The Family with Short Memories

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One Sunday afternoon a clergyman was returning home from Church, which was at some little distance from his house, when a man in working clothes stopped him and said, “Beg pardon, sir, but have you seen my boy on the road?” “Was he driving a cart?” asked the clergyman. “Yes, sir.” “And were there some hurdles and a pitchfork in the cart?” “Yes, that’s it,” said the man. “A little boy with a short memory?” continued the clergyman. The man stared, and seemed surprised. “Well, I don’t know that he is specially forgetful; but what made you think he had a short memory?” “I know he had, and, more than that, I think he belongs to a family that have very short memories.” The man showed his extreme surprise at this statement, and said, “Why, what in the world makes you think so, sir?” The clergyman looked him full in the face, and replied with calm solemnity, “Because God has said, ‘Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy’ (Ex. 20:8), and I think you have forgotten all about it.”

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