, 1844-03-23

t'oiiAAh hho
been more trouble than a little.
picked out "Henry Clay" for bis name
more'n a month ago, but they al
wanted to have a say in it, and every
one had a name that they Fixed the
best OF any. Mother said she never
liked TO have any Of her family nam
ed after great political characters. for
she never know'd 4 George Washing.
ton, or ! Thomas Jefferson that was
any matter of account in her life. ex-
cept the first ones, and their names
wouldn't been no better than com.
mon peoples if their characters
wasn't. Old Miss Stations wanted
TO call him Aberham Stations, cause
that was her husbands name. and sis
Ter CallIne wanted him named Theo-
dere AdoItus, cause they were her IA
vorlte novel names, and sister kesiah
wanted him named CHARLES Beverly,
cause he was one of the most inte-
restenlst characteristic the "The Chill
dren of the Abby" | wanted 'em
all TO be satisfied, but il seemed like
Their was no fxin the bisness to any,
body's IIkln, until after they all talk
ed themselves down tired about it. we
all agreed to leave it to Mary to de-
eide. Poor Mary didn't know what
TO do, when they all gathered round
her begin her as hard as they could.
"Remember your pore old father
that's ded and gone, child" said old
Miss Stations.
"Oh, don't call him Aberham, that's
such Il old time name," ses the gals.
Theodore is so pretty" ses sis.
ter CalIlne. "Oh, that's such a out
iandlsh French name,'' ses all of 'em.
but Charles Beverly, was such a
good character in The Children of
the Abbey, and sound so NOBLE" ses
sister Kesiah.
NO Christian child ought to be
named a novel Dame," ses old Miss
Stations" They're all lies from eend
to eend."
''Call him what vouv We a mind to.
DEAR" ses mother; "for you're his
mother, and ought TO please your
self"
Mary looked up in my lace with
her pretty blue eyes, and smiled so
sweet when sister CaIIine laid the
baby 10 her arms-andi then she sed,
as she Rugged it 10 her bosom
Tome to its mudder. my tweet little
Henry CIay-it sail be called Henry
Clay, so it sail, mudder's pwecious H.
tie ring-dove, so it is, and it sail be
President too, when it gifts a man, SO
SAIL"
.-Hurra for Clay,"se |, "Hur-"
"Hush-h-h-h-h, Joseph" ses moth
er. "aint you shamed to shock Mary's
nerves so?"
The fact was, ! felt so clad ! for
got what | was about. But | went
rite off and rt down in the family re-
cord:
"HENRY Clay JONES,
The first o of Joseph and Mary
Jones, was born on the Cd day 'oi
February. l844.'
I've been so illustrated for tthe last
that ! hardly know what I'm
dom half he time, and | don't spess
| shall find time to do much else but
nurse the baby for some time to come.
Mary's lite fpiert, and little Henry
Clay is maxim a monstrous good be-
in the world. No more from
Your friend I'll deth,
JOS. JONES.
P. S. haint had no time to think
about politics lately-but you may be
sure things is g~ine on strait enough
Down here. There's mGnstrous few
okyfokys in our teat, and what few
her is, is so split up they don't know
who they belong to. They used to
;av they 'Ionged TO the Baltimore
but sense Mr.. Calhoun's
.uck it into his head 'te give 1t up so"
hey don't know nothing about it, on
Y they don't belong lc the Coons.--
Poor f~ellers, they're in Il bad box
Van Buren's fooled 'em about the tar
fl and they hain't got no confidence
n him about abolition, and they can't
20 for him. Calhoun's gwine to Null
rfy agin, and it won't do for old In
on men to jine him in that. Theirs
10 accountin for the taste of the To-
,yfokys, and there's nc tellin what
hey will debut my opinion is, if
hey don't come to Their senses alore
ong, and vote for Mr.. Clay, they'll
,e like the lest tribes OF lsrael--not
o be found no where.
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