Elbridge is common enough, but this sounded oddly.

It seems the boy was christened Lord Pitt,--and called for convenience, as above.

I have heard a charming little girl, belonging to an intelligent family in the country, called Anges invariably; doubtless intended for Agnes.

Names are cheap.

How can a man name an innocent new-born child, that never did him any harm, Hiram ?--The poor relation, or whatever she is, in bombazine, turned toward me, but I was stupid, and went on .-- To think of a man going through life saddled with such an abominable name as that!--The poor relation grew very uneasy .-- I continued; for I never thought of all this till afterwards .-- I knew one young fellow, a good many years ago, by the name of Hiram--What's got into you, Cousin,--said our landlady,--to look so ?--There! you 've upset your teacup! It suddenly occurred to me what I had been doing, and I saw the poor woman had her hand at her throat; she was half-choking with the "hysteric ball,"-- a very odd symptom, as you know, which nervous women often complain of.