Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-11
in WANT OF A NAME.
An Embarrassing Situation for
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack.

"Well, that's done!' and Mrs. Jack
patted the crisp pillow-shams and
gazed complacently 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 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 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 He stopped on the threshold.
"Whew! what magniticence! Might
a poor worm venture imp"
Nonsense, Jack! 1t isn't magnif-
cent at all-only pretty and restful.
Come in, bad boy, and tell me what is
in that letter."
You know Cousin Eliza be- h?" asked
Jack, as he settled himself in big
easy chair and pulled his little wife
down beside him.
= Eyes, indeed, dear. You remember
1 saw her the summer we were en-
gagged, and liked her so much! Such
a 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
mense family, and Cousin Eliza beth's
mother was the eldest, so there were
many years between them; indeed, IA
Their and his niece are nearly of an age.
You knew she was married?"
Eyes, an old love story, wasn't ia
real romance?"
"Wel, 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 am very glad
to have some Of your people for our
first guests. You've been such perfect
dear about this room. What does the
letter say?"
He read it, -
DEAR Boy AND HIS DEAR WIFE: have so
1onged to see 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
q few days? Do not hesitate to say so II it
n II
Jack meet the colonel at 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 to both.
cousin ELIZABETH.
"P. S. do want you to see my colonel C.E."
Observation-Disclosures 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 colonels
name was? don't remember it,"
Jack looked puzzled. "Why. didn't
I 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.
There was such a downpour going on
in the outside world that Nan insisted
that Jack, who had cold, should not
go to the city, and Jack, nothing 10th,
settled himself for a comfortable
morning by a bright open fire. Sun
denly he threw down his paper.
man." he said in CONSERVATION,
show shall l 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
bethr'
"Jack," cried Nan, what 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.
1T seems to me as if it were some
thing like Walker but it isn't that"
: Perhaps it's 'Trott,'" suggested
Nan, "or 'Trotter.'"
mo; it's an odder 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. I
know if / 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.
''I'll say over all the names l can
think of, beginning with "A and so
on through the alphabet. You'll be
sure to know the name when you hear
it" said Nan, after awhile. adams,
Atkinson, Atwell,' etc.
But it was all of no avail. BY the
time Nan had come to IN" Jacks hair
was in wild disorder and his tie had
been pulled saWry. Long before ~"
was reached he was raging up and
UoWA GlAC AOOA AAh0 ~ Cf%S O0 VIZ Ca ANdA
was almost hysterical.
80 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, Mani 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. Hal! /
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 Elizabeth's
married NAME"
i'Oh. Jack, you wise boy! You "are
the brightest fellow in the whole
world, believe" and Nan beamed and
dimpled.
Jack pulled on his macintosh and