Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-07-03
PERPETUATINC
A FAMILY NAME
The Rather Sad Case of A.
Qernon Cecil Leicester.

have been proud Of our name. Leices-
ter. claiming descent from the Leices-
ter family whose best known repre-
sentative was the favorite Of Queen
Elizabeth. l was baptized Algernon
Cecil. and my name Of Algernon Cecil
Leicester was when was twenty-five
the only thing possessed that | val
ued. had no fortune then. Now |
have a fortune. but haven't the name
Of Leicester.
was introduced to girl whose
name did not catch. II had caught
1t l doubt that | should 80 readily
have fallen in love with her. When
learned that 1t was the singular and to
her entirely inappropriate name OF
Cr,sspatch l left her for week. at
the end OF which time called on her
again. for found 1t impossible to
drive her out Of my mind.
How did it happen" I asked her,
"that you. the perfection Of amiability.
were born under such name?"
1T is a corruption" she said. 'of
Grossebach. The change came many
generations ago. and my grandfather,
who studied the family history. pro-
fessed to have discovered that 1t was
made on account Of the bravery OF one
of our ancestors. common soldier OF
Cromweil's army. who In face Of a
CALLING fire crossed field or patch OF
ground. carrying ammunition to force
beleaguered BY the Cavaliers. His
comrades dubbed him Crosspatch. and
he, proud Of his deed. retained It,"
Despite the name, loved Miss Cross
patch so dearly that could not give
her up. and. as my love was returned,
we became engaged. Besides my love.
there was another reason for my mar
riage-I louged to regain some OF the
social prominence for myself and my
descendants of the ancient Lelcesters.
and Miss Crosspatch was possessed OF
an enormous fortune left her by this
same grandfather who had discovered
the origin of the name. After all. what
difference would It make? The wife as
sumes the husbands name. and she
aud our children would be Leicesters.
had a fancy that the oldest son
should have for his surname his moth
er's family name. but In this case l
resolved that no son of mine should be
christened Crosspatch Leicester. He
should be named for me. Algernon
Cecil. would see that he inherited
the bulk Of his mothers fortune. and
in this way would re-establish the
Leicester family.
There was brilliant wedding, at
which I boosted that. as one Of our
family had once been the favorite OF a
queen, now It would become the favor
tie Of the upper ten thousand Of the
United States. We departed on our
wedding trip amid the usual shower
Of rice, and on our return l settled my
self down to enjoy my newly acquired
fortune. had been at homo but 4
few days before the solicitor for the
Crosspatch millions wrote me saying
that he would like to see me In the
city. went to him and WINS shown
into his private Office.
II have sent for you." he said. THAT
veuT important matter may be set
tled-the ownership Of the Crcsspatch
property"
MY dear air." I replied. tire prop.
erty belongs to my wife,"
.srhere il condition attached to hes
grandfather's WILL"
"A condition: What IL it,
That her husband assume the name
II Crosspatch and the children Il an,
resulting from the marriage only In
herit under that name. simon Cross
patch. having no children except you1
wtfe's father. and he dying during hel
infancy with no other issue. left thu
property to her with the above namet
condition. He was very proud OF thu
manner in which the name originated
and desired to perpetuate the faat,
under IT.
And H. said I. IAN DESTROYS Of per
petuating the family under the name
Of Leicester"
The family can only inherit by ~
sumiag the name Of Crosspatrh. Ii
ease you decline to do 50 the vii
states that the property 10 to 80 to tn
endowment Of an iustitutioa. to b
known as the Crosspatch university"
my wife never told me this"
"Tor the .very good reason that be-
grandfather stipulated In his will tina
she was not to be informed OF It ex
cept through her husband. He desiret
not to stand In the way Of her mar
Rage. He preferred to leave 1t to be-
husband to accept the terms or resigl
the fortune. But in case you decline
there IL an annuity settled on her O
$500 year to keep her from want"
/ asked for the time allowed me b.
the will in which to make my decision
and was informed that 1t was month
was too much disgruntied to return
to my wife for week. but by tina
time had decided to accept the nam
and the fortune. Nj wife. who wa
and is amiability itself. bore with m.
Irritation and disappointment. Final!
my grnmblings died away, and
peaceably took possession of my wife
fortune.
And now I am known as old Cross