Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-12-07


"1on have come back IN time to help
US, Tom. " said Mr. Bradley. I'VE are
having a discussion.
What about 2"
"A name for-for the httle-hem =
the little niece you expect.
'Ah! l see, replied Tom, putting
down his glass. "Well, there is no great
difficulty about that, | suppose Call
her Diana or Juno."
"Why, my dear Tom, these are the
names of your horrid dogs % cried Jane.
Well Jennie, why not? They're very
good names"
Jacks alive? ?" observed Mr.. Bum
nett.
How exceedenly warm" remarked
his lady, trying to turn the action of
brushing away the snuff into f4nning
herself.
Tive got it p cried Tom, on sud-
den. Call him Shirley it's first-rate
name I've seen it advertised end.
Call him that and have done with 1t.
Him - said Mrs Bunnett, in a state
" tone. I'VE are speaking of girl,
Mr.. Thomas"
"Well, it will do Just as well. Nobody
knows in the city whether Shirley means
a man or woman. That's the advan-
tage,"
Mr.. Tom Bradley went away every
Monday. and never reappeared until the
next morning. Consequently he saw
much life and was great authority on
matters, relating To town. And this Mrs
Bunnet. hated above all things, for she
always wished 10 monopolize the metro
politan 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 story where the Christian name
is Lettice."
"Ah!," said Ton, ''genteel for cabbage;
memoirs of tailor.
The lady looked at young MIR, Brad
ley like essence of thunder.
u think" said Mrs. Bradley, ''we
might do worse than choose Isabella
-'Or the Fatal Marriage, " interrupted
Tom. | saw her once at Che theatre. "
"TheFe does not appear much diijer-
ence between Isabella and Constantia,
remarked Mrs. Bunnet, v til her usual
severity; especially for Handicapped
ty' name"
The lady had not forgotten the rejec-
ton of her own.
"Constantiar' cried Mr.. Bardley jun
ior why, that's the name of n WINE, not
girl.
Tom - murmure,i his mother, with
every kind of domestic telegraph at
work; and she added, still lower. It's
Mrs. Bunnett's name.
"Well, l don't care, mother, was the
reply. 1T isn't a girls name any more,
because its that old things.
MY dear -
Dorothy, suggested Mr.. Bradley.
''Dorothea Is more poetlcal, mildly
added Mr. Brunnett.
"Dcrothea cried the inevitable Tom,
''Yes. I've seen her image in the crock
ery shops. Oh, very pretty, Indeed;
dressed sa \ boy, with her trousers tuck
ed up: never mind,
And he mixed another tumhler of
brandy and water.
when | was Il boy" SAID Mr.. Bun
nett, II could play the violin, and |
could make it say, 'Ah, all, poor, Doro-
thy sliding the finger up and down the
first string while kept bowing it.
'Oh that's nothing, repiIed Tom
.'you should hear Ole Bull. He can do
all sort of things-make it crow, and
bark. and initiate a railway. No stop
that wasn't Built was Smith.
And here young Mr. Bradley indulged
III reminiscence of the music of Ethl-
opia with all the laughs and chuckles,
and forced expiratIons, which, as COM
paratively recent Investigations have
shown, characterized that singular pco-
pie.
IF We are going to settle the name
tonight. | think We had better keep to
the subject" said Mrs Bunnett.
80 DO /, ma'am" replied Tom, stop
pin. suddenly. There's the very last
pame was singing Susannah. What,
not Susannah Then | give 1t up un-
less YOU get French dictionary, and
run over the Christian names at the
end.
..Eleanor is pretty. think, " said Mr..
Bradley.
"What" observed Mrs Bunnett;;''you
cannot possibly recollect the infamous
woman that Charles the Second so mis-
conduct d himself with should never
think of anybody else"
Jacks alive" exclaimed her Lus-
band, as the old lady took snuff most
violently III her excitement.
Heres Mr.. Kidd, cried Tom, as
mild young man came timidly into the
room. Here Kidd, your advice gratis
5 wanted. What shall its name be ,"
Mr.. Kidd was the assistant 10 the VII
laSe doctor and passed the greater patt
Of his time in remote cottages. His onl y
lelaxatIcn was occasionally coming IN
to tea with the Bradleys, as he wished
to do on the present occasion. Before
he answered Toms question, he went
ceremoniously round 10 everybody, bow
ing TO some. shaking fingers with Others,
ma asking them how they all did. ..
Whats pretty name for a girl:
continued Tom.
..Well-really, Mr.. Thomas, hesita-
ted bland M. kidd, smiling, Il hardly
know, YOU are ltlic top siI"-p et'OH
me, | think. i name is very import
ant affair.
NV uncle was going 10 bemnrried to
a great fortune, but the lady would not
have him on account of his names. he
WAS born in 1775. and WAS called Lisbon
Earthquake Kidd at his mothers express
desire, because it had Just happened.
have known MANY great persons
apply similar names, observed MS N, s
Bunnett, especially of places, but they
always arpeared absurd"
~ should think so, said Tom: Fancy
a man going through the world as let
bury Jones. Ho no -,
And he made the hall ring again with
his laughter. .no.,ol
These were noble families that l al.
luded To-" continued Mrs. 3unnett; out
atill the custom was ridiculous, to name he
a person after pace. Suppose we cai'
the child Nancy?"
Nancy, city of France, capital eI i tne
Is .l,n NfarIlflp v cried LON