Evening journal., 1910-10-12
A Loss of Memory
BY NJ QUAD
Copyright. 1910. by Associated Lit
erary Press
By NJ QUAD

then he married the WIDOW smith ana
sat down and communed with himself
"I've almost broken my back with
hard work. but now that I've married
money I'm going to take things easy.
III hire some one else TO do the work,
and I'll do the bosslng."
He fondly expected TO carry out this
program, but he ran up against stone
wall the very first thing.
'You'll not only work as hard as
ever, but good deal harder" was the
reply OF the wife when he stated his
case. i've got to do It in the house,
and you won't get out Of it outdoors.
The matter is all settled, and we'll say
no more about IT,"
Peter communed some more. AS he
couldn't force matters, he determined
10 resort 90 strategy. He went home
from the corndeld one day with blank
face and asked the wife who he was.
my stars, what do you meant" she
exclaimed after look at him.
"I was hoelng corn and hustline
when something gave way in my head.
l can't remember who l am. l can't
remember who you are, but it seems as
II | had seen you before. What's the
matter with met"
Good lands, but It must be some
thing awful Don't you remember that
you are Peter whlte?"
"Y-e-s; It kinder seems that way, and
yet I'm all the time wondering II l
hain't Sam johnson. Your name is
Schermerhorn, amt IT."
Hear the man talkr' she walled.
Cant you remember that | was the
Widow Smith until I married you?
We were married only a few weeks
ago. Peter FOR heavens sake. don't
go out OF your head"
"Smith. Smith" he unused. 'I don't
think | ever heard the name before.
Mrs jackson. can get supper hereT'
"IIe calls me Jackson! The poor man
has had a stroke or something"
Peter was taken in and cuddled up.
Chicken soup and toast were made for
him, and the wife MIXED the cows and
fed the hogs The doctor came and
looked at Peters tongue and heard
somesof his queer talk and pronounced
1t a case Of loss Of memory He said
that some time IN the years agOne Pc
ter had stood under tree during a
thunderstorm and had been knocked
into cooked hat by a thunderbolt.
The real effects Of the injury were just
coming out.
Peter was to sit in the house or wan
der around as he liked. After about a
month OF coddling a slight improve
ment was noticed He remembered
getting married to SOME widow or 9th
er and was willing to admit that il
might be to Mrs. Smith.
Just how long Peter might have
worked his little game and continued
20 grow fat on IL cannot be told, bu
one day when he had gone to the VII
lage a pill peddler stopped at tn
house. He was told of the case, an
he did some thinking He didn't clair
that any one brand Of his seven kin
Of pills would restore memory, a
many a faker would have done
make a sale. He said that a shoe
was needed. He had known of hv
cases in his medical career. and a
had been cured by sudden shocks. n
little shock for a cent would brin
about a restoration. The brain ha
got all tangled up, and the cords c
laziness had got mixed with the cord
OF memory. He talked to Mrs. Whit
for an hour, and she came to his wa
OF thinking Peter awOke next mOrI
ing glad that he was alive and n
work before him. but that sudde
shock recommended by the pill pei
dler was not far or. He found hin
self bound hand and foot, and whe
he inquired the reason the wife e.
planned;
E II think have got a cure for yol
loss OF memory. At least l am goir
to try It, Can you remember tn
! morning what your name is:"
Its Rammerdinger, hain't it,"
I Eyes. pretty near. Can you remeI
Der my nameT
r Seems to me it's Dockstader."
= 81 see your memory is as bad
(, ever, aud wen try the shock remedy
I Mrs. White was a strapping woma
{ strong and husky. With one yal
Peter was on the floor He stru'
mostly on his head. OF course he hi
/ something TO say. and the reply wa
j Peter, I've got the horsewhip heI
< and I'm going TO lay il on till "
. can remember back to when CAPITA
Kidd was hung"
A. The whip was applied. The hJ
II band had too soft a snap to thro
" away, and he held out for time, b
IS things became hot. He began to CT
s the wife by her right name. S
y gave him ten more cuts and stopped
ask:
e Peter, who discovered America
J. "Old Columbus" was the prompt a
J. swer.
y And after ten more cuts. "STho W
Il our FIRST president"
George Washington"
,r ITS working. Peter. It's woTkin
rs And who are you?"
o. ''White-Pete White"
Iu And who was II"
20 Emma smith"
n About twenty more vigorous Ct
e. were administered. and then Pet
was asked II his memory was clei
He was sure II was. and within hi
an hour after the lashings had be