Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-10-13
IN WANT OF A NAME.
An Embarrassing Situation for
Mr.. and Mrs. jack.

pabUeu JHe crisp plllOW-Sllulus anu
gazed complaccntly around the pretty
room-a guest-room that had never
yet held guest - fresh, new and
dainty. The breeze stirred the frilled
curtains, the late afternoon sun shonc
on the creamy walls, and the soft light
filtered through the young leaves of
the chestnut, and family tinted with
green the lovely "Abcnd" over the
bed
No wonder Mrs. Jack looked salts
fed No detail for comfort or beauty
had been forgotten. She and Jack had
been married only a few months; this
was the finishing touch to their cozy
nest, and any young housewife might
have been proud of the result,
Just then Jack rushed in, bearing n
letter. He stopped on the threshold.
"Whewl what magnificence! Might
poor worm venture imp"
Nonsense, Jack! 1t isn't magnifi-
cent at all-only pretty and restful.
Come in, bad boy, and tell me what is
in that letter"
You know Cousin Eliza beth?" asked
Jack, as he settled himself in big
easy chair and pulled his little wife
down beside him.
Yes, indeed, dear You remember
saw her the summer we were en-
gagged, and liked her so much! Such
n sweet face and gentle ways! But
she seems too old to be your cousin
more like an aunt"
Father was the youngest of an inn
mcnse family, and Cousin Elizabeth's
mother was the eldest, so there were
many years between them; indeed, IA
thcr and his niece are nearly of an age.
You knew she was married."
Yes an old love story, wasn't it-a
real romance?"
well, Fannie, what do you say to
your new room being christened by
this ancient bridal couple on their an
tique honeymoon?"
"Oh, this isn't their honeymoon!
They were married long before we
were, and that was ages ago. Besides,
they aren't so old, and l am very glad
TO have some of your people for our
first guests. You've been such n perfect
dear about this room. What does the
letter say?"
He read it:
longed to see you in your new happiness and
now comes an opportunity. The colonel las
come to Boston on business, and am with him.
Would IL be convenient for you to have us for
few days? Do not hesitate to say 50 IL it
would not. II you really do want US, couldn't
Jack meet the colonel Mt Youngs, after his
business hours Wednesday, and take him out
TO your home? have an engagement that
will keep me until evening, but can find my
way to you easily. With dear love co both,
cousin elizabeth.
"P S. do want you to see my colonel. C.E.'
"Wednesday-that's day after to-
morrow" said Mrs. Jack. II shall be
so happy to have them! I'll write at
once. But she gave no address! Never
mind, you can assure the colonel when
you meet him how pleased we are.
There's the dinner bell.
That night, as Nan was taking hair
pins out of her bonny brown locks,
she casually remarked to Jack:
What did you say the colonel's
name was? don't remember it."
Jack looked puzzled. "Why didn't
tell you? Colonel-colonel-Ji
I've clean forgotten that name for the
moment. No matter. 1t will come to
me in the morning"
But in the morning it was just as far
away from his memory as ever.
MAN" he said in CONSERVATION,
show shall l ever find the colonel at
Young's hotel? 1t will never do for
tne to go around inquiring for the
colonel who married Cousin Eliza
beth!'
Jack" cried Nan, what a fix we
are in! What ever can we do? Can't
you think of the name? Bend your
mind to it,"
Jack bent his mind to it, meantime
pacing the floor
ut seems to me as if it were some
thing like Walker but it isn't that"
Perhaps it's 'Trott,'" suggested
Nan, "or 'Trotter."
NO; it's an oddnr name than that,
but what it is cannot make out"
Jack, this is awful! We never can
let them know we don't remember
their name, after that lovely clock
they sent us when we were married!
My note of thanks went to Cousin
Elizabeth through her mother.
know if l had ever written the name
should remember it. Oh, dear" and
Nan looked so disconsolate that Jack
had to stop his deeply perplexed think
ing for awhile to cheer her.
20 Jack!" she almost sobbed "You
can't find the colonel, and they'll
think we didn't want them, and how
can we ever explain?"
Gracious, Nan! It's simply awful
Cousin Elizabeth is such dear, for
getful soul, she'll never remember she
didn't send us any address; but she is
very sensitive, and if she gets it into
her head that we didn't care about her
coming, it will break her heart. Hall
have it," and Jack snapped his fingers
and executed jig on the hearth rug.
What, oh, what?" cried Nan.
well, I'll go over to the station and
telegraph to Sue for Cousin Elizabe th S
married name"
Jack pulled on his macintosh and
plunged into the storm. Half an hour
later he returned with a very dismal
.N.s.,