Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-17
STORIES ABOUT NAMES.
A Yarn From a Minister-A Baby Girl
Who Was Christened George.
From the Chicago Herald.

From the Chicago Herald.
The temperance Of that annual offense. the
city directory, which is probably the most
efusively named volume ever issued in the
west, has set lot of the old settlers telling
stories about funny names they have known.
But there are other good stories besides those
OF the old settlers, and here ia one from the
vintage Of Rev. Robert Mcintyre.
quiet grocer who used 10 do business down
in central Illinois, where bob" began his
preaching, was presented with q very fine girl
baby one time in the course Of domestic events,
and be puzzled q long time for name which
would be fittingly worn by so remarkable a
child as he found this one TO be. The grocer's
name was Isom New, and when the curious
women OF the neighborhood pestered him with
ths query what he would call the child he al
ways told them he would name the baby
something" Finally that is just what he did.
ana the little one is now going through life
and the family name Of New" IL she should
ever get married she will be Something New no
longer. Well, this same offense Of presenting
the man with baby was kept up with the most
startling regularity for the next ten years. and
the poor fellow was at last compelled 20 close
out his business and sell his home and 90 ON
the road rs travelling man for a wholesale
house In Chicago. He was away on a trim one
time and when he got of the train on his re-
Of a. -. "a =. -, ii, eii 'no new
cases rere da,,os,,s,d -, a. 49,, no VIC sAinPie
..Naw ~, 20. ~. On s.o P,a'lom;
Isom."
''0h, that's nothing new responded the
tired parent And Nothing New the baby
odd titia % L., Dn,iI anu y. ne wiz wear tne
Iicl ms a,har "a si. nc - iai enough 70
nema ~ 81 ii''o 9oui' ior newer
That story r.,,;,5as .,o,h .-...
I;,,ia 49, q =. tt sno'ner minister OF
49, nm VIC, nal peneu AZ hchfistenlng one
no worsa n,,,a. eooe luo'ner, VINO was
csnsaa r. a. r. ha,,L. - 1aiVn ,nat
giri 10 cbnroh o,s sp, ,'., ner mrs. porn, .
Sy bs~,ism 49, ,,ea,,a. " nHse ~ usnereo
gregation waited will mncb in,er.st ~. an.
event as oongreaa,;or. aTar.,. s". Al lor .ne
t,mid woman stood ~, tnara "a W, enu sne
hahy 20 ,ha ,o,o.a,, aNu piesen'eu ner
bard 81 hasrin. ~, ha 49, WY had groNn
of infont ha,,,isn, ~ WIG va
..What Is H. I,ar,oo, n. ..l.s
his hand in The fonn, ~'"e"' 10 ne oiPPea
.I.ncv air :" Was VIA, tho ,o,,a
In saw int ,ba, saara,a,,,.s, 80 ',ieu
snd 81. nrononnosg = ,'.s Iep Do'nefeu ner,
man straiyb,en M, IN astan,.tI ina .iAue 'ne oio
..Wba-s,stS'' he asLsd r;,h ,hn
:. .;ronm,son VIII Tue WIDEST sortof
81 nv a. ~ aoair sss.,-os A..
was tbe ssme go, IT, "a Ne nlo'ner. ~
a. ~, S;,s - - ou renON sraspeo
than ever and then discharged his duty regard
less of age, sex or anything else
"Lucifer. No; will never confer so beatben
a name on any Christian child. George Wssb-
ington Brown, I baptize thee in the name ~
,aaoh ,onr .,,, mn unos., ana may you
There used to be an old fellow named Ask;n
who kept a drug store down near s5tb saraa,
He must have either died or resigned b;s 80
ience here. for his name does not anrssr -
the latest directory. He was a strona s5h.r.
emit of the doctrine that all peonle wars ., ses,
named in e.cordanca n1;,h P.. ~ nIss