Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-03-18
N. G. J, MARABON.

eye required lnaG the udLuo VI edCu
student should appear in full. and mine
was there as Gabriel Pierce Belfort.
His was the sole exception, and why 1t
vas so, as in the case Of Lord Dun
dIeary's puzzle, mo fellow could find
out" When n. G. J. came he de-
clined to comply with the rule and de-
sired TO give his reasons, conidentially,
to tie faculty. That august body,
being as curious as the Juniors, met III
secret conclave to consider the case
and listened to the petition. His eX-
cuses were sufficient and they accorded
the exemption. But when he emerged
triumphantly from the faculty chamber,
Just as the door closed, there was u
terrible burst of laughter in his rear.
This piqued our curiosity still more.
The secret seemed to be impenetrable-
n. y. J. himself was as mute as an
oyster in the matter, and we dared not
pump the professors, though we always
pronounced them to be old pumps.
However, y. c. J. turned oat TO be no
end of a good fellow. He was as strong
as a bull and as agile as cat, and after
be had tn ashed half dozen who had
undertaken to haze him and proved
himself to be the best batter in the
ball field he became popular. He used
TO tell great many stories Of life In
North Carolina, from whence he came.
and always, no matter how funny they
were, with a grave face. So we nick
named him North Carolina Joker Mar
rowbone, and it stuck, or part of it.
and we addressed him indifferently as
(NarNITra Ir IaL-ar mr. Marrow
bone, as the whim struck US, and he
took either in good part.
MarabOn and l became quite inti-
mate. We were chums, pas ed through
our four years of college life together
and were graduated at the same time.
Then he went back 10 North Carolina
and l took up The study of law ard in
three years time was called TO the bar.
We kept up a c0rresT Cndence. though
we did not meet. About two Years
after we had taken our degree lie came
to New York and our letters continued.
He was quite rich and liked New York
and club life. | WAS not quite so we4
of, and lived in Brantford, our couns
try town, rarely going away. even tor
. vacation. | was quite surprised then
one day, a short while alter l began
practice, he walked into my Office. OF
course 1 was glad to see him, seated
him n my clients chair and produced
o box of cigars from one of the draw
ers. We each lit cigar when we
leaned forward.
"Bell, =" lie said-he always called me
20 for short-"I'm IN mess OF trouble
and l must have some advice. I
thought of you and as / know you
are not so great fool as you look ran
mp here by the ten O'Clock train TO con-
suit YOU"
"WeI,'' SAID 7, not much fattered
BY part Of his speech, and determined
10 return him Roland for his Oliver,
''the conference OF twc~fools Is not
likely to amount to much, but what
n ity''
at involves q secret" he said.
'which you must consider professional.
By the way, what kind Of cigar Ii
thisp''
"Key West" I replied laconically.
81 thought so. Why don't you
smoke Havana?'
"Can't afford it"
"Can't, Ell? Well, partly as fee
md partly out Of regard for yours truly
] shall send yon hundred OF the righ
sort as soon as | get to town again"
"All night, I'll accept them; but an
I to wait for your story until the cigars
get here?"
mo. You see I've been expecting
70 marry. The lady has confessed sh,
feciprocrates anu all was sailing alon,
hmoothly when up pops an obstacle"
"Who is the lady, MarTowbone?"
"Miss Edith keteltas. You have
heard of ber7"
II should think had, Daughter o
old Keteltas who made his money in
no matter how ne made it-he di,
make it. The lady 10 a belle, a beauty
his sole heiress and every one speak
well of her. Permit me to congratulate
you. But what is the obstacleYn
"Take notice that all this Is unde
the rose. Tie obstacle is this: l sha
have to give my full name when &c
married. IN fact, she wants to kno'
IT now. What shall dC?''
do! Why give it, Of course. VIII
notY"
"But how can I ever do its 70
don't know ye, but VIXEN you do yo
will see that it is quite impossible.
should never hear the last OF it. TT
newspaper reporters would get it. TIL
little boys would shout 1t on the street!
It would be in the comic paper
They'd sing songs about it at the mil
strel shows. II is too dreadful to thin
Of"
"What on earth can you meane YC
seem excited. Take another cigar"
THANK you, VIII. Are you SUI
there IS no one in hearing9"
mot soul"
"Well--N stands for Napoleon"
"a good enough name. What
there dreadful in that?"
And G stands for CBsar."
1.-THE two together are odd, but n
so very"
''And J-weT1, J is for Jehosopha
Now every one nearly Inis-pronounc
my pare any Eow. aud put it to yo
as friend, If can go through life
Napoleon Cesar Jthosophat Marrow
bone"
I had to laugh-I couldn't help
NOT so much at the name as at q
intense misery and desDair in the coul
tenapce of NJ Mlrabon. When recovere
myself l asked:
"How in the name Of goodness d
.ou come by such 4 queer collection
nameSf"
IN tell you lit OF family histor
You see, we MaraOons are Of an o
North Carolina family OF uuguenot d
scent, AMI pretty well of. My father
Christian name was Algernon. /
used to say It should have been Issach
that he was an a 5 STOPPING betwes
two burdens, his wife and bis mothe
ia-lsw-he was given to bitter speeche