The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-06-16
"Fleecy locks and black complexion,
Cannot forfeit Natures claim"
odd Names.

odd Names.
Great care should be exercised by pa.
rents in selecting names for their children,
especially if the surname should happen
to be odd sounding one. By neglecting
this precaution many ridiculous results
have followed.
Many of my readers doubtless have
heard how Mr.. Ashe had son of his
chiristened Caleb, and how the school
boys perverted the youngsters name into
Calabash," by which cognomen he was
known even after he had grown to man.
hood.
Also, Mr.. Rose, romantically inclined,
who called his daughter Wild. When
she became a young woman her name
was admired by all the young folks But
alas! she married gentleman by the
name of Bull, and was changed from a
"Wild Rose into "Wild Bull"
Again. A MIR. Frogge desiring two
given names for his son and heir, decided
on calling him after an old friend of his.
The result was that before the ridiculous
blunder was discovered the boy was chris
tened James Bull Frogge, which the COM
panions OF the boy finally curtailed into
Bullfrog.
Having given the reader few instan-
ces OF odd names so as to prepare him or
her tor what they may expect, shall now
lay before them such cases of similar
Kind as have come under my notice:
have an intimate acquaintance who
rcloiceS-no, he sutferS-under the singu-
lar name of Abraham Street Sleeper
Dropping the first name and using the in
itial only, he becomes A. Street Sleeper
Should he get di>gtsted with either of his
names and resort altogether to initials, he
would write himself as A. s. s. lie had
once thought of having his name entirely
changed, but finally resolved to retain it
at all hazards
The odlity of his name created in him
a desire to ascertain how many more such
could be found in the city, and to make
the search thorough lie had recourse to a
directory, which, with strolling around
the town-he being man Of leisure
gave him great facilities for gratifying his
suddenly acquired taste He was as fond
of joke as any man living, and never
missed an opportunity whenever and
wherever it presented itself. This new
tield-namely, odd names, of men and
women-was calculated to be varied and
highly amusing.
Passing along the street one day Abe
saw tailor's sign, which read thus -
John Fell, tailor-the word tailor being
beneath and quite pale. Going in, ht
saw woman alone, attending the shop,
he asked:
"Did John hurt himself?"
The woman became excited. Her hus-
band, who bore the odd name, had gone
to fire an hour ago, and she of course,
thoug Int by Abe's question that he Gohn
had met with some mishap. She asked
our joker where her husband was and how
he had come to hurt himself.
Madam said Sleeper, solemnly, 81
know nothing of your husband: never
saw him to my knowledge. | noticed or
a sign at the door that John Fell, so hu.
namely called on you to ascertain the ex.
tent of his INJURIES
Of course when Abe pointed to the
sign and explained, Mrs Fell saw thu
Joke. They parted with great indignation
on her part, and deal of merriment OF
his
Seeing one day on a door-plate thu
name |. c. JONES'" he could scarcely re
sist the desire to ring the bell and inform
the inmates of the dwelling that he alst
saw Jones.
The next name that attracted him wa
that of a dancing master called Malol
Colley. eff Iwere in his place." though
our hero, 81 would change either m,
name or my profession. He ought to b
an undertaken or sexton, but a dancin;
master can scarcely be inclined to be mel
ancholy."
Abe knew very large, fat man, WIN
= rejolced in the title of Isaac MATTHEW
Livingood. But the gentleman usuall
wrote it 81. NJ. Livingood." he handed
card TO our joker, one day, with the abov
name on it. Abe read it and then re
:. marked:
One would think you were living good
i Judging from your appearance"
{ A sign reading "Adam Good, shoema
ker," came under his observation soon al
ter BY erasing the first letter in ''Adam
and marking a large A Immediately abov
it, on the sign, he caused it to read g.
: dam Good shoemaker"
4 Next morning he called on the mar
, and ordered him to measure him for
f pair of shoes, remarking at the time:
v eff you really are all that your sig
: says, l think I could scarcely And a mol
t suitable man or my purpose. But Z
g advise you to be less profane, for 70
b might loose many chances from pio,