Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-12-07

hending their origin, by way of divert
ing her husbands attention, asked him
what he thought of the little surprise
she had got up for him.
Surprise, dear Edith % he exclaim-
ed. SITS real climax to sensational
drama ~
Stay awhile"-here Edith turned to
George, now recovering his self-posses-
sion-"it's not complete yet. The
manager of your property, whom you
have so often mentioned to me is nv
brother p
"That good fellow, Harry Winston,
your brother Well, your real maiden
name certainly did seem familiar TO me-,
but l was too much taken back by Viii
Ham's announcement to dwell on that
part of his story. However, I dare say
you won't be sorry, that I intend to take
Harry into partnership Oh my return.
But now reflect for a moment-you,
Edith, and you, William-what years of
unhappiness we might have been spared
but for your, to my mind, absurd
theatrical practice of assuming false
names %
Fright, George, my friend, your
y
fullest extent
" In some cases, as IN yours, Zone and
the other) it is done because you have
adopted profession on which the society
you have been accustomed to looks shy
ly; In others. because Grosvenor and
Cholmondely read better on the bills
than Brown and Jones. l have some
times asked myself why, if there is any
virtue in the system, barristers and doc
tors should not equally figure under
strange appellations in the courts and by
the bedside, the better-born among them
contenting themselves with plebian
pseudonyms, those of humber extrac-
ton covering up their with elegant ex-
tracts from Burke and Debrett."
I" To tell you the truth, George" said
William, 81 have often since [ reached
my present position, repented having
taken name other than my own; and
as Edith will in future play as Mrs. Rey-
| nell, L can see no reason against my
sinking the Harold Mortimer of my
salad days, and presenting myself to the
public as William Reynell.
"Perhaps," Edith added, "Ideserve a
degree less of Georges sensible castiga-
ton than my honored lord here. At
least [ did not stray from my initial let
ter. From Winston became Willough-
by. / must in candor admit that [ only
chose the name because when Harry and
| lost our mother and only surviving pa
rent, Harry deciding to emigrate, there
entered into my share of our small in
heritance sundry household articles
marked with the family W. But see,
George, here comes one of our profess
sion who is entirely innocent of the
fault you denounce, Miss Brackley"-
that damsel had just entered" was
born Miss Brackley, and has never been
anything but Miss Brackley, and will
remain Miss Brackley until"
Edith Reynell's eloquent eyes were sig
nificantly fixed upon her brother-in-law,
p1ophetically, too, as was afterward dem
onstrated; for not only did George Rey-
nell return to Australia accompanied by
a beautiful and accomplished wife, but
it is parochially recorded that his wifes
maiden name was Helen Brackley.
George, wisely resolving to have no
secrets from his fancee, confessed to
her the love at first sight that had come
nigh to make him propose marriage to
his own brothers wife. William him
self becoming also enlightened on the
point to each and all was furnished an
additional argument against the curious
custom-admissable in one profession
alone-which enables their members,
through it's entire career, to shelter their
identity under an alias.