Democratic messenger., 1893-07-08
A DISCUSSION ON MEMORY.
Uncle Ethan Hackctt MoraIizcs on the Pro-
NoI,Ing Dcfccts of a NcIrhlnr.

YokIng Defects of NcIghbor.
Il reckon il a man is made 'thout any
mem'ry wuth mentionin 'tain't much use
fer him To try tO patch il Ott with fu.t one
thing an then another" remarked Uncle
Ethan liackctt sobcrly. What 5 the trou-
BILE over To Cyrus now" inquired Aunt
Sabrina, for, | take it. its Cyrus you're
referrin to- Yes. ;s,ente,i Uncle Ethan.
Il he'd Cyrus in mind, hevin just come from
there. as you re KNOWN TO- You see, Sister
Marthy hes been gone fer a. ards Of week,
an cal lated twas about time | rid over
AN see how he was gittin on, an found him
in peck % trouble. | ken tell yc."
Il should think Marthy WAS clean de
mented To go Off an leave him alone fer that
length o. time" exclaimed Mrs. IIackett.
We'll" pursued Uncle Ethan, 'Marthy
went of leavin everythin in apple pie order,
an enough cooked up to last him, 'xceptin
bread. that one q the neighbors was to fetch
in TO him, and all the extry doors locked. so
he wouldn't hcv nothin on his mind.
There WAS only jest one thing she
charged him with. an that was waterin her
pink an white geranium. You know what
slightly bloom that hes, an he promised her
faithful he'd see to it whilst she was gone.
We'll, it appears t he couldn't seem to
rec'llect IL noways, 'xcept jest when he was
where he couldn't tend to it, an one night,
when she'd been gone four days an that
plant hedn't he'd IL drop o water, it come
into his mind jc-t as he was gettin into bed.
SO he says to himself. I'll jest fix things
SOS | shall do il fust of tomorrer morn
in an accordn'ly he yanked the big rockin
cheer thct hes allus set way Off in the cor
ncr right inter the middle a the room,
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woke up. an he cal'la;ed that would put
him in mind o. the geranium.
We'll. rs I happened, he woke up in the
middle o the night with IA grumblin tooth
ache, an he got out % bed to fetch some %
the stuff from the mantcl closet tibet he
uses at scch times. He started off kind o.
spry. an fust he knew he come against the
rockers o. thet cheer with all his might an
main an then fell over IT,!
Il dunno how in ;unkctt he managed il,
but some way or mother he twist his an
klc. an he laid there groanin fer quite
spell fore he was able to git back TO bed.
When mornin come, he was scursely able
to move, but he made ont to crawl TO the
windcr, an he set there till one % the neigh
bors went 10y, an then lie opened the win
der AN yelled.
The man come in-lucky Cyrus he'd for
got To lock the front door. cz usul-an see
what the trouble was, an then he went fer
the doctor.
Il found him scttn up in u big cheer
with his foot all bound up an lookin pooty
diskerridged this mornin.
"llc said he'd cal'lated To send word over
TO us today. lie he'd jest reelected the
rc;lson he set the rockin cheer in the middle
% the room. an he as'd me to take a look at
Mar;hy's geranium. Shes comm home to-
morrer mornin. lie wouldn't let 'em send
word to her that anythin allied him
Il pcrsume L say | may hey seen plants
look parch'ier than that gcranium," said
Mr.. liackctt cautiously. but can't reel
lect where nor when
You know its been powerful cold fer
the last week, an that plant hes been settn
in a bleak spot where Cyrus put it jest after
Marihy went OF. ihinkin 'twould keich his
eye easicr-;,n well. there tits. an there's
his foot an anklc-well, Cyrus lowed to me
he shouldn't ever burden his mind tryin TO
remember auyihin a:ain long as he lived.
an it wouldn't apparently ease up things
fer Marthy much cf he did. d."-Youth's Com
paniOu