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No "ikey" For The Judge

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Day
1
Month
November
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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"When I was a boy," went ou the Jate Judge Joslyn formerly of the Monroe and Washteuaw Circuit - when "I was a little boy" said the judge to the youug man he was about to admit to practioe, acoording to the Chicago Record, "my name was Isaac - Isaac Channcey Joslyn. Now, I didn't like that name of Isaac, and the boys kept calling me 'Ikey, ' which made it worse. So when my parents moved away from the little town where I was born, and it carne time for me to go to the new school, I made up my mind not to say a word about my flrst name and to be 'Chaunoey Joslyn from that day on. "The flrst day in tbe new school the teacher told me to stand un, and the following conversation took place betweeD ns : " 'What is your name, little boy?" he said. " 'Chanucey, sir,' said I " 'What is yóur other name, little boy?' " Here my resolntion came to my support and I answered boldly, 'I haven't any other name, sir. ' " 'Oh, yes, yon have,' be answered. "I coaldn't understand how he knew, but I rnade up my mind that the indignity of 'Ikoy' was too much to be borne, so I entered my deuial anew. "With that the good teacher whipped me and sent me to my seat to think it over, and at intervals all through the morning he made me stand up, asked me what my other name was, and when I f oíd him I had no other name whipped rue sonie more. "The matter bad grown decidecily tedious to me long bef ore the time came for the school to let out," the judge went ou. "When the boys had all been sent homo except rne, and I had stuck to ray story through one more sound tronnoing - and that teacher knew how to whip so that it oouldu't be íorgotten - I had jnsfc abont made np my mind to succnmb. "On a sudden the teacher blurted out : " 'What's your father's name, little boy?' " 'Mr. Joslyn,' said I. " 'Well, then, your name 's Joslyn, boo, isn't it?' ho inquired. " 'Yes, sir,' said I, a great light treaking in upon me. "You see," the judge coucluded, as he attached his bold signature to the youug man's license to practice, "I was so busy taking oare of Oi'e end of my name that I had forgotten all about the otlier. "

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News