The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-06-09
Buffalo Sunday Republic.
WHAT Is IN A NAME.

There is a man in our village whose
name is Thomas Brown. This is not 4
remarkable fact in itself, but this par
ticular Brown met with a little adven,
ture not long ago, that is really too good
to let pass. Brown is a widower, on the
shady side of forty, and rather well to dc
in this worlds goods. He is not good
looking; in fact, he looks rather the
other way, but somehow he has managed
to secure two better halves OUTLYING
both. Since his last wife's death, he has
been living in our village inn (dignifed
by the name of hoteD, and has spent
most Of his time in-well, looking around
for a third Mrs Brown. Not long ago,
the landlord handed him a letter di-
rectcd to Thomas Brown, Esq. ,-
Hotel, Saltwater. He opened it and
read:
My DEAR BROWN: / have just bought a
house in the town of B and have moved
my wife and daughter there for the summer.
! Will be detained in the city for week
yet; and couldn't you, like the good fellow
YOU are, 20 over to B-and stav there
until | come down. It's true younever net
any of my family but me, but this letter Will
be a sufficient Introduction to them, and |
will guarantee YOU hearty welcome. Make
yourself completely at home, as If | were
there, and have an eye over things in gem
eral. De this for your own scheol-fellow,
HIRAM JUDKINS.
Brown stared at this letter for full
two minutes after reading, and then
broke his spell of enchantmept by com
mcncing to vigorously scratch his head.
tie thought over all the boys he used to
60 to school with and play marbles
with but did not remember any Hiram
Judkins. He never recollected hearing
the name before, and the harder he
scratched his head the-more mystifed he
became. He looked up the address on
the envelope and read Thomas Brown,
Esq, again. He was the only one of
hat name in Saltwater, consequently
the letter must be meant for him: but
who and what was Hiram Judkins? SO
deep did his cOgitations become and 50
engrossed was he in solving the enigma
that he twisted his face into every inn
aginable shape, to the CONSERVATION OF
the landlord, who had been standing by
Watching his boarder, and who asked
him il he had a pain, and advised lit
tie gin and water as relief Brown re-
Piled by turning on his heel and walking
oft. All that day he spent in endeayor-
ing to freshen his memory of school days,
but at night had conjured up no vision
of Hiram Judkins He used to know
Hiram Sands, and rs the recollection
flashed upon him he thought he had
solved the enigma, rs Hiram might have
married somebody by the name of judi
kins, and reversed the order of things
by dropping his own name and taking
the lady's. But on second thought he
secuted this idea entirely, and by night
he was no nearer the solution than i'm
the morning. One thing he decided
upon though He would 90 TO B.
and seek up the Judkins family. minu,
hiram, and then decide whether the let
ter was intended for him. That night
he dreamed of man who had a Thousand
and one names pinned on his back and
all of these names were Hiram ,IudkinS
He tried 10 catch glimpse Of the man.
face, but he persi>tently turned his back
To him. The next morning he made hi.
necessary arrangements and started il
the noon train for B Arrivin.
there he had little difficulty in finding
the neat little cottage which Mrs. Jud
kins and her daughter had just com
menced to occupy, and with rather /;
nervous tread he walked up the prett,
path from the gate 10 the front porch
and timidly Knocked At the door
He was ushered into neat little par
Tor by a matronly lady, who, when he
inquired after Mrs Hiram Judkins, in
formed him that she was the person.
" | have just received this letter from
your husband, he commenced, as he
pulled it out Of his pocket and handed it
to her.