The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-24

"NN'f bhN'N'''h6 Nibt q Ivy '''''
"A 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 | got considerably more of that
sort of thing than any other boy in
school.
! Once he said, with sarcastic empha-
sis that cannot be put upon paper:
"DoOllttle Wright, | suppose you
have got your lesson just about the
same you always get it?'
Though | knew it perfectly before
coming into my class, every vestige of
| it vanished from my mind.
Then. as stood hestating and STAN
mering:
"Ha! I thought so! Take your seat.
I'll attend to you presently"
The attentions. thus grlmly 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 left school, my uncle was duly
ton that he would now give some ear
nest of the hopes SO often held out,
but never realized.
But as lie made no response to this,
save to repeat the often expressed
hope. that / would do credit to name
hated. and as it was necessary that
| should do something for my own
| 20 nat n hat
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
fee. with whose President my fathers
family had been long and favorably
known, l applied for it.
The President looked at me, then at
my credentials. and then at me.
Sorry, very sorry, young man,
Known your father a good many years.
also his father before him. No doubt
whatever OF your competency. But
but, it couldn't be thought Of"
"Why not?" | said, in astonlshment.
W nut DOSSIDlt ODJcNAlOll nave sOu W
me?"
NO objection at all to you! It's
your name | object to. Doolittle
Wright. 1t would cast discredlt on
the company, as you can see for your
self. Take my advice and change it
But | did not yield the matter thus
/ Hearing of well-established and lu-
I,,.
ing partner. | offered my services. and
with very fair prospects of success. un'
= til forced to mention my first name.
"Doolttle Wright" exclaimed the
; senior partner with whom | was con
yerSlng. That sounds badly! YMl
might drop your first name, | suppose
D and take the other. You'il have to, II
: you come into the firm"
r Then, CHANGING at my letter to him
r which was signed ID. T. Wright, hs
- added:
what does r. stand for?"
n 81 was in for 1t now, and there was
. nothing to do but to so forward.
= "Tlckellum."
4 "Tlckellum, did you say? Why, tina
4 is worse If anything, than the other
{ more ridiculous, at all events A maj
who will give an inOffendlng chile
I such names as those ought to be in
) dlcted by the Grand Jury. All | cal
say to you is. get rll Of them as speed
J. lily as possible. Good morning s!rr'
| never felt more strongly inclined
( to do this in my life, and that is say
! In Dt,t I
4 Gle would take mortal offense at II
v who was now prostrated by one Of tn
/ attacks to which he was subject, an,
@ which threatened TO be his last.
=, would be a pity, after enduring S
g much, to fail when the goal was neal
r SO. after various other attempts. end
Ing Just as dsastrOusly, l accept a sec
o ond rate clerkship in a small reta
store, with cOrrespondingly smaI
n salary. This was something of a com
y down to my ambitious hopes. but
n consoled myself with the thought tina
my uncle's declining health made
n only temporary arrangement.
=, At this juncture completed the sur
III Of my trlbulations by falling in love
AA' ObJENl VI lnio, hllHo bluIu
~ que. was certainly fair and lovel
o. enough to excuse the folly, II folly
rs was. She had also some property |
n her own right, by no means sma
2? consideration TO me.
es So far MS could be judged. the attrat
~ ton was mutual; the fair Clara. IL nc
ly so demonstra:lye, seemingly to b
equally as we'll pleased
al The reader VIII re- Oily infer that
& did not bring into any marked prom
~ nence my luckless name. In fact, sh
il. was In entire ignorance OF Ii, unit
ID one OF my rivals mallclously allude
to II. and in way TO cove: me vii
rldicule.
I'd The next time 1 visited her she r
ceived me with marked coolnes
OF When I pressed her for reason. 81
opened fire on me by declaring "th
by she never could marry any one wi
ny such a ridiculous name!
at But you caa easily change It," 81
added. In a more gracious tone. "aI
as II you have the regard for me you ha
th professed. you will not hesitate to
So"
m assured the fair speaker that u
- name was as distasteful to me as