us about her schoolmates
But. somehow, she got to telling the I'M
pleasant things which they would not
like to have repeated; and we began to
hear who had missed, who had been
punished, orwho had been cross, stupid,
mean and hateful until said at last:
Suppose you turn to the next chapter
and tell me just as many good things
about these boys and girls.
81 don't remember those half so
we'll, she answered, quickly.
/" III that Is the case, replied, you
have very poor memory. and the next
time go to Boston I'll buy you now
one
'And day or two after that CONVEX
sation / bought u blank book with red
covers, on the outside of which got
somebody to print In gilt letters Eth
els Book of Remembrance; and this,
together with two bottles OF ink, gave
to tho young girl. There's .your new
memory said l. Fill II up with stories
about your classmates, II you wish
:. But what's the use Of two bottles
Of inkp' oh, want you to write the
good things they say or do in red ink,
and the other things in blue ink and
be as careful to put down all the good
MS well the bad
''She promiscd and to my surprise,
the new book came back in the course
of week, with simply these words on
the wrapper: All full That was
harvest concert night; and the book was
put away in my desk. where it lay UNI
touched until the next Christmas eve.
I xxtl,t La l,al
me, and found about two-thirds of the
pages filed with red ink items, which
showed how many good things she had
recorded--a long list Of kind words and
generous deeds, which | read aloud, as
she sat quietly on n cricket by the open
fire. That's the end OF the red pas-
sages, sad |, as finished, and now for
the blue ones, which will tell me how
stupid and hateful those same children
can be!'
"'No, no! Don't read those, she
cried. i am ashamed to have you see
them, and / wished / hadn't written
them down. Give me the book, please,
without reading the rest.
$50 handed it to her with smile.
and watched her great establishment ut
finding one-third OF the book blank; for
the blue ink, which recorded the un-
pleasant items. had entirely faded out,
and left the pages almost as white as
they were when bought the book.
WHY she exclaimed, what does
it meanpf
".Only that had the ink made ex-
pressly for you. 1t is called Fault-fnd-
er's Ink, and fades out in few days.
If you must write down all these I'M
pleasant items, be very sure and use
this kind OF ink; and if you can not get
your bottle filed up again, use water,
and 1t will answer every purpose.
''Soon after that Christmas Ethel
moved to another town, and / did not
see her until went West last year.
She showed me the little red book. and
said she really did get new memory
when she received that present. And
think she did, For, when asked
her about the High-Scliool girls, she
told me how pretty this one was, and
how smart that one, and the third was
81 gvud, and u fourth So obliging, until
finally inquired if they were all per-
feet, and had not single fault. That
brought the old times back to her very
strongly, and she blushed great deal,
as she replied:
faded out SO quickly that | did not think
it paid to write the faults down on my
memory at all. So looked for every
body's best things, and wrote those
only in my new Book Of Rcmem-
brance." REP. Il. Metcalf, IN Christian
Register.