Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-16
STORIES OF FoReETFULNEss
Some Lapses Of Memory That Hac
Odd Results.

To old soldiers it will seem incredible
that veteran could forget the company
and regiment he served in during the civil
war, but that such 4 thing can happen
and has happened can be amply verified
in the bureau of pensions. Congressman
Victor Murdoch has two valuable cases of
that kind One of them is Melodies Ham
mond-knnWn to nearly everybody in
Wichita. That he served In the army
during the war there is very good reason
to believe. but he cannot remember a sin
gle incident or feature of his service, not
knowing where he was enlisted or dis
charged or what company or regiment he
served in. Some thirty odd years ago he
was struck by lightning and does not re-
member a thing behind that event.
Former Commissioner of Pensions El-
gene Ware knew that such forgetfuness
was possible for he once related this
| the Hoosier poet. were giving readings IN
Colorado. Riley was to Fecite one OF his
own pieces. one he had composed and
written himself, one he had already re-
cited over 100 times that season. When
he went upon the stage he forgot it ut
terly.
One Of the most peculiar cases Of
amneSia in history is recorded in remin-
iScenceS of Bishop Munster. He went out
for walk one day, and for the informal
ton of some visitors he expected he had
written on his door: The master of the
house is not at home" When he returned
door, and forgetting that he was the mas
ter of the house he sat down on the steps
and waited for himself
met prominent citizen opposite where
the National Bank Of Commerce now
stands who was actually waiting for him
self. He said that the man who was his
actual self had promised to meet him
there, and was very much surprised why
he did not keep his engagement. He has
laughed many times at the queer Incl
dent.
do not propose to show that every
time man forgets to pay back borrowed
money his cells are on a strike but
Know OF one very notable case in which
that was true. A prominent citizen got
$ioo from another man and actually for
got 1t. Until this day he cannot rcrem-
Der getting the money, but fortunately his
bank account proved that he did get it,
and he paid 1t back promptly.
preacher who had a congregation in 4
well to do central Kansas town one Sat
urday afternoon bought q cow and tied
her IN front of the church until he
the church to hold services the following
morning he saw the COW suffering for food
and water. He discarded, his well-pre-
pared sermon and preached powerfully on
the text The merciful man is merciful
to his BEAST He gave a very severe
roasting to the 'brutish'' person who
had allowed the COW to suffer- and it
never dawned upon his mind that he him
self was the owner of the COW until after
he had dismissed his congregation.
Since | am talking of this pastor I am
reminded of the fact that the word min
lister as applied to pastors was associat
ed with very peculiar case of forgetful
ness. Calvin first applied the word to the
pastors of his following in consequence If
the TACT that one of his deciples was edu-
Gated in hall of the School of EQUITY Of
Poitlers, which was known as La Minis
terie. One of the graduates Of that hall
nau 70 denver an essay, ana, as graduates
are wont to do even now. he SELECTED q
fine garden of big cabbages to practice in
When the day, came and he stood before
was not talking to cabbages until he ar.
rived nearly at the end of his address
when he completely broke down. saving
Gentlemen 1 now clearly see that YOU
are not cahbages. as | supposed'' II
Eontalne does not say what the students
did to him.-The Wichita Eagle.