Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-07-29
Bible Names in England.

II We look over the pages Of the diTcc,o-
RE. Of West York shire and East Lancashire,
and strike out the surnames, We could I'M
agiue we we're consulting anciently inscribed
registers Of Joppa or Jericho. II would
seem As If Canaan and the West Riding had
go, inexricably mixed.
Wha; a spectacle meets our eye Within
the limit of ten leaves We have three Pha-
raohs, while as many Hephzibahs are to be
found on one single page. Adlh and Ill
lah Pickles, sisters, are milliners. Jeho,a-
da Rhodes makes saws-noi Soloman's sort
and Ilariph Crawshaw keeps farm.
Vashni, from somewhere in the Chronicles,
page is rescued from oblivion by Nashni
Wilkinson. coal merchant. who very likely
goes to Barzillai Williamson, on the same
page, for hi. joints, Barzillai being butch,
er. Jachin, known to but few as situated in
the Book Of Kings, is in the person Of ia
chin Firth, beer retailer familiar to all his
neighbors. Heber Holdsworth on one page
is faced By Er lllingworth on the other
Asa and Joab are extremely popular, while
Ahner, Adna, Ashael, Erastus, Eunice, Ben
aiah Aquila, Elihu and Philemon enjoy a
fair amount OF patronage. Shadrach, Mesh
ach and Abednego, having been rescued from
Chaldaan fire, have been deluged with bap-
tismal water. | have lighted upon name
after name that did not know existed in
the Bible at all till looked into the Ian
cashire and York shire directories.
The Bible has decided the nomenclature
Of the North Of England. In towns like
Oldham, Bolton, Ashton and Blackburn, the
clergyman's baptismal register is but rec
I'd of a el.. Nt
mine christened twins Cain and Abel, only
Another parson on the Derbyshire border
was gravely informed. at the proper moment,
that the name of baptism was Kamoth-Gile-
ad. boy or girl, eh ?" he asked, in some
what agita,ed voice. The parents had open
ed the Bible haphazard, according to the
village tradition, and selected the first name
the eve fell on.
Ii was but year ago a little child was
christened Tellno in town within six miles
of Manchester, at the suggestion of a cotton
spinner, the father, workman Of the name
Of Lees, having asked his advice. II sup
pose it must be Scripture name," said his
master "Oh, yes; that's of course" Sup
pose YOU choose Tellno," said his employer
.'Thatll do,' replied the other, who had
never heard it before, and liked it the better
on that account. The child is now Tell l-no
Lees ('.Lees" being the Lancashire way of
pronouncing "Lies'), the father, too late,
finding that he had been hoaxed. "Sirs,"
was the answer given to bewildered curate.
after the usual demand TO name the child
He objected, but was informed that it was a
Scripture name, and the verse, 'Sirs, what
must do to be saved?" was trimphantly
appealed to. This reminds one Of the Purii-
tan who styled his dog Moreover" after
the dog in the Gospel; Moreover the dog
came and licked his sores"
There is, again. a story of clergyman
making the customary demand as to the
name from knot Of women round the font.
LAX her." said one. Turning to the woman
who appeared to be indicated, he again asked,
"What name ?" 'Ax her." she replied.
The third woman. being questioned, gave
the same reply. At last he discovered the
name to be the Scriptural Achsah. Caleb's
daughter name, by the way, which was
somevhat popular With our forefathsrs.