Show BE GIVEN A SAINTS NAME adam croaker writes to tho the hoi too recorder reading a news newa item the other day about john wesley smith being found incorrigible and sent to the reform school reminded me of the risk parents take in giving their male progeny tho the names of the sainted good men of a past age I 1 once knew a boy who was waa loaded down with tho the name of john who per persisted stated in going to the lad and finally landed in I 1 tho the penitentiary another boy named matthew simpson grew up such a reprobate that neither his parents nor teachers could do anything with him and he finally ran off and became a tramp of the worst hobo brand I 1 had bad a school schoolmate mute once named alexander campbell jones who was an ill all around scalawag and who when grown to manhood be cewe a scoffer at all kinds of re us sentiment and put in most of solime so h his I 1 time abusing and opposing christianity ti tl the safest way Is to name your boy bill or tom or jake or jeff or something that dont mean much kans kansas city star |