Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-06-29
An Indian Name.

y lady taught for awhile in the mission
school of the Delaware Indians in Kansas.
'What is your name ?" she inquired the
first morning OF little black-eyed, dusky
skinned urchin.
''Superfne Best Quality Ketchum," he
shouted, thinking her little deaf.
''You must be mistaken; that can't be your
name"
1T is ;na 'am-truc" And he looked as
proud of it as i warrior of his feathers and
paint. After school she pointed out the lit
tie fellow and asked the missionary his name.
"Superfine Best Quality Ketchum," was
the grave reply, but you may be sure it
was several days before her lips became SO
accustomed to it that size could speak it with
out very preceptable SMILE And the funny
part was that be would never answer to any
thing less than the whole:
She afterwards found out how it came to
be hung upon him. He was wonderful baby
so his parents thought-and their whole
Indian vocabulary added to what they had
learned Of the English one, by three years in
school, could not furnish name that would
at all compare with him. In this perplexity
the father one day brought home a sack Of
-four on which was printed the word ''Super-
fine" They spelled it out aud were so de-
lighted with its sound that they Immediately
bestowed it upon the boy. He grew to be a
boy and one day thirsty traveller was riding
bv and asked for Il drink of water. AS he
handed the cup back after drinking he said
'iYou are fine little fellow, what is your
name 2"
"Superfine Ketchum," was the answer.
''That's Il grand name," he said, laughing.
"DO you know what it means 2"
"No, SIR"
"Super6nc means best quality, and that's
the Kind Of boy you must be-"
Superfne ran into the house and told his
parents, and in two minutes more Best Qaul-
ity was added to his name.
y Coon ONE.-A young blood residing
not i half-dOzen miles from this place, was the
victim of rather good joke one Sunday night
recently. He trying to be particularly
sweet to a'young lady, and had paid her u
number of visits at the residence of her pa
rents. The old folks had somehow got an idea
into their heads that the children we're too
young to ''keep company" and conveyed the
desired hint by calling the girl out of the room
and sending her to bed at nine o'clock, tie
lady of the house astonishing the young gent
by bringing into the parlOr huge piece Of
bread and butter nicely spread with sugar,
which she presented to him, saying, in her
kindest manner, There. hubby, take this
and run home to your mother; it's time little
boys were in bed" The would be gay young
beau hasn't felt as though he wanted any
more sweetness from that source since.
A RICH CoURTsHIP.-One evening as l
was sitting by Hetty, and had worked myself
up to the pint of popping the question, scz
/, "Hetty, if fellow was to ask you to mar
ry him, what would you say ?"
Then sez I, suppose it was Ned Willis 2"
SEE she, :" I'd tell Ned Willis but not you."
That kind of staggered me, but was too
cute to lose the opportunity, and SO seq again,
"Suppose it was mc?"
And then you orter see her pout up her lip,
and SEE she, II don't take no supposing."
Well, now, you, there was nothin' TOR me
to do but to touch the trigger and let the gun
off So bang it went. Seq I, "Lor, Hetty,
Hetty, it's me Won't you say yes :"
And then there was such hulaballoo in
my head don't know 'zactly what TUX place,
but thought 1 heard Eyes" whisperin'
somewhere out of the skimish.
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