The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-21
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WHY SEE cHANaEp Her NAME.

After they moved Mary Ann had to change her
school. The first morning at the new school, dur
ing recess she was surrounded by three small girls
of her own age.
"How old are your asked the tallest.
mine, going on ten" replied Mary Ann.
"What is your name!" questioned the smallest.
Mary Ann Smith" replied Mary Ann
"Oh laughed the third little girl, what fun
ny, old-fashioned name~
Il am named after my grandmothers,' said
Mary Ann, flushing.
my name is Natalie" explained the first girl
who had spoken land hers" pointing to the small
est, lis Dorothea and hers pointing to the other
little girl sis Marguerite"
Don't you think they are fine names" asked
Dorothea.
YES, they are Just beautiful" she replied.
The next day at play Mary AIMS three
friends suggested that as she had moved into
new district 1t would be good time to change her
name to something more euphoniOus. After much
consideration, Mary Ann decided to adopt Arabella
Rosemond Smythe.
Therefore she handed in Arabclla Rosamond
Smythe to the teacher when asked to write out her
full name, age and address slip of paper. 1t
seemed to Mary Ann that the name of Arabella
was never off her teachers lips that day, and by
afternoon she was sick of it But after school the
girls congratulated her heartily the change.
Mary Ann had intended to tell her mother at
once that she had changed her name. However, her
mother busy, and She forgot it herself until a.
bedtime, Just as her mother was tucking her III.
Then she asked Mamma, why did you give me
an old-fashoned name! All the girls in this school
have perfectly beautiful names. [ know a Natalie,
a Dorothea, Marguerite and that | don't
know yet is called Etheinda. Do you care if
have changed mine to Arabella Rosamond"
"Oh no, if you think that is pretty" replied her
mother laughed. II don't know whether your
father and [ stop calling you Mary Ann, but
if you don't mind, / don't"
Mrs Smith did not realize what her careless as
sent meant. and at the end of the first month was
surprised when Mary Ann handed in the report:
Arabela Rosamond Smythe, SO in reading, 50 in
spelling, 20 in arithmetic SO in language, 80 in
writing and so in department. Mrs. Smith signed
and gave the report TO her husband with note
scrubbed the margin.
what a naughty little girl this Arabella must
be-" said Mr. Smith, after his wife had handed
him the card How mortified I should be to get
such a report about you, Mary Ann"
Mary Ann moved uneasily in her chair. 'The
teacher is a cross old thing" she said. "She takes
off two every time you whisper"
well Arabella must whisper most of the time;
fifty is very low" replied Mr. Smith, handing the
card back to Mary Ann. 81 hope your card will be
better"
Mary Ann looked appealingly at her mother,
but Mrs. Smith was oblivious to any appeal in
the look and nodded for Mary Ann to tell.
She turned slowly to the writing desk and gave
her father pen. Papa, that is my card" she
said, glancng into his eyes with flushed face.
mo, Mary Ann he said. bringing out each
letter of her name roundly, this is Arabella Rosa
mond's card"
But that is my at school. [ changed it
when we moved here" replied Mary Ann, contrite-
ly. "And just hate the ugly name!" she added.
"Then, daughter, if you wish to go back to plain
Mary Ann, you must go to your teacher and ex-
plain" said her father giving her reassuring pat
on the shoulder.-Annie M. Maxwell in Youths
Companion.