The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-20
IRREGULARITIES or rRENcH Ltw.
The Great Trouble Of Naming n baby In


ru, corr rors,nce Of "a, Londoa 7,if7rara.
have Just heard the experience of an
FncfiShmln who tricd to get hi baby rccistc
trarro. had a a uflter born t. him amid the
.leet and snow OF early snring. lie had neari
how .trict i. French lass on an points ~ rcris-
iratt,n, ana within the tlr. g DAYS ppointed no
went TO f,ilnl hi. duty at fhs Mario. Where,
then. It. the c'lildE asked stern innciionary,
The parent explained that whatever he the
haIdinool Il hlhv French -irls. Eneli-h moth
,rs commonly Object To- semi their oE,prng oIt
hut hall satisfied. and said 50. lhe Gaze seemed
to- him hushc. lut without PURSUING tnat uuint
ufth,r az present. ue h'ggel to know now tue
in her meant tn cali his chiid.
the father had. indeed thought upon this most
important question, so had the mother. But
they h ID reached 40 conclusion. Was II abso-
lutcly ncedtul tho Enclishman asked. to GIVE
name In rogstrauonf "lndispenaabie, the
clerk replied. even more sterulY " hen, aid
our countryman. quite desperate. put hordown
Mary Winifrcd Gtace." "write n IT, ex-
claimed the cerK. IL was written. Mary he
ri served. Is evidently an ignorant n spelling
fjr MAtie." and altered the word accordingly.
Grace wants au ccnt-circumilcx; humph
not usual, hut IT may p.sa. Wtniired u In
tslsttc name, which OF course we cant allow.
female child. calico Marie Grice- when born.
aud how" hut the E1glishman objected to
have Winfield thus cut out, and In dndgeon
they referred him TO the Procureur dc la hcpub-
iquc.
utely "Wmired, II i rrohably n name Of
some dist neuish,d gencralf Npf A saint Of
course II /, not, since you have no saints In En-
nj. \ persnnage Of history, perhap.Y Nor
Wen. nj least character 81 Walter scott, or
some other writer II moral Il 'tiQnf" our COM
patri I could not think Of one Winfred in his
tory or romance - make precedent Tor his int
tie daughter. Then NJ lie irocureur de la 70
puhllque changed his tune. lie began to tlink,
with me Mare II Montroucc, that his case was
lortche. "Surely." id he, you can show some
Of your f,rIly who have borne this strange
name Z" No. the pcrplcxed father could not
even 30 that. TIen. sir. | can take no such
res on-ibitty as TO give permission. IL NAV be
an alb 80 Of confidence. am not ignorant how
eccentric ~ your English W. Without authori-
zation OF the Embassy, cannot interfere with
the excellent Maize oi MOntrouge.'
The parents British blood was now up. Whit
fred should his baby be called, and nothing else.
lie went To the Enbassv, and they referred him
Il smiling Consul Consul heard his tale,
shrugged his shoulders, aud wroie a llne-nNe
francs and halt To pay. Parent refused Ia
rFoGuce the money, and went ON In nigh
dudgeon. Mounting tue Rue &c la Pax, he met
| "A friend and told his troubles. "Why. Minifr a
was a saint - exclaimed the counsellor. There
| and then tn found book dealing with SUCH
matt Rs, looked up the fact, and made note OF
| H.. The Marie OF Montruuce was silcnced 10y an
almnnac, bur his clerk erowcd audiby IN writ.
| ing Wiufred. A. To Marle aud Ora G, he had
| his own French way there. and the Young lady
| will bear a circum1ex 10 the end OF her days