Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-04-14

| take out my mcmoS and at once do
all the things that can be done there
10y letter or telephone, and cross '"n
off the list. Before putting ii ny see
that the next thing to remember cotu,S
at lunch time. when pass til" h,h.'r-
'lnShorS say, Il dozen shirts.
We'll. | fix big pacard "l my
roller desk lid. and when han-. Ia.
lid down, by and by. the placard s1Ns.
'frt shirts. Then and th"r"-nr ~
h. .u>t / look at my memo. and .,..
w. ii comes nvNt. and fix up SOM I,
of rnull,Ipt,nn tn remind me of thaj.
"luu 80. when | hay" II meme.
alM lr~ IS" tn" placard instead "i til.
Govt ~ y" reminder. els" | would ON Y
thinii - the shirts and not OF anything
beyond them.
"WhN. should think it would h"
,St thr other way" | said. innocent Y
enough.
'pnE't." shouted Jones. For Cod
sake don't try 20 explain t" me that
the other WHY is more reasonable. "r
You'll grt me All mixed up :" that |
Wont knew my own children'> names
for the next ten years.
And Jones rldppcd his hands. the
fingers now perfectly straightenrd. 10
his ears. as if tn shut out the hateful
SllGg. 'SliOn.
Ever h"Hrd of any other mnrmonir
drvirr>:"
"rh, I'VE ='t plenty more of my own.
Why. ! could civ" YOU Il whole list of
'rn. like this: For office use. stuff
your hat with newspapers. invcrt Il
flower pot over your ink bottle. hide
The muriayr brush. tie your foot to
your knees lhat'il tumble off when YOU
get up buy I'm alarm clock. put Il cat $
cradle on the inkStand ---
'Wha1'S :, cat : cradlc% asked.
I'll show YOU. said Jones. Jerking
the string off his Walchgun,'l and hast
lily knuttin@ it, "'rhru for home use"
he went ON. while he n"rv"u>ly wovr
cats cradles there are much tn" same
kind of signs. Hide something YOU
want to put on. When YOU mss it
you'll remember. Once my wife gave
the old clothes man Il shabby rainy
weather ov"rcoa1. and | grew gray for
Il week trying To think where Il put
ii and what wanted to remember
when put it there.
''Ihcn YOU can pile up books against
door. t" bang down when You open
it: or l,ut a ti!.tiron in your nvrr,'nlt
pocket. or hang your umbrella ON Ii"
hall hHtrack and put your hat on the
floor. or Il hundred such fool tricks
''R"ally, the best way t" rm"mh"r
things. said Jones. lis to tip your
children 10 remind you of 'rm 1T home
and III" office boys ut tn" office. At
tiv" cents Il tip il works like Il clock.
They'll mover miss anything 10y one
minute. HuI its too expensive for my
salary"
well, Jones" said |. pauSin= aD Il
corner. ""ur paths divide. You T." in
great luck to-day. Nothing 10 r"m".n
be-, 50 far as | can see.
Jones looked himself over hastily 4 ~
seemed Il Iritir b"WI,lcrcd
by .Iov". you're. right" he sal
presently. with II rare smile of SWH.f
relief StrAl'"g uvrl his face. 1T ism
often THAI | G.t away from the hnu>"
without something or other t" tend t..
Why. old fellow. feel as lign,hrlrtrI
as Il Schnulhuy,"
NO letter To mail:"
My VIII" never intrllStS letters -
me-. said Jones. mrrlly. "Sh"'> learn
| ed by sad experience. No. there's pos.
lively no load of mcmoriZing lIingiUG
over my poor head to-day. Wei -
| long"
50 | trlrphon"d the three rrr;tn,iS !n
him an hour later.
"I!oW in thunder did You happen In
think of thrm:" said Jones. over the
| phone.