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Show DAD AND HIS MEMORY. Old Gentleman Really Had Very Little Lit-tle to Brag About. It was a severe trial to Mr. Harding that his only son's memory was not all that could bo desired. "Whero in tho world ho got such a forgotful Btrcak from Is beyond me," said tho oxnsperatcd father to his wifo on ono occasion. "What has he forgotten now?" asked Mrs. Harding, with eyes downcast down-cast and a demuro expression. 'Tho figures ot tho Inst return from tho election on tho bulletin-board," and Mr. Harding inserted a finger In his collar ns If to loosen It, nnd shook his hend vehemently. "Looked nt 'em as ho camo past not half "nn hour ago, and now can't tell 'mo. "As I said to him: 'If you'ro so stupid you can't keep a few simple figures fig-ures In your head, why don't you wrlto 'em down on n pleco of paper, as I da, and havo dono nil my llfo, long beforo I was your ago?' "Youth's Companion. |