Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-06

County Cork. II We must know. IN
I'm an honest woman as has had her
place for IL years and knows an
honest face whin she sees il, which
is not yours. sir. a-coming into the
houses Of dacent people like the
sneak thief which We are and she
paused. not from lack of words. but
FROM lack of breath. "Ef We don't
git out Of here in double-quick time
Ill throw We out meself. Ill have
the whole perliee force down on ye."
she added. threateningly. and looked
quite equal to the purpose.
Isn't this No. 77?~ asked Mr. Thot-
less. beginning to feel a horrible mis-
giving.
"lis."
Isn't it Sixtieth street?- with more
assurance.
~Iudade it i not. Its Sixty-frst
street you're in. and reckon ye knows
it pritty well. too. But mark We. If
be a hearing Of We a breaking into
any houses on SiNtie;h street
But she got no fus;her. Mr. Thotless
made a bold dash for the door ard
was down the street as the faint echo
Of the threat sounded in his ears.
That was why the very next. day
when a Young man came into his Office
with a book giving rules on how 10
strengthen the memory. Mr.. Thotiess
dropped hi work at once and gave
four dollars for the volume.
You see said the young man. in
explanation. AL you have TO DO Is to
follow the rules and memorize these
numbers. Why. sir. at the end Of the
week You'll fHi you can remember
whole lectures Il you want to-.
How delightful said Mr.. Thotless.
Il don't care 20 much about the iec-
lures; the practical things are what
I'm looking for.
-Oh. that's al right said the Young
man. glibiy. Naturally. IL you caa
remember one thing Won car remem-
Der another he explained. vaguely.
Then he departed. leaving Mr. rhot-
less in blissful possession OF his mem
ory strengthened.
All day he forgot things-forgot 20
write a letter. forgot to send a iei-
egram. forgot 20 send over TO the
bank in time before il ciosed-for-ot.
in short. pretty much everything be
had wanted to remember. but he was
buoyed up with the hope that 5000
all this would be changed He was
even cheerful after he had gone into
a shop. and. putting his care or the
counter. took up the feather buster
which was lying nea it and jauntily
carried i, for a block before he dis
covered his error
At last the day was over. He took
his book in one hand ard his over
coat OF his arm ard boarded the
homeward train And really that book
was splendid. Before he had reached
FIfty-uiuth street he had mastered
a whole page of intricate numbers.
He was jubilant. and walked home
with the elastic tread Of a boy.
Marie he said. showing his treas
ure to his wife. Il have the fires.
memory strengthened you eve saw.
AL you have TO do Is TO study ac-
eording to this method and you can
remember anything you want in Ev.
minutes No more forgetting OF let
tiers. Ell, my love- he gleried. play
fully.
But Marie was rot listening at
tentively. She was looking him over
critically and he felt instinctively
that something was wrong.
William she asked. reproaehful.
~ where Is your new overcoat?r
And then William dropped his book
and set up a great cry. I left it OF
the train" he said. sadly. u was
reading this fool book and forgot it
completely
Since that day Mr. Thotless has let
bad enough alone. and he Is willing
to give that memory strengthened TO
anyone who wants il. But Marie finds
it useful when she has letters TO mail,
for she just shows it to her husband,
and somehow he never forgets her
letters--N. y. Times.