Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1901 — Nicknames. [ARTICLE]

Nicknames.

“With the idea of naming my boys,” said a white-haired man, “so that them could be no nicknames—which K have always detested—in the family, we called the first Edmund, the second Edward, the third Edgar, the fourth Edwin, the fifth Edson, and the sixth Egbert” “That surely served your purpose, didn’t it?” asked one of the listeners. “Not at all,” rejoined the patriarch, rather shamefacedly. “Beginning with" the eldest, they were known as ‘Eddie,* ‘Chuck,’ ’Bim,’ ’Snodkey,’ ‘Muggins,* and ‘Pete,’ and every mother's son of them answered proudly to his nickname.”—Youth’s Companion.