The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-11
IN WANT OF A NAME.
An Embarrassing Situation fer
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack.

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patted the crisp pillow-shams and
gazed complacently around the pretty
room-a guest-rOom that had never
yet held a guest - fresh, new and
dainty. The breeze stirred the frilled
curtains the late afternoon sun shone
ON the creamy walls, and the soft light
filtered through the young leaves Of
the chestnut and family tinted with
green the lovely "Abend' 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 coy
nest, and any young housewife might
have been proud of the result
Just then Jack rushed in, bearing a
letter lie stopped on the threshold.
''Whew! 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 Elizabeth" 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! Snch
d sweet face and gentle ways! But
she seems too old to be your cousin
more like an aunt"
Father was the youngest of an i'm
mense family, and Cousin Eliza beth's
mother was the eldest, SO there were
many wears between them; indeed, IA
thcr and his niece arc nearly of an age.
Iou knew she was married."
Yes, an old love story, wasn't it--a
real romance?"
We'll. Fannie, what do you say to
your new room being christened by
this ancient bridal couple on their an
tique honcymoon?"
"Oh, this isn't their honeymoon!
They were married long before we
were, and that wasa ages ago. Besides,
they aren't so old, and am very glad
to have some of your people for our
first guests. You've been such perfect
dear bout this room. What does the
letter say?'
He read it;
DEAR BOv AND Els DEAR WIFE: l have SO
longcd to SEQ you in your new happiness and
now comes an opportunity. The colonel has
come to Boston on business, and am with him
Would it be convenient for you to have Us for
a few days? DO not hesitate to say 50 if it
would not. If you really do want US, couldn /
Jack meet the colonel at Young's, after his
business hours Wednesday, and take him ont
20 your home? l have an engagement that
will keep me until evening, but l can find my
way to you easily Withdear love to both,
COUSIN ELIZABETH.
"P. 5. ] 90 want yo-l to sec my colonel. CO.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. day after TO-
morrow" said Mrs. Jack. II shall be
50 happy to have them. III 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 colonies
name was? l don't remember it."
Jack looked puzzled. "Why, didp'*
1 tell you? Colonel-colonel-Jingo!
I've clean forgotten that name for the
moment No matter. 1t viii come to
me il the morning"
But in the morning it was just as far
away from his memory as ever.
Nan" he said i'll Consideration,
chow shall | ever find the colonel at
Young's hotel? 1t will never do for
me to go around inquiring for the
colonel who married Cousin Eliza
BETH
Jack" cried Nan, what Il 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 chat
Perhaps it's 'Trott,'" suggested
Nan, or 'Trottcr. :"
NO; it's an odJrr name than that,
but what it is cannot make out"
Jack. this is awful! We never ca0
let them know we don't remember
their name, after that lovely clock
they sent us when we were married.
NV note of thanks went to Cousin
Elizabeth through her mother.
know if had ever written the name
should remember it. Oh, DEAR and
Nan looked so disconsolatc that Jack
had to stop his deeply perplexed think,
ing for awhile to cheer her.
80 jack" she almost sobbcd. 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
Retful 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. Ha!
have it!' and Jack snapped his fingers
and executed jig on the hearth rug,
What, oh, what?" cried Nan.
We'll I'll go over to the station and
telegraph to Sue for Cousin Elizabcth's
married name"
Jack pulled on his macintosh and
plunged into the storm. Half an hour
later he returned with a very dismal
Countcnance.
The wires are down between here
and Boston," he announced. 1.-The
gale is fearful"
They spent a dismal evening, Jack