The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-24
A YOUNG LIFE WRECKED.
And All on Account OF the Name Civ
en- Him by His Parents.
Washington Sta
You shall not goH
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You shall not gop'
Il must go. L must. It's nearly g."
The two young men, SO dissimilar, stood
racing each other, the younger, but strong
er looking of the two, with his back against
the closed door of the handsomely fur
niShed room. The elder man. his slight
form clothed in correct afternoon costume
clutched nerVously at the back of a chair
as If for support.
ring the door TO the other. What a differ
ence in the faces. In the eyes of one could
be read un1llncning determination, tinged
with CLEANS of pity. The other told of
entreaty, piteous entreaty, and abasement
The Swiss clock on the wall licked the
seconds away the brothers faced each
other. There was a click and the doors of
the 0rnamented chateau on top Of the time
piece opened and bird ti bearing the
peared and cuckoOed five times. The slight
man sank into an ARMCHAIR
as he placed chair against the door and
sat in 1t. For the sake of your family.
for the sake of your friends, for your own
future, cannot you break loose from this
horrible habit, that is sapping your energy
and brain? Three years age l left you
terrible condition.
ITS all of no use. OF no use. 1 have
struggled madly, wildly"
come to fall so far?'
III was our parents fault.
"Oh, you may say what as much as
you please but it's true just the same. You
were all right. You were lucky. They called
you Bill, and there you We're. What did
they christen me? Why, Herbert Edwin
and from that day was doomed. There
was no more hope for me than for man
named Balfour at an Irish picnic
I'VE didn't realize what il meant but
you can remember how things were. Your
name was Bill, and your hair was cut when
you put on your first trousers. My name
Fauntleroys and let my hair grow and
tried to curl it, although it had no more
curl TO it than an Indians.
THAT was the way il was right along
through school and college. Why, | might
have been on the football team if the cap
tain had not said, Herbert Edwin! Well
L guess not That settled it, and ali the
honors / got was place on the sophomore
reception committee, which was worse than
nothing
Honestly, Bill, when I graduated from
college and came home L firmly determined
to do the right thing. L said to myself Il
Will show these people an example Of a
circumstances. L will live down my name.
or rather, L will rise superior to its baleful
influence That was what l said but it
I'm a moment of careless foolhardiness /
| went TO an afternoon tea. No thought of
my terrible danger came to me- Through
| on my coat / could catch occasional
| glimpses of the dim, wintry sun. and 1
| went calmly to my fate on the sidewalk
| in front of the house a Observation-Disclosures
| old gentleman handed me a tract with a
| pleading warning look. 1t was headed
| THE Terrible Curse, or Why Thomas j.
| Bippus Became T. Juniper Bippus ]
thrust the tract in my pocket. Ali If
! had only read " and then taken heed.
"As l went UP the steps a man pushed
| by me. putting on his coat as he went.
! recognized him. His name was EbenezCI
| Isaac. Where's the nearest Dar% he said
| wildly. I've been poisoned With a happy
| smile the tract man pointed to the corner
| and Ebenezer disappeared.
| Inside there were twenty-siX ladies and
| one man. His name was Reginald Alger.
! non and he owned the place. L was intro
| duced as Herbert Edwin ana was made
| much Of l drank tea and then / drank
| more tea. and l ate little combinations OF
air and sugar called in fiattery cakes Thai
| night | went home with no appetite FOL
| dinner but thoroughly stepped in tea anC
| small talk. The next morning / awoke witt
| an utter lOathing for tea If the Chinese
| nation could have had only pig tail
| would have spent hours tweaking IL. But
| recovered and went again.
| 1T Is needless TO speak of the steps II
| my downfall. You see the result. i am
| confirmed 5-oclock teaer. L make the after
| noon calls, and as soon as O'clock comes
| If L cannot get TO tea ] go nearly frantic
| Bill, If you love me, IL you have any re
| membrance of our boyhood lays, you will
| make me some tea. rustic the furnitur
| about and talk 10 me OF the curious com
| plexion and perfectly lovely lace Miss Nc
| Swat wore at the reception Yesterday"
| Herbert Edwin staggered across the room
and fell weeping on divan.
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