The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26
IAoE. r. EBENEZER MORGAN,

lNH - nSure, lie was larSe, he
~ was red, and he was con,
TcrC versational, and he knew
more about pork and beef than any
other man in that interesting city. He
had a quarter of million invested in
pork and beef half a million in railway
stock and real estate, half million in
steamships, and enough money at his
bank to supply him, on demand, with
all the blessings of this life.
His only trouble was that he had
spasmodic attacks of loss of memory.
Now and again he would set out for
his Office and forget where it happened
to be until he remembered that it was
time to go home; and when he set out
for home he would forget his name
before he was halfway, and in trying
recollect where he lived. These were
only one or two effects of his absent
mindedness. There We're others.
"Sabina," he observed to his daugh-
ter one morning, I'm in putty con-
. sid'able state. You kin pack up for
Yarrup. TIL doctor he ses I've got ter
git, an 1 calc'late it's machin order.
TIL Morgan Castle starts I'm New
York Monday-guess we kin catch that.
I've telephoned fr tn upper deck"
"The upper deck, poppa" exclaimed
the girl, thunderstruck.
"Waal, guess that's what ordered,
now I cum ter think of it; but you kin
telegraph thet my idee war really tn
state cabin"
"But l can't get ready, poppa. l
haven't thing to go in
"Then you kin go around to th' stores
an tell 'em ter pack six trunks of fe-
male apparel, assorted, by tn day after
tmorrer. Thets settled. Now I'll jest
go an fix up thet there pork deal with
Jabe Skew, an then We'll git to New
York"
Sabina was Ebenezer's only daughter
-blue-eyed and twenty-one. When her
fathers mind was set on a thing she
knew it was of no use to oppose him;
besides, she had long wanted to go to
Europe. She therefore went to the
stores and ordered seven trunkfuls of
ladies' attire. The stores packed them,
and labeled them, and sent them for
ward to the Morgan Castle, and two
days afterward Ebenezer and his
daughter were on their way to join the
trunks.
"Guess I've forgotten them thar
maldy-mer lozenges, Sabina," he said,
as they went down the gangway.
81 have them, poppa," she answered.
"Thet's good gal," he said; and they
went into their cabins.
Sabina came on deck few moments
afterward to watch the boat cast her
moorings. The vessel was going out of
the harbor when her father followed
excitedly.
Say" he shouted to the captain on
the bridge, "say, cap'n, kin you stop
her minute while l.
The captain was busy-and deaf.
"Whatever's the matter, poppa?" de-
manded Sabina, anxiously.
"Waal," he replied, 'I've ben fussin
around with thet thar Jabe Skew, an,
consarn it all, I've clean fergot my UNI
brellav'
"Oh, never mind" she said, soothing
ly. "You can get another when you
reach London"-an assurance which
seemed to comfort him.
"Thet's all right" he said. "Jest you
remember me not ter forgit. Mebbe
it'll rain. You never kin tell"
On their arrival in London they put
up at the Hotel Elysium. 1t was prob
ably so called because most Americans
in London stayed there. They saw the
sights for month, and Ebenezer never
lost his memory once, or even himself.
Indeed, on two occasions he went out
alone and found his way back again
o. K, as he put it. This he regarded
as feat.
"Say, Sabina." he said one morning at
breakfast, well go long inter tn
town this mornin' an buy some dr.
monds an sich-like goods. reckin you
bout earn all kin give you"
"Oh, poppa," exclaimed Sabina, CRATE
fully, you are kindw
'Waal, now I come to think on it.
I'll not say thet amt my true kerecter,"
he said, with an expansive smile and
a chuckle. Then he began fumbling in
his inner pockets, and from a wallet
produced bundle of notes. Here's
few to be goin' on with" he went on.
handing her bundle. II amt counted
'em, and mebber thar amt enough.
But you kin come ag'in." Sabina put
the notes in her purse.
They spent the morning shopping in
Bond street, Regent street and Oxford
street. Sabina bought all sorts of
rings, and all sorts of necklets, and all
sorts of brooches, and all sorts of hats,
and cloaks, and dresses, and what not.
Ebenezer bought two-hundred-guinea
chronometer, which was a weather
chart, an almanac, a musical box and a
phonograpb all in one 'a- .