The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-09-15
NAMING THE BABY.

Smudge had Gsnsacked tho various
books for name, and az the sixth of tho
latsst editions Of Smudge was indicative
of toll in the ranks of men, as tho infant
looked strong-almost wsrliko--a great
name was the quest of its distracted par
ents Mrs $. wanted it named some Bible
character Smudge suggested samson
Golah, which would typify strength
Mrs Smudge leaned TO Moses SaLluel
emblemaucai Of weakness.
Smudge had declared that he would ex.
pose tho snild to the meusle. before i.
should be nicknamed Nose or sam Then
| he hunted at Jonah but Mrs. Smudge
would listen to no ,uCh monogram. She
| didn't want her child's nsmo connected
| with the 1sh story Already they had
named child Haman, aud she was sure
that he would be hanged some day. 500
| ing that TO 'criptural name could bu
-greed upon, she suggested Omega, re-
| minding smudge that they had named
Their fret child Alpha,
"You cep't call this ono Omega, aid
Smuiee. "Ill put tho name away, md
when wo want il, III let You know. How
would Martin Luther dor
"Im Baptist | am, Smudge y re-.
torted Mrs. O., coloring. 81 don't want
| any isubufIhll nhllAff IN llsr uDA-Ns OF
your mothers sake | sllowod one Of my
children to be called jonathan Wesley.
She don't poke any Methodist names on
me again. II Luther had been q Baptist
tho name might do. There's Rodger
Williams. Rodgcr Williams Smudgo
sounds we'll. lie could write it K. VIII
liams Smudge, you SEQ
"But he never will, cred the sarent.
with determination. "Rodger Williams
was Baptist, and you know, Mrs.
Smudge, that don't lean that way. Ia
sooner call him Tom Paine"
Call him Tom Paine, and II kin him
before he's weaIed.
"You like Par,sn., Mrs Smu1ge Gail
him Miles StsnlI,h'
mo, sir' I don't want my child tl
grow up with any such outlaudi-h name
|. You called our second boy Plymouth
, Rock Suudee, and thst name Will kil
: him before 10 votes. No more Puritan
, names.
"Yeure the counfolrds.t particular
, woman | over saw relortei Smu1cc
"If it hsd been girl We would hav,
!, Gale! her Cleopatra Oatava'
"No we woul Int Oar fourth girl nov
r-oans under tie rtne e Olympia Tar
pei 1t will mako her An old maid. Let.
compromiso, SmudsG lou like a strous
70 uane-Goliah, for instance Baptls
J one. Lett call tho boy Rolger w. Go
0 lab Smudge'
"Put the Bible rsmo first
:, Il won't 90 IL.
i "Then we cal i. something else"
Q "My fathers nsmo was Joshua Gideon,
!, meekly suggested Mrs. ;.
: "W hat do / care If IL was None 0
. | -. 81 -
. your relatives That's settled Let
u fall back on late name--Garitaldi 70
! instance
a "Or Bonaparto.'
n (Which one ~
4 Napoleon the third
"Noi | won, have him called Napc
, Leon
Then you shAnt call him GAribsldi,
A.. retorted Mrs. s., firmly. "Snudgs, you
= ra the .hickest individual ever live
. ! with You -.--'. iIus-s - hnysss"s
( propose
a Then call tho boy Daniel Webster.
n slwAys admired tho old statcsman.'
= "Our family shsn.t DO ditgrAcei by
F., Wing name, said Mrs. Smudge, 1t
d fayet,e is G great, good name.
G Smudgo though, ho WAS on tho eve
?. suggesting the name Of the gres. French
A. man himself.
8 Gle must have middle name
i "Lsyfsye,te Williams, says Mrs. 5.
= "Thores your Baptist on me again
: tell you Roger Williams shsn't in an
4 form hang to that boys coat tail"
o Then you shan't call him Lafayette
And thus the quarreling over th
christening continued forsir mor!a hour
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