. The Viking blood; a story of seafaring. lliam854-5 The Viking blood A^V5 PLEASE DO NOT REMOVECARDS OR SLIPS FROM THIS POCKET UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO LIBRARY. HE was christened Donald Pereival MeKenzie, but liismother preferred to call hira Pereival. The father,however insisted on the Donald and demandedthat it be given priority over whatever appellation themother might desire to add to the rare old Highland sur-name of McKenzie. Captain McKenzie received the news of his sons ar-rival into the world just as his ship was leaving the coalingstation at Cape Verde Islands, but his wifes suggestion
. The Viking blood; a story of seafaring. lliam854-5 The Viking blood A^V5 PLEASE DO NOT REMOVECARDS OR SLIPS FROM THIS POCKET UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO LIBRARY. HE was christened Donald Pereival MeKenzie, but liismother preferred to call hira Pereival. The father,however insisted on the Donald and demandedthat it be given priority over whatever appellation themother might desire to add to the rare old Highland sur-name of McKenzie. Captain McKenzie received the news of his sons ar-rival into the world just as his ship was leaving the coalingstation at Cape Verde Islands, but his wifes suggestion ofPereival caused him to hold the ship to an anchor whilehe dashed off a letter protesting against the tacking ofsuch a namby-pamby name on to a son of his. Donaldis the name I have set my heart on, Janet, and I wonthave the name of McKenzie defiled by any such Englishdesignation as Pereival. I wont have any Percy Mc-Kenzies in my family. Then, to conciliate his wife, who,he felt, deserved some consideration, he added, You maycall him Pereival also if youve set your mind on it, butremember, Donald comes first! So Donald Pereival Mc-Kenzie it was, andvikingbloodstor00wall
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