The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-08

can heal you:" he roared, as l faltered
out my name
4 litter ran through the long Zine of
boys as obeyed.
Turning very red, Mr.. Bumbleby
brought the rattan down owe: my
shoulders with 4 force and energy that
made me dance about very lively.
"I'll teach youw he cried, as sooE as
he could speak. mot to come here with
any of your low jokes
1t was some time before could con-
vince him that my name was no joke
which, indeed, it was very far from
being to me-and then. instead of man.
ifesting any regret. he bid me take my
seat. muttering that boy with such
name as that wouldn't be likely to
get any more of that sort Of thing than
he deserved"
Mr.. Bumbleby carried this theory
into practice; and the consequence was
that 1 got considerably more of that
sort of thing" than any other boy in
school.
Once lie said, with sarcastic empha-
sis that cannot be put upon paper:
"Doolittle Wright. suppose you
have got your lesson just about the
same you always get it,"
Though I knew it perfectly before
coming into my class, every vesEige of
it vanished from my mind.
Then, as I stood hesitating and stam-
mering:
"Ha! I thought so! Take your seat.
I'll attend to you presently"
The attentions, thus gr:mly alluded
to, became very frequent, far more so
than were agreeable.
In this way my schoolboy days
passed. Nor did my troubles end here.
When I left school, my uncle was duly
notified of the fact. with the expecta-
ton that he would now give some ear
nest Of the hopes, so often held out,
but never realized.
But as he made no response to this.
save to repeat the often expressed
hope, that I would do credit to a name
I hated, and as it was necessary that
/ should do something for my own
support, I began to cast about what
that something should be.
Like most young men Of my calibre
and expectations, wanted some nice.
easy berth, with little to do and a
large salary. Having heard Of va
cancy Of this kind in an insurance Of
flee. with whose President my fathers
family had been long and favorably
known. I applied for it.
The President looked at me, then at
my credentials, and then at me.
Sorry, very sorry, young man.
known your father good many years.
also his father before him. No doubt
whatever Of your competency. But
but, it couldn't be thought Of"
"Why not" I said, in astonishment.
"What possible objection have you to
me-"
mo objection at all to you! It's
your name I object to. Doolittle
Wright! 1t would east discredit on
the company. as you can see for your
self. Take my advice and change it."
But I did not yield the matter thus.
Hearing of a well-established and lu-
crative business that wanted work
ing partner. 1 offered my services. and
with very fair prospects Of success, IN
til forced to mention my first name.
"Doolittle Wright" exclaimed the
senior partner. with whom 1 was con-
versing. That sounds badly! You
might drop your first name, 1 suppose.
and take the other. You'll have to, if
you cone into the firm"
Then, glanciGg at my letter to him,
which was signed u. r. Wright, he
added:
what Goes T. stand ior:'
II was in for it now. and thera was
nothing to do but to go forward.
"Tickeilum."
"Tickellum. did you say? Why. that
is worse if anything. than the other
more ridiculous, at all events. \ man
who will give an iroffending 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!"'
1 neve" felt more strongly Inclined
TO do this in ny life, and that is say
ing great deal. But knew my un-
Gle would take mortal ofiense ut il,
who was now proSt:atel by one of the
attacks to which he WAS subject. and
which threatened to be his last. 1t
would be Il pity. after enduring so
much, to fail when the goal WAS near
SO. after various other attempts. end
ing just as disastrously, accept Sec
ond rate clerkship in small retail
store. with correspondingiy small
salary. This was something of a come
down to my ambitious hopes. but 1
conSo!ed myself with the thought that
ny uncle's declining health made it
Only i temporary arrangement