The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-12-19

tradictiOn between mans name and his
character,-when he is ridiculed as sail
ing under false colors, or claiming a merit
which does not belong to him. Thu:
jerome, one of the Fathers of the Church
being engaged in controversy with one
| Vlgilantius, q. g.. "the watchftli." about
certain viglls which the latter opposed
lstigmatized him as "D0rmitantius, on
"the Sleeper" But more frequently the
nickname is suggested by the real name
where there is M such antagonism be.
tween them,-where the latter, as it is
or by slight change, can be made to
contain confession of the Ignorance OIL
folly Of the bearer. What can be hap
pier in This way than the "brand OF He'll, '
applied 20 Pope Hlldebrand, the title
Of ISLANDERS" affixed by Fuller to San
ders the foul-mouthed libelsr of O ueen
Elizabeth, the "Vsnity" and Sterllity,"
which B lxtsr coined from their names
of Vane and Sterry,-and the term
"Swepnet," which that skillful master OF
the passions, Cicero, gave to the Infamous
Praesor of Sicily, whose naMle Verres,
was prophetic OF his saosepjng the province.
--declaring that others might be partial
to thejQs cerrSnuno, which might mean
verrne law or boar sauce, but not he?
There IS probably no country, unless it
he our own, In which Aickn4mss have
aouriShed more than in EngIaad. Every
porty there has had it's watch words b.
which tn rally its mem hers, or To set on
its OWE band 'gs to worry ami tear those
OF another faction; and wnAr 10 quite ex-
traord'nary is that many Of the names of
political parties and religious sects were
originally nicknames given in the bitter.
est scorn and party hate, yet u'tim ttely
accepted By the party themselves. Thus
"Tory" originally meant sa Irish free
booting beg-trottsr, and Wing" is de-
rived from the Scotch name for sour milk;
which WAS supI osed to aptIy chAracts izr
the Republicans. The German Luther
ans" the Me hodists," the "CApuchIn"
monk, "the BrggArs." Of Holland were
all derlsivrly named thus By their snemie les.
Even the title of "Premier," or Prime
Minister" now one Of the highest dignity.
was at first nickname, glveR in pure
mockery,- the states0 ~ to whom 1t was
applied being Sir Robert WAlpols, a.
will he ssenby the following words sonk-
en- in the House Of Commons in l74S:
Having invested me with kind IF mock
dignity, and styled mo Prinas Xinimer,
they (the opposition) impure To nae All un-
pardpnablc tbuSe OF the chimerILal au-
thority which they only created and con-
ferred. Among the memorial nick
names, those or "Thc Rump," applied to
he L ing Parliament in he time Of
CHARLES II that OF Jenny Twirc cher"
tf,l I'm, h.. oI, -
in THE beggar's Opera" and applied to
Lori Sand mlch, sticking to him vii his
life like burr. and that Of Dizzy"
into which his enemies have condensed
the name OF the great Jewish NJ. P.,-will
readily suggest themselves tn the reader
Am ms American political names there
are many which are not remarkably ex
pressive. others like "Old Bullion" and
OH Hickory" are stepped in "the very
brine of c0ncelt," and sum up character
rs T by idspiration
The annoyance which may be given to
m2n, even by an apparently meaning
less nickname, which sticks to him where
ever he goes, ia we'll ilusGrated by story
told by H zlitt in his Conversations with
Northcptc," the painter. A village baker
got, he knew not how, the name Of
"ryddy doll" He was leased aad wor>
RET by it TIL it almost drove him crazy.
The boys hal"oed it after him in the
streets, and poked their faces into his
shop windows; the parrots ech ed the
name as he passed their cages; ard even
the soldiers took 1t mp (for tho place was
military Etasi"n,) aud InRrched to par
AIDE, beating time with their feet and
singing TIddy doll Tiddy-1oll rs they
passed by bIs door. He flew out npon
them at the sound With neutrality-suspicious..
fury, was kRocked down 4nd rolled ia the
kern~l, and got up ~ an aG nv of rage,
his VIII tie clothes drabbIed and bespatter
ed w!'h mud. A respectable and friendly
g aiIem4n in the nelghborhood, who
pitt his weakness, called him intO his
house one day. and demonstrated with
him IN the Subjccr. He advised him to
take no notice OF his prosecutors. "Wnat,"
said he, does it signify Suppose thew
Il" call you TIddy-t,ll? What harm"-
There there it is agAir!" burst forth the
inturated baker; "ynu've called nae So
yourself Ynu called mo in on purposs
to insult me' Aad, saying this, hr vent
Ell his rage in a torrent Of abusive eoi
thets, AMI dsrted cut Of The house ia a
tempest Of passion.
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