The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-06-11
JACKS MEMORY TRAINING.

JACKS MEMORY TRAINING.
stin There Were Many Things Which.
Somehow, He Seemed to Forget.
[ScENE-The family circle, about three
o'clock in the afternoon. Present, Fa-
Their, Mother, Sister Carrie, Little
Willy, Aunt Susan. Enter Jack, with
slam and rush. lie filings books
down on table and himself into a
chair.
Jack-I want to tell you, my honored
relatives, that this memory training is
superb! That was only the third lesson,
and my memory bump feeling it'll
Aunt Susan shivering] Jack, did you
notice the thermometer as you came in?
Jacls-Oh, forgot to shut the door! l
beg your pardon! [shuts it. My MEM
DRY bump fairly knocked my hat off, it
is growing SO fast. shall have to wear
stove-pipe hat to accommodate it.
Want to tell you what l learned to-day.
I learned to-
Sister Carrie-Jack, excuse the inter.
ruption, but l am somewhat acquainted
with you, and should like to know
whether you mailed that letter / gave
you at noon?
Jack [clapping his hand to his pock-
et]-Wh-e-e-ew! If I didn't forget all
about it! Was it of any Importance?
Sister Carrie-Importancei Didn't l
tell you / wouldn't have it miss that
mail for any thing?
Jack taking out the letter oh, you
needn't get angry, Carrie! I'll take it
to the office after supper [starts to put
/ it in his pocket, but Carrie takes posses
sion of It'll. Well, as was saying, moth
er, you can't imagine how much / can
remember. Listen! He rises, strikes
an attitude and recites]: Hamburg,
Goldfish, soft-soap, Washington, mill
race, needle, camel, coming, bulldog.
Milton, Dickens, Dante, CHEESE, gsogra-
ply, fiddle
Father-Jack, you young rattlebrain,
how much more is there of that stuff?
Jack-There are one hundred and
seventy-eight words in all. and can
say them all off, backwards or forwards.
How's that for feat of memory? Geog-
raphy, fiddle, Calcutta, Shakespeare,
turpentine-
Father-It just occurred to me, Jack,
that you pass the jewelers. every day,
and possibly Mr.. Goldsmith sent word
by you about my watch? It's high time
it was done. l need it badly.
Jack-Whe-e-e-ew I'm sorry, father
but he gave me note for you three
days ago, and put it in the clock, be-
cause he's jeweler. That's the way
to associate ideas, you know l thought
whenever looked at the clock, woult
think of that note. But I forgot tt
look at the clock. Takes the nott
sheepishly out OF the clock and hands i
to his father.
Father sarcastically, as he takes 1T
Been training your memory in an.
other direction, Jack?
Jack Frightening up, not noticing
the sarcasm oh, yes, sir! l can Civ
the Presidents of tho United States for
ward and backward. Hear me! Georg
Washington, John Adams, Thomas Je1
ferson, James Madison, James Mon
roe
Mother-Oh, Jack, while I think Q
it. you ordered the sugar at the gre
Gerry?
Jack--Dear me, that's too bad! Yo
see, just before got to the store Bill
Jenkins came along on his new bicycl
Safety, and beauty-and l was look
ing at that, and walked right by. II
get it tomorrow without fail.
Mother-Well, Well have to go ,Atf
out sugar for tea to night, l suppos
[slylyl. Tell us something moro abor
your memory training.
BLACKWELL, the brightest thing
about figures. I can remember an
: date you please. I'm going to becom
an encyclopedia, a biped encyclopedia
Observe! The cotton gin was invente
in 1898. California was discovered
1886. The area Of Alabama is 5o,7:
square miles. The public debt of I'll
United States in 1889 was
}. Willy Hooking up from his blocks]
8 Jack!
!; Jack-Don't interrupt
Willy-But, Jack! Can Sammy Brow
9 go fishing with me Saturday?
. BLACKWELL, there! declare, Will
I'm sorry, but forgot to ask. Saw h
J mother, too. WILLY begins to whimpe.
Come. now, don't cry, and I'll help "
\ dig fish-worms. I'll see Mrs. Brown
il morrow. willy dries his tears.
!. Carrie-How your memory is II
4 proved, Jack.
!, Jack [proudly]-It's wonderful! VIII
just glanced at store window Al
d came along, and think can rememh
y every thing in that window! Let's Sc
D, There was big dog, and some pock
f knives and some jumping jacks, a
!, some
!. Father Hooking out of the window
See! see! Cows in the yard! He fin
a. down the paper and rushes out
a, Willy-Shoo! shoe! Whoop! [Fl
after.]
"a Mother-Oh, my geraniums! [Ru
q, out of the room.
~ Carrie-Oh, my tennis ground! IF
he lows
=. Aunt Susan-And all the clothes M
a. out! drops her work and runs.
At Jack following slowly and sheepi
IN lyl Dear me! must have forgotten
,w shut that gate!-Prof Amos 4. We
ba in Golden Days.
ill BUNS SMOKE.
3D.
How Mrs. Parks Taught Her Son Sew
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