Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-09-21

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81 can't say that 1 do"
''WeH, YOU see, you corral any
word you want to remember"
II have heard of cOrraIing an ami
NAL, but
"Same thing, my boy, same thing.
You get a word up In a corner, so
that it can't escape you. That IS
where the system comes in so good
in learning French. Now, for in
stance, suppOsing you want the
French for water. You corral the
two words together. Water makes
you think Of whisky, doesn't it?''
Natural combination"
"Of course, it is. Now whisky
makes you think of drunk. A man
who is addicted to drink naturally
neglects his business and runs in
debt"
"Quite correct"
''Then drunk recalls debt, see?''
Well, man who is III debt owes
everybody, doesn't he?"
eff they are fOOishenOugh to trust
him-yes."
every well, then, there you have it.
Water-Whisky- k-debt-OWe-
eau, the French for water. Easy as
rolling off a log. Now, to put this
system to every day use, suppOsiLg
your wife gave you a letter to post. y
''YOu may as well suppose some
thing probable while you're at it.
She wouldn't 90 it. She knows I'd
forget it.
'Well, I'm just suppOsing the case.
You remember that you have forgot
ten to do what your wife told you to
10. You say Wife-that reminds you
Of Xpense-eXpense recalls cash
cash means mOney-time is money.
So you think Oftime, makes you think
of a smuggling match
whats that?"
''Why a fight where they call time.
The match suggests betting. There
you are at bet Betting is against
thelaw, so you have law But betting
is only against the letter of the law,
the statute is not enforced, so YOU
have letter and then you go and
post it"
Wonderful. But it seems to me
that it would be easier to remember
the letter itself than 60 through all
that"
$50 it would if you we're not q vic
tim Of this system; but once that gets
n hold on you can't remember any
thing unless you corral the words.
That's how 1 came to lose my situa-
ton"
ooh! How did that happen?"
''Well, man by the name Of-Of-''
here ne murmured lot of words to
himself, and then frightening up
said, ''Smith-by the name of Smith,
telephOned me to tell my boss as soon
as he came in to call him up. There
is the telephone That suggested
ring; ring naturally brings to the
mind alderman
"HOw's that? I don't see that
''Why the aldermen always form
rings and the fellow who wants to
get anything has to pay the ring"
you don't tell me?"
"Fact. Well, ring shows that a
man is n fool who expects things to
be otherwise; fool suggests IDIOT; IDIOT
suggests asylum; asylum, prison; a
prison is a workshop: Il workshop
must have a blacksmith shop; such
n shop must have a smith, and there
you are Well, when the boss came
in L went up to him working on the
corral and said: 'Ring-alderman-
fOol-id;Ot'-bu before / got to
prison was kicked into the street.
"Ihat was unfortunate. Why
didn't you 90 back and eXplain?"
Il have often started out to do so,
but l always forgot it before L could
get there.
And l suppose that because you
lost your situation you lost your
girl. -
ooh, no. I had forgotten about
that. Glad YOU reminded me. No.
that was q case of 81 good corral
going wrong. 1t sometimes does
that. went over to see her and was
working the corral for all twas worth.
When l got there l ran on in this way:
Girl-dress-dres ker-se ewing g
thread-needle-p ns-pinafore-JO se-
phine."
= don't see how you get that last
word. "
''Why Josephine is the principal
character in 'PinafOre, YOU know.
Well, when I met her l said, Hello,
Josephine, and she thought I was
thinking of another girl, and then it
was all day with me. You see, 1
should have gone on 'spOOls' from
thread and instead of that I went
on needles and then, Of course, when
a man gets on needles you can't
tell at which girl YOU viii bring up
''Nell, 1 am sorry for you. / have
been very much interested in your
case. 1 never knew there was any
memory system IN existence. Here
Is half dollar for your trouble
Il am very much obliged to YOU,
L assure you. Won't you come out
and have something's"