Excerpt from Anita: A Story of the Rocky Mountains When I was born I had everything anybody could wish except a name. My parents had chosen a very good name for me. It was second - hand, to be sure, as it had been worn by members Of the family before me, but it was a good name for all that. A little cousin, born just before I appeared, had taken the very name picked out for me, and I was left a nameless child. My grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins, and the neighbors, were so sorry about this that they wanted, each and all, to help my parents pick out a nameso good that I should like it better than the first one. Then the fun began. One decided on this, another made up her mind on that. Names from every source were Offered for our choice. I was such a remarkable child that only the finest would do. Before long Father and Mother began to wonder where the discussion would end. It was clear that no matter what name they chose they would hurt the feelings of some beloved relative. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.