St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-02
The Boy Who Always Forgot.

one grlevouS fault-he always forgot. 81
constantly forgot to close the doors, an,
one day slypaws, the russ, crept into h
sittlng-room and caught mammals dea
little bird, Dido. Jamie felt wretched
and If he had not been great big boy o
eleven, he would have cried, just as Tot
his baby sister, did. As it was he swal
lowed disagreeable lump in his throa
and vented his emotion in sundry kick
against wood pile until the toes of hi
bis stout shoes threatened to give way
AS yet, jamie possessed no pair of boots
out his papa promised him a pair mex
Christmas, so he was patient; that is, a.
patient as any even-year-old boy.
Then one day Jamie left the gate open
and Tot ran away. Jamie was so scarce
that he did not know he cried. Man.ma's
pale frightened face haunted him Ior days
and he actually did better. Of course TOT
| was found, but at the end of week for
| got all about it and left the chicken house
door unlocked, and some one stole most OF
his hens.
These were his severest "forgetances, .
and yet they did not break his bad habit.
de was always forgetting his books, his
hat his ball. or anything that could be
forgotten. If mamma sent him upstairs
for anything he forgot what 1t was, and
would call down, after a long time
what did you want, mai
Truly he was enough to Try the patience
OF saint, and Mrs. Maxwell was only q
very sweet woman. She never dared send
him on an errand, since he had brought
home nails instead of butter when there
was company. Il forgot" was all he said
but he was dreadfally ashamed. Yet he
went on making just such blunders.
At last his mamma took her little boy
on her knee. Jamie felt he would never
bs too old for that position, and brushing
back his curls with her hands, she said
"What is 1t inside my boys mind that
should make him always forgetr'
Jamie could only answer with solemn
eyes:
II don't know"
Neither do L. said mamma His little
heart Is good just IS good aud willing as
his mind is forgetful. What shall We
DO to cure him?''
Again Jamie answered even more solem-
ly than before:
II cont know"
"Neither do l" again replied mamma.
But that night she and papa had long
talk and decided that Jamie must BIZ taught
a lesson. So it began that very Saturday
night.
''Did you bring me a new hat, papaa"
asked jamie.
"Oh, forgot, papa answered, turning
his head away to hide his tell tale eyes.
Poor Jamis's lip trembled.
can't got to Sunday school, papa" he
said.
"Im sorry; truly am" papa replied
gravely.
And he was sorry he had undertaken
this punishment However. Jamie went
to ride Sunday afternoon, but it did not
make up for what he lost that morning.
His birthday came the next week, and
had tcld him he might have q
party. But when the day came she said:
"Bless me, forgot to invite anyone"
Jamie had not felt 80 bad since Tot had |
run away, and he spent his twelfth birth.
lay in his own room, trying hard to keep |
back the tears.
IL took all OF mammals fortitude to spoil |
her boys pleasure. and she was glad that
papa had Deen considerste and had brought |
aim pair of boots. That evening jamie
vas almost happy again, stamping about
n the squesky boots, but there was an
'wfui sore spot in his heart for days after.
Papa may 60 to the harvest home
With your Jamie asked, one fall day.
81 guess 80, replied papa. But when
he day came he went early in the morn.
ng and forgot to call jamie Papa was q
awyer, and often spoke at harvest homes.
annie had counted much on this trip.
nd was terribly disappointed at not going.
'apa, however, brought him handsome
nife, which consoled him somewhat. But
be disappointment had been a. keen as
hough no reward was coming.
Papa, will You ask teacher II he will
xcuse me ut recess this afternoon 2 | ;
Lamms Is going to take me out to grand ,
la's," was JAMES next request.
'Ill try to remember" said papa but ,
hen he came home at noon, in reply to ;
annie he answered:
II forgot"
And so Jamie had to stay in school all 6
", while mamma and Tot drove out to !.
10 farm, where Will and Harry were, and :
here the most delightful times in the :
orld were to be had. :
And so it continued Jamie was q +
light boy. and soon found out that his =
rents were forgetting purposely, and =
at If he wished to have requests granted :
m he must mend his own ways. As the r
Us went by he ceased forgetting, and it a
emed as though papa and mamma wers \
ling into the iresome habit. -
Now that jamie had his boots, he great. =,
desired pair OF skates for Christmas. q,
talksd it over with Tot, with mamma h
d with pspa, but he was afraid the h
ter would forget to buy them. This in
ought caused him great secret anguish. II
last. fearing he could not stand so keen D
disappointment, he said to mamma: &
I'll truly, truly be good if papa does
forget my skates"
And mamma, who had noted her little
rs improvement, said she would caution
% not to forget. So when Christmas ar
rning dawned there were Jamies skates
aiting him. He was greatly rejoiced, .
ling that ct last papa trusted him not vi
Fo.get.
After that there was no more forgettipe. gr
ME had taken his hard lesson manfulIy cr
turned over new leaf, and papa and II
NINA Maxwell were satisfied. But the or
kwell home seemed very strange with. OF
"the boy who al ways forgot" On
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aooo III tAooSut, IN speech, ana IN
duct, which in his sober moods he So!
I'D view with adherence The ten. sci
~ of drunkenness is inevitably toward sta
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he influence Of alcohol on morals il A.
,edias~. 1t is perceptible to obser- ~.
on quickly after alcohol is taken into I'LL
system; but It varies greatly, both in VIZ
and in intensity, with the stage Of ane
king. w.
0 instance has ever been known of a dss
acter SO base, so bestial and inhuman, .,,
alcohol could not sink it still lower,
ems, in fact, true, rs far as the worlds