Hide Article Text (OCR)
/--1 T , .Trouble About It.It is a rash thing for an impetuous foreigner to name a ohild after ao American frigate. The Hartford Cour-ant published a letter, which Captain Bunce, of the United States Navy, has received from a citizen of Konigsberg, East Prussia, wherein an unprecedented obstacle to christening is set forth”. It seems that this foreigner and his wife paid a visit to the United States a year ago, and were detained in New York by the premature arrival of a little girl. -The determination Jhus early shown by the little one to be an American, induced ~ them to call her by an American name, and, as they had no personal friends bore, to name her after the United States frigate Marion, which the Ohildls-mother ,, had happened to see and admire. They little thought that they would encounter any difficulty with their somewhat •clumsy officials at home, but wheu they Bought to have the child christened and gave the frigate’s name as her godmother, there was considerable shrugging of shoulders, and at last a flat refusal to comply with their request without the written oonBenb of the' party in question, according to law. What the parents are now anxious to have the captain of the yessel do is to sign this certificate: “I hereby certify as’ the commanding officer of the United StateB frigate Marion, that there is no objection to the ship being registered as godmother of the daughter of Frederick Wynefeen and his wife, Mrs. Lucy Wyneken, born in the city of New York, 1 United States, on March 9, 1878.” The I father assures the captain that not the slightest liability will be incurred either by himself or by the frigate.
Newspaper Details
Bath Commercial
Bath, Maine, US
Sat, Dec 27, 1879
Page 3
Full Page
Clipped by
Badgerlink
WI, USA 31 Aug 2017
Other Publications Near Bath, Maine
Bath Daily Times
Bath Independent and Enterprise
Bath Enterprise
Independent Junior
Bath Independent
