The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-14
NED ENJOYS A
FORGET PARITY


Did my son post that letter l gave him
yesterday" asked 'Ned's mamma.
Ned's hand dived into the inside pocket
OF his coat n brought out a crumpled
letter.
I'm so sorry, mammal he cried. seeing
the grieved look on his mammals face.
Il. too. am sorry responded mamma
as that was a letter inviting Aunt Amy
to stop off here on her way home"
oh! OH" cried Ned. And l do so
love Aunt Amyi''
IF you catch this mail the letter may
yet be IN time said mamma. Ned ran
off as fast as he could to post the precious
letter.
Another day it was a school book which
he left out in the orchard. II rained all
night and ruined his book. Ned cried as if
his heart would break and mamna was so
sorry for him she did not scold SO very
much.
One night Ned's papa said: MY little
man, can | trust you to take this message
up to Mr.. Browns? 1t is about a very
important matter"
Ned felt quite important as the mes
ssnger, but, alas! he met Jimmy Blake.
Then he went on an errand with Jimmy,
so he would go up to Mr.. Browns past
that dark, vacant lot with him, and Jim
ing"-and really scared Ned. OF course.
after all that, Ned forgot whether to
tell Mr.; Brown to do it or not to do it; he
guessed 1t was not to do it. Ned's papa
t1ot "a ca &C III VI liDlttH I'll OcCduSH
Ned forgot. Papas are sterner than
mammals, and Ned was punished.
For a whole week afterward Ned did
not forget. To be sure, his memory was
not taxed much, for every one had lost
faith in him and did not ask much of
him.
But one day Uncle Charlie heard Ned
say to his mamm Plague take my for
getery!' Uncle Charlie knew that Ned had
been forgetting again. and he thought OF
a plan to curt Ned of this habit.
Ned will be s years old Saturday
said mamma that day at teatime.
Can l have n party with both boys and
girls and plum cake and candles?" cried
"of course you can" said Uncle Charlie.
III buy the candles-eight, and one to
grow on"
I'm write the invitation said Sister
"Pll make a heaping platter of Judges
laughed Aunt Amy. who. after all, had
gotten the delayed letter in time.
And l." said papa, will send up some
Ned danced for joy and ran off to school
with a hop. skip and jump. Saturday
morning Ncd's mamma sent him ever so
far TO Mr.. Benton's. who raised vegetables
Ned could not get home until just dinner
time; but he told Mr.. Benton all about his
party, and Mr.. Benton gave him a cute
little bantam chicken for Il birthday
DO you think asked Ned at dinner,
my party will come right at . o'cloc6?'
We'll, well, = said Uncle Charlie, 81 for
got all about those cardlasi''
I've been SO busy said Aunt Amy,
that ! forgot TO make the fudges!"
And said papa; forgot TO order the
cream. II is too bad"
~ doesn't matter. after all said Sister
Neil, FOR forget TO invite nyone to the
Ned's face grew longer and longer. and
be looked at his mamma. who had not
spoken vet. Surely she had not forgottCni
"Why." laughed Uncle Charlie. before
mamma could speak, "itll be a forget
wont it,
and ran up to his own little room. After
seemed a long, long tiulc 10 Ned. and
10 Ned's ANN too, She stole upstairs
"A great big piece Of plur1 cake; for.
as she would, mamma could not forget
little boys birthday.
After that When Nod forgot. which he
seldom did. someone would BAY, u guess
better have another forget party
Washington Star.