The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-12

| so also the names of'IonS ana 'OnOft,
and similar cognomens are SO com
mon as not to excite surprise, but
there are many instances where the
appellatio2 is peculiarly pointed and
even ludicrous in it's effects. For in
stance Pilgrim Crazylous' is school
teacher in Pennsylvania mining dis.
trict, and his name reminds me ofthe
time when sat in an old district.
school house ona hard wooden bench,
just behind a short haired Rchin
] whose head would have bean benefit 1
90 by his ma KING use o me
tooth comb, and whose proximity
learned to dread after my mother
bad. made several searching investi:
cations of my scalp"
81 suppose Pilgrim boards round?''
observed the reporter.
Il don't know" laughed the attor.
ney, "but here is man who ought
tobe one of his scholars, and he hand.
ed the reporter o letter signed by
ID Slatecypher." While the Star
man studied the 81 gnature the lawyer
pulled from pigeon hole s. bundle
Of papers and suddenly resumed !:
'Christly Grow is g colored preach.
Ell who was good soldier during
the war and was badly wounded.
He is now fighting Satan. in Illinois
city which is big and bad, and, I
understand, has had considerable sue
cess as minister among his own
race. I do mt wish TO be.irreverent"
continued the speaker, '.but I have
met severa, 'Christs' in my line Of
business. 4. Christ, from Bethle-
beln, not Jndea, bat Pennsylvania, ap-
piled through me for a pension, while
j. Christ, who was gallant soldier,
fighting through the entire rebellion,
is now, I believe, clothing dealer
!. in Pennsylvania Christian Bible is
an Indian German who ought TO be a
good man;Ebut ! have forgotten what
he follows for q; livelihood: " =. !. :.
Here the narrator. pansed for a
moment to relight his cigar, which
operation having been accomplished
he took mp u paper and said There
bis a. strange relation of nam es and in
/ cid+iats set-forth. IN. thiS n ntr,lir~t'---- >
r.. The r-sI)af ters. examined the docu
ment and- found that j.. S-"TInber
lee"'was asking Uncle Sam to pen
sion hun :hecanse he had been man.
gled Ivy. a splinter in an engagement
-before Charleston in 1864, on account
! efwhich injnry ~a,nputa'ior was rem
dered necessary above the knee, so
that for: the last twenty years his
| name hassbeen peculiarly applicable.
a: striking coincidence in this case
wgs that the. justice Of. tho peace be:
fore whom the necessary, a6idavits
were made signed the name OF Isaac
Nalkingstick.'''
|. Here's another .sententiously
| saidthe lawyer, as he showed second
application towards his visitor, who
found that"T TormentTwist' was suffer
ing the twisting torments Of rbeuma'
.tism. contracted in the winter cam
paisn of General Thomas, near Nash
vile The reporter regarded the
paperiu contemplating silence, which
was broken by the attorney exclaim'
ing: Dreams &C by eo4traries, and
that is trpe OF. names sometimes, .fol
John prinklager' never: drank: lager
or any.other Intoxicating Liquor il
bis lily, lie went through the wal
in the same company With me. end
! was wounded ip tbs Wilderness. !
knew him. veil. and when be was here
to see about his pension be made &
rattling temperance speeeh before &
Good ;;Iemplars' lodge IN this city
which be visited with ne.'' Aftel
two or three pufs at bis oigarI tht
speaker went on "'Rea ,on Tgig' j!
compound Of schoolboy. slang. aae
| is an :unnsual ns,ae even for 9 Yer
mont Ysnkee, bRt;t is not more pecuI
lar thsp Skye Leaf which is Indian
Another enlisted Indian seos
lis known as Ia Nj Ye Ulster, VIII
was disabled by frost bites out II
Montana, notwithstanding the pro
teet:op af his Ha~e," The speake
Lefe arqne and lit the gas saying a
be did 50. u have q letter from 4
woman out in Cineinpsti. She is
soldiers vi,low and is entitled to he
pension. Her name is Nottingham
which !. think is q little suggestive Q
. Porkopolis, don't you? The report
G er sat belplessly dazed for moment
but recovered sufficiently to gasp
81 guess I'd better be going.' an
bidding him goodnight went dow
: the street wondering why people Wi
} bear such names when an applicatio
to the Legislature would secure TO
} them such appellations as We're d
. vere,"' or Percy or eEea plain Job
Smith. -HfasAiagtoa Tar'
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