Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1889-10-11

"I should think | had. Daughter of
old Keteltas who made his money in-no
matter how he made it-he did make it.
The lady is belle, a beauty, his sole
heiress and every one speaks well of her.
Permit me to congratulate you. But
what is the obstacle2"
''Take notice that all this under the
rose The obstacle is this | shall have
to give my full name when get married.
In fact, she wants to know it now. What
shall do?"
"Do! Why give it, of course. Why
not2"
"But how can l ever do it? You dom t
know yet, but when you do you will see
that it is quite impossible. should never
hear the last of it. The newspapers re-
porters would get it. The little boys
would shout it on the streets. 1t would
be in the comic papers. They'd sing
songs about it at the minstrel shows 1t
is too dreadful to think of.
"What on earth can you mean2 You
seem excited. Take another cigar"
"Thank you, l will. Are you sure
there is no one in hearing?'
"Not SOUL"
"Well-N stands for Napoleon"
"a good enough name. What is there
dreadful in that2"
"And C stands for Caesar"
"The two together are odd, but not so
very"
"And J-well, J is for Jehosophat.
Now every one nearly mis-pronounces my
name any how, and put it to you, as a
/ friend, if l can go through life as
Napoleon Caesar Jehosophat Marrow
bone"
/ had to laugh-I couldn't help it
not so much at the name as at the in
| tense misery and despair in the counte-
nance of Marathon. When l recovered
myself asked:
"How in the name of goodness did
you come by such queer collection of
namesW
"Tll tell you bit of family history.
You see. we Marabons are of an old
North Carolina family of Huguenot de-
scent, and pretty well off. My fathers
Christian name was Algernon. He used
to say it should have been Issachar-
that he was an ass STOPPING between two
burdens, his wife and his mother-in- law
he was given to bitter speeches. When
was born there was some discussion
about proper name for me. 1t was a
regular family council. There were
| Grandfather and Grandmother Marabon,
Grandmother Jenifer, father and mother.
Grandmother Jenifer was rather i'm
! portant parsonage. She was richer than
the Marabons, widow, and could leave
her property to whom she pleased. My
mothers younger sister, Felicia, had
married with Sam Martin against heI
consent, and she declared none of the
Martins should be the better of hel
money. There was no one else for her to
leave it to but mother or me. So hel
views in the matter had to receive re-
spect."
'.She was one of your fathers bur.
dens, | said when he paused.
Exactly; but he didn't tell her so
Well, they met. My grandfather voted
| for Peter. Let us have one good sensi
bic, substantial name. let my son be
christened Algernon, to please his mother
but one fool name is quite enough in g
family Grandmother Marathon thought
he ought to be named after his father
Mother timidly suggested-John!
"Then Grandmother Jenifer flared up
Peter is bad enough, she said, and Al
gernon worse; but John. Why, every
one will call him Jackr
Suppose they do said mother
plucking up spirit. John is always
called Jack by those who like him. L
shows he is good fellow
'Or Johnny sneered Grandmothe
Jenifer
Z" Il didn't think of that, said mother
appalled, at the possibility. What would
you call him. mamma"
&C IF | am to have any say in the mat
ter, said Grandmother Jenifer, 4 should
suggest a name of a quite different kind
The boy bids fair to grow up to be fin'
man with "A great head on his shoulders
that comes from the Jenifer side of th
house, at least from the Setons, for h
has my fathers head to a mold; and
shouldn't be surprised if he became
great soldier or lawyer, or something. I'll
should have a name with ring in it,
something that will stimulate him to dt