The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-10-07

crative business that wanted work
ing partner, I offered my serAices and
with very fair prospects of success, nn-
til forced to mention my first name.
"Doolittle Wright!' exclaimed the
senior party, with whom | was con-
versing. THAT sounds badly! You
might drop your first name. | sup
pose, and take the other. You'll
have to, if you come into the firm"
Then, glancing at my letter to him,
VIII ich was signed D. r. Wright, he
added:
"What does I. stand for?'
"I was in for it now and there was
nothing to do but to 60 forward.
"Tickellum.
"Tiekellum, did you say? Why that
is worse if anything than the other
more ridiculous, at all events. A man
who will give an inoffen nding child
such names as those ought to be in
dicted by the Grand Jury. All | can
Say to you is, get rid of them as speed
lily as possible. Good morning,
sir!'
never felt more strongly inclined
to do this in my life. and this is say
ing great deal. But knew my
uncle would take mortal offence at it,
who was now Frustrated by one of the
attacks to which he was subject, and
which threatened to be his last. 1t
would be pity after end uring so
much to fail when the goal was near.
So, after various other attempts
ending jnst as d!easjl"u>'., acc p'eo
second rate clerkship in small re-
tail store, with a correspondingly
small salary. This was something of
come down to my ambitious hopes,
but | consoled myself with the thought
that my uncle's declining health made
it only temporary arrangement.
At this juncture I completed the
sum of my tribulations by falling in
love. The object of this, Miss Clara
Montague, was certainly fair and love-
ly enough to excuse the folly, if folly
it was. She had also some property
in her own right, by no means small
consideration to me.
So far as could be judge the attrac-
ton was mutual; the fair Clara if not
so demonstrative seemingly to be
equally as well pleased.
The reader will readily infer that l
did not bring into any marked promi-
nence my luckless name. In fact she
was in entire ignorance Of it until one
of my rivals maliciously alluded to it
and IN way to cover me with ridi-
cule.
The next time l visited her she re-
ceived me with marked GOODNESS.
When l pressed her for reason she
opened fire on me by declaring "that
she never could marry anyone with
such ridiculous name."
But you can easily change it" she
added in a more gracious tone, "and
if you have the regard for me you
have professed, you will not hesitate
to do So"
l assured the fair speaker "that my
name was as distasteful to me as to
her; that | was named for rich and
aged uncle, who would be greatly dis
pleased"
Here Miss Montague arose.
"Very we'll, Mr.. Doolittle Wright
very appropriate name, should say
you will do as You like, of course. But
if you would rather disp.ease me than
your uncle you needn't take the trou-
BILE to call again; for I never will mar
ry man with such a ridiculous
name"
Exit Miss Montague, leaving me to
my not very pleasing reflections.
While l was debating which of the
horns of this perplexing dilemma to
take, received telegram that my
uncle was at the point Of death.
He bad frequently been at the point
of death before; but in accordance
with my invariable practice when re-
Hearing of well-established and re-
ceiving such notice | went to see him.
| found the old gentleman very low,
iu fact, scarcely able to more than
gasp forth his intention of "doing
something handsome for me-"
"You will-fnd tin my will
when-I am gone," he whispered, as |
bent over him.
Bu, true to the program that be
had apparently laid down for himself,
to delay that desirable event as long
as possible, he fingered nearly six
weeks.
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