The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-12-28


.Everbody's named Mary-half ii
charity school-so's cook. What d
you say TO Apgelica?"
Just at that moment the deliber.
ton was suspended by the arriv.
Of Tom Bradley, the son. He ha
been out late shooting, and no
came blundering into the hall i
those preposterous shoes whic
.sportsmen love to adopt, bringin
bis gun with him wfrich he put i
the corner.
Pray take care of your gun, Nj
Thomas said Mrs. Bunnett: ''yo
know | cannot endure to be nea
one"
'.Oh, there is nothing TO be afrai'
Of" replied Tom. II flashed bot
barrels before | came in"
Yes, but still it might go off,
added the lady.
''Pshawl" said Tom, laughing
you're just like my mother; sh
would not sit near the stock the 9th
er day, after | had taken the barre
off to clean il"
And quite right, my DEAR" OBJ
serbed Mr.. Bradley. Really sucl
dreadful accidents do occur, that on,
cannot be too careful"
"Well-there. mother; I've put i
outside the door. Will that do?"
And, returning, Mr.. Bradley, jun
ior, took his place at the table, anc
a stiff glass of brandy and water.
you have come back in time to
help us, Tom," said Mr.. Bradley
I'VE are having a discussion"
what about"
"A name for-for the little-hem.
the little niece you expect"
"Ahl | see," replied Tom, putting
down his glass. "Well, there is no
great difficulty about that, sup
pose Call her Diana or Juno"
why, my dear Tom, these are
the names of your horrid dogsl'
cried Jane.
Well, Jennie, why not? They're
very good names"
Jack alive" observed Mr.. Bun
nette.
"How exceedingly warm" re-
marked lis lady, trying to turn the
action of brushing away the snuff
into tanning herself.
I've got it," cried Tom, on a sud-
den. ''Call him Shirley; its a first
rate name; I've seen it advertised
no end. Cali him that and have
done with il"
Him said Mrs. Bunnett, in a
stately tone. "We are speaking of a
girl, Mr. Thomas"
well, it will do just as well. No
body knows in the city whether
Shirley means man or a woman.
That's the advantage"
Mr.. Tom Bradley went away every
Monday, and never reappeared un-
til the next morning. Consequently
he saw much life and was a great
authority on matters relating to
town. And this Mrs. Burnett hated
above all things, for she always
wished to monopolize the metropoli-
tan information.
There is no need of names like
that" she said, with toss of her
head, II have seen the papers this
morning, and read of a story where
the Christian name is Lettice."
"Ah!" said Tom, ''genteel for
cabbage; memoirs of tailor"
The lady looked at young Mr..
Bradley like esse ce of thunder.
II think" said Mrs. Bradley, eve
might do worse than choose Isabella.
''Or the Fatal Marriage" inter-
rupted Tom. II saw her once at
the theater"
There does not appear much dit
ference between Isabella and Con-
stantia," remarked Mrs. Bunnet,
with her usual severity especially
for familiar pretty name"
The lady had not forgotten the re-
lection of her own.
"Constantia r cried Mr.. Bradley,
Junior "why, that's the name of a
wine, not of a girl"
tom y murmered his mother,
with every kind of domestic tele-
graph at work and she added.
still lower, Its Mrs Bunnett's
name"
"Well, / don't care mother" was
the reply. 'It isn't girls name
any more, because its that old
things"
My dear p
Dorothy" suggested Mr.. Brad
ley.
"Dorothea is more poctical, mild
" added Mr.. Bunnett.
"Dorothea y cried the inevitable
Tom. "Yes. I've seen her image
in the crockery shops. Oh, very
pretty, indeed dresses as a boy,
with her trousers tucked up i; never
mind"
And he mixed another tumbler of
brandy and water.
"When | was boy" said Mr..
Bunnett, Il could play the violin,
and | could make It say, 'Ah, ah,
poor Dorothy" sliding the finger
up and down the first string while |
kept 5owing it"
@Ohl that's nothing" replied
Tom "vou should hear Ole Bull.
He can do all sorts of things-make
it crow, and bark, and initiate a rail-
way. No stop-that wasn't Bull
it was Smith,
And here young Mr.. Bradley in
dulged in Renaissance of the mu-
sic of Ethiopia with all the laughs
and chuckles, and forced expiations.
which. as comparatively recent in
vestigations have shown, character
lied that singular people.
"If we are going to settle the
name tonight, think we had bet
ter keep to the subject said Mrs.
Bunnett.
$50 do /, ma'am" replied Tom,
stopping suddenly. "There's the
very last name was singing-Su-
sannah. What, not Susannah ?
Then give it up unless you get a
French dictionary. and run over the