Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-09-05
OUR FIRST DIFFICULTY.

Married life is seldom without its trials, yet
Robert and had been married eighteen months
before we seriously disagreed in anything. Our
life during that time had not been season OF
perfect bliss as some would have it, but We GER
tainly had been happy-as happy think as can
bo before reaching Parad 80, and when our baby
came it seemed as il our cup was full to over
flowing. l like, even now, to dwell on the joy Of
those days when was first mother, and as for
Robert think there never was prouder Oh
more affectionate father than he. " Well, Esth-
er" he would say when he came in at night,
tive are not rich in houses or lands as some are,
but we are rich in our daughter; she is like wis
dom, for she is more precious than rubies.n But
know that the fond praise of doting parents is
but emptiness TO others, 30 will not tire you by
repeating all he said. 1t not idle talk to me,
however, no praise to my imagination was too
great Tor my little one,my Mayblossom.as called
her, for she came to us III the merry month of
May. Never. we both agreed was there child
80 wonderful ours and before the little stran-
ger had been with us month we had laid many
brilliant plans for her future.
But am wandering from my story.
We were living III Kansas, far away from both
Roberts relations and my own We hal not
therefore, as is generally the case, host OF
aunts. uucles and cunsliis to urge that the child
should, be named according to their fancy. So it
to pass that our baby was nearly two
months old before the subject had been debated
Bat one day, how well l remember it, Robert
said, III he tossed her i'll his arms for final
goodbye before returning to the store esther,
don't you think it's about time this maiden of
ours had name OF her own? Wilson was ask
ing me this morning what we had decided to call
her. aud | told HIM supposed we Thought her
good enough without name for We had never
spoken OF 1t"
MIR. Wilson'S child was named before he was
week old, so don't wonder that he thinks
rather taidy," sad |.
or Rachel? Bridget or Joanna ? Kate or Ara
bella? Or haven't you thought of the matter
yet?"
"0ur child's name was decided in my own
mind long ago" l answered, and then for some
reason cannot account for, hesitated, though
certainly had no idea of what was to follow.
well, let us hear it. Ii is something extrl-
Ordinary, Isuppose, nothing less would SUIT our
dailing."
at is Mary" said.
MARY surely you must be joking. You can't
mean 1t, Esther T.
WAY Dot?" askel, the blood rushing to my
face Involuntary.
$50 you have Dyronie passion for tho name
of Mary Well, must acknowledge that am
entirely free from 1t But, seriously, Esther you
cannot think of calling our daughter by that
name y
''But do think of it," responded, land
cannot imagine what objection you can have,
for almost every one agrees there il no sweeter
name.'
My husbands face grew dark. "Any name
but that, Esther,yo might as well not name the
child nc all. Hardly family of any tize i'll the
county. but has Mary among its members.
But can't talk any longer now, shall be late
as NJ Is Look in the dictionary aud find some
thing elee that tuts you, and tell me at tea"
And lie kissdd both baby AMI me and was
gone.
| can hardly tell you what my feelings were
during the long hours Of that afternoon. 1t il
true that my husband and had differed before
III matters OF taste or opinion, but it had been
comparatively easy co yield them. bly, chllds
name, however, WAS different matter. could
not remember the time when had not looked
forward TO calling my oldest daughter by tue
name of Mary. My doll babes, one and all had
been called 1t. IL was dear to me above every
other name-and now to give it up-"Never,
cannot, and shall not, said firmly to myself.
AT the tea table that evening, We discussed q
variety of topics, but both avoided, as If by com
mon consent, the one subject nearest our hearts
When the meal was over, however, and We sa
together over our little ones cradle, robert com
menced
"well, Esther have you found any name thi'
AFTERNOON that pleased you I've been thinking
The matter over, and I've come TO the conclusion
That Laura and Evelyn suit me very well, Lauri
Evelyn Spencer. How do you like il?
~ like both names well enough" 1 answered
e9ldy; but there is only one name for oul
daughter, and that have told you; it is m
mothers name, AZ you know, Robert, and
nave always said that my first daughter should
ue my mothers namesake but never dreame
mat you would feel 30 about it" continued
ready to cry, yet keeping the tears back by
great effort
III your mother were not living Esther, Their
would be some reason for your feeling 30, bu
Az s-n
III my mother was dead, would not care 3
much about it, for it then could afford her IL
pleasure" cried.
III it were any name but Mary, would cor
sent, even though it did mt please me" Sal
robert. Come, Esther, be reasonable th u
ale 70 many pretty names, and Mary, beside
peng 30 common, Ii to me the very essence {
plannehs"
listen. f'
Sne is your daughter, as we'll as mine, Rol
er'' SAID, and, of course, you will name III
losnlt you self, but to me, she can never be al
oller than what have sad
now our conversation would have ended ca
nol tell, but fortunately for US both, it was u
seTupe ed by callers who spent the evening VIII
u.s. ana Tor the time being our dispute and /
cause were forgotten.
Al breakfast the next morning, the subiectw
NV once alluded to in even the most reno
same way
Another day came and went and still anothe
anu yet not word was said. Our table talk W
10 longer the pleasant pastlme it had once be-
t tTr we found 1T difficult to sustain convers
u1l on topics of minor into rest, while the o.
TuuJect which engrossed our hearts and MIN
was tabooed.
,o, B'ehold how great matter little fire kin
wsa,. a, As day after day passed away, and t
we'k drew to a close, heavy weight settled
NY heart. Ny hush lud appeared difere
Retson To me-. 1t seemed to ms that great 81
i ,a5 come between us; even baby, who befo
aS "t poen associated only with the purest, dee
|'y' seemed changed. could not take