The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-07-20

! tunes. IeDlteu MIS- AfutCnlngS, ne
cisively Things are changed since
then. Besides, he was east into prison
and put to death, as you know she
added, looking around with an ar Of
''Wouldn't it be a good idea said
Mr.. Weatherby Jones, "tO give the boy
the name of some great man? The con-
/ seriousness of being q second an, hmm
Hannibal or Cicero would probably
have good influence upon him. and
render him ambitious OF preserving the
honor of the name, and Of emulating the
fame Of his illusirious namesake.'i
George Washington" suggested
Aunt jackson.
'' Too common. know at least fiji
teen George Washingtons-white and
blackr' said Jones.
Suppose you choose some name
tclosely associated with the Father of his
Country" said Cousin joshua some
thing that would be continually remind
/ Inc your boy Of tina great and good
man, and urging him on to initiate
him?''
- Little Hatcbet! And the girl. Cher
ry, after the cherry-tree, you know, :"
said Cousin jackson. in the triumphant
consciousness Of having ut last made a
brilliant hit.
And he could not account for the pro-
found contempt with which his sugges-
ton was received.
THAT Lille Ratchet suggests an In
dian name,'' observed Jones, thought
fully. 1--we always had partially for
Indian names. I fancy they confer an
air of distinction, besides being Pc
culiarly appropriate to an American
born child"
Indeed, some of the Indian names
are lovelyp' Miss ArabeIla declared,
with enthusiasm. ''There are Mime
haha and Osceola, and Powhatan and
Pocahontas-th though these last are usual
| enough in the upper classes of Virginia
49, and Tecumseh and Warowo- comicO-
unless this is too long"
! s. WarOwO-cOmicO Jones-that IS rath-
er too long" murmured Emily.
How would Mana do? Sitting Bulls
wife was called Mana -
/ Here Mr.. JacksOn's voice was heard,
/ family suggesting Spotted Tail and
1 Wampum. or Pow-wow and Calumet,
- or something of that sort. But
Grandmother Jones interposed.
elf you want to make yelling,
! scalping savage of your child, HoratiO,
she said, severely, to her son, ''why
not call him Tomahawk, or Wild
l GIL, Oh 4 OiSOil-SuthC3 dJ OAlCCs anu NC
| done with it?''
Why. mother, P0ison-snabe Jones
would scarcely sound well in my opin-
| ion.
| Bn3 Mrs. Jones, senior, was evident
ly. for some reason, seriously offended.
MA" said Emily, observing that her
mother had not spoken, but sat with
I stiflly folded hands and pursed-up lips,
/ - can you suggest something
- If your own feelings, Emily, as the
daughter of one of the best of men and
fathers, have not suggested to you a
name for your boy-your first boy
| then I regard it as useless my making
/ any suggestion
There was a dead silence, and every
body looked at everybody else.
"You go for family names, perhaps,
ma amps said Cousin Joshua. ''Pray
what was the Christian name of your
late respected husband?''
s. His name, SIR responded the wild
ow, solemnly-''his name was Nicholas
Peter Crutchings; and better or more
amiable-tempered man never lived"
Here Grandma Jones gave an audible
sniff; and Mr.. jackson observed, pleas
antly:
Eyes, madam, I remember him very
well and that his name 3Cds Nicholas
| for the boys in the street used to call
/ him Old Nick, which naturally riled
him considerably. Many a thrashing
I've seen him bestow upon those young
rascals'
.Lhave always thought, y commenced
Grandma Junes,with great deliberation;
Il have always been under the impress
! sion that mans first boy would nat
urallybe named after himself or his
own father Me- husbands name was
! ADMINISTRATION Jones'"
q On the contrary, ma am, !" said Mrs.
Crutchings, frigidly-@s'if you will ex-
cuse mel have always understood it
/ to he the custom for the eldest son to
bear the name Of bis mothers family
thus notifying distinctly what two fami-
lies he represents.
- Crutchings Jonesp' murmured Mr..
Horatio Jones, criticisingly.
" Thaddeus Horatio would SCUM d
rather better, | should think, said
his mother, loftily. IF yOu have no
regard for the memory of your blessed
father HoratiO, and no desire to per-
petuate in your family the remembrance
of his virtues, then it is useless my say
inc ANYTHING further. AS to myself"
she added, with dignity, Il trust that L
can do my duty as grandmother to
1 your daughter, whether or not she is
called by my name.
Here the old lady's voice faltered, but
she would not yield to the momentary
weakness produced by the consciousness
of neglect and injury. She adjusted her
cap and looked defantly around.
"Weu," said Jones' mother-in-law,
with sarcastic emphasis, % must say
that when a person expects a young
woman to overlook and slight her own
mother, and name her first girl-baby
after another person-why, I'm pre-
pared for anything"
Il should think, ma am, that per-
son would have a right to expect it, so
4 long as she is in her 0t012 sons house -
. Oh. ma am, / don't intend to dis
| pute that question; and I'm sure l have
/ no intention of being an intruder in the
/ house of my own daughters husband.
If my presence inconvenience you"
q Mar interrupted Emily, pleadingly.
While Jones whispered something in
the ear of his maternal parent which
/ caused her to bride up with:
II am sure, Horatio, that 1 dom in
/ tend or desire to produce any unpleas-
4 antness. l am the last person" and
here she applied her handkerchief to
/ her ewes and left the room, at the same
moment in which Mrs. Crutchings, with
/ all her little curls in a tremble, sailed
out by the opposite door.
A dead silence fell upon the company.
Jones looked extremely uncomfortable,
and his wife began to show signs of
nervousness. Mr.. Weatherby Jones
/ sucked the head of his cane, and Miss
Arabella pensiyely toyed with her
watch-charms.
Il don't see," said Mrs. Jackson,
meditatively-"I don't see how the
question is ever to be settled, unless you