River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-12-14

strong attachment, ana the ONerWeen- |
ing confidence of simplicity"
'sYou are correct, DOCTOR" replied |
Mr.. Easy, s'and her head proves that |
she is modest young woman, with |
strong religious feeling. kindness of
disposition and every other requisite
1.-The head may proveit all, for what |
know, Mr.. Easy, but her conduct tells
another tale"
''She is well fitted for the situation,
ma'am, continued the doctor.
"And if You please, ma'am. rejoin-
ed Sarah, sit is such little one"
"Shall try the baby, ma'am," said
the monthly nurse, who had listened
in silence. cit is fretting SO, poor
thing, and has its dear little fist right
| down its throat"
DR.. Middleton gave the signal Of as
sent, and in few seconds Master John
Easy was fixed to Sarah as tight as
leech.
Lord love it, how hungry it is T!
There, there, stop it moment, it's
shocking, poor thing
Mrs. Easy, who was lying on the bed,
rose up, and went to the child. Her
first feeling was that of envy, that an
other should have such pleasure
| which was denied to herself, the next
that of delight at the satisfaction ex-
pressed by the infant. in few min
utes the child fell back in deep sleep
Mrs. Easy was satisfied (; maternal feel.
ings conquered all others, and Sarah
was duly installed.
1t was not long after Mrs. Easy's con-
fjnement that Mr.. Easy, who was sit
ting by her bedside in an easy chair,
commenced as follows: 81 have been
thinking, my dear Mrs. Easy, about
the name | shall give this child.
"Name, Mr.. Easy why, what name
should you give it but your own!"
"Not so, my DEAR" replied Mr.. Easy,
''they call all names proper names. but
think that mine is not. 1t is the very
worst name in the calendar.
"Why, what's the mather with it,
Mr.. Easy :"
"The matter affects me as well as
the boy. Nicodemus is a long name to
write at full length, and Nick is yul-
gar. Besides, as there will be two
Nicks, they will very naturally call my
boy young Nick, which will be dlabol
ical."
'sWell, MIR. Easy, at all events then
let me choose the name"
"That you shall, my dear, and it was
with this view that | mentioned the
subject SO early.
Il think, Mr.. Easy, will call the
boy after my poor father-his name
shall be Robert
every well, my dear, if you wish it,
it shall be Robert. You shall have your
/ own way. But think, my dear, upon
3 a little consideration, you will ac-
l knowledge that there is decided OBJ.
lection
g ''An objection, Mr.. Easy Z
eyes, my dear Robert may be very
well, but you must reflect upon the
: consequences he is certain to be
| called Boil"
"Well, my dear, and suppose they
: do call him Bob 90
4 81 cannot bear even the supposition,
my dear. You forget the county in
which you are residing, the downs
covered with sheep"
'sWhy, Mr.. Easy, what can sheep
{ have to do with Christian name -
'.There it is women never look to
consequences. My dear, they have a
!, good deal to do with the name Of Bob.
! / will appeal to any farmer in the
T. country, if ninety-nine shepherds,
Y dogs outfof one hundred are not called
Bob. Now observe, your child is out
of doors somewhere in the fields or
9 plantations. You want, and you call
him. Instead of your child, what do
you find ! Why. dozen ours, at least
| who come running up to you, all an
swering to the name Of Bob, and wag-
3 ging their stumps of tails. You level
2 your only son to the brute creation by
| giving him a Christian name which,
from its peculiar bIevity, has been
monopolized by all the dogs in the
+. county. Any other name you please,
my dear, but in this one instance you
: must allow me to lay my positive
| veto.'
3 "Well, then, let me see--but I'll
> think of it, Mr.. Easy my head aches
; very much just now"
81 will think for you, my dear.
What do you you say to John!
''Oh, no, Mr.. Easy, such common
I name 90
"a proof of its popularity, my dear.
1t is scriptural-we have the apostle
, and the baptist-we have adozenpopes
who were all Johns. 1t is rOyal-we
have plenty of kings who were JOINS
and, moreover, it is short, and sounds
honest and manly"
Eyes. very true, my dear; but they
will call him Jack"
'Well we have had several celebrat-
/, ed characters who were Jacks. There
was-let me see-Jack the Giant Kill
er. and Jack of the Bean Stalk-and
Jack jack
Jack Spratt," replied Mrs. Easy.
"And Jack Cade, Mrs. Easy, the great
rebel-and Three Fingered Jack, Mrs.
Easy, the celebrated negro-and, above
all, Jack Fallstaff, ma am, honest Jack
Fallstaff-honest Jack Fallstatf--witty
Jack Fallstaff''-
81 thought, Mr.. Easy, that | was to
be permitted to choose the NAME"
sWell, so you shall be, my dear; |
give it up to you. Do just as you please;
but depend upon it that John is the
right name. Is it not, my dear %
Its the way you always treat me,
Mr.. Easy you say that you give 1t up,
and | shall have my own way, but l
never do have it. | am sure that the
child will be christened John.
NAY, my dear, it shall be just what
you please. Now | recollect it. there
were several Greek emperors who were
Johns; but decide for yourself, my
dear"
''No, no" replied Mrs. Easy, who
was i'll, and unable to contend any
longer, 81 give it up, Mr.. Easy. l
know how it will be, as it always is:
you give me my own way as people
give pieces of gold to their children,
it's their own money but they must
not spend it. Pray call him john
"There, my dear, did | not tell you
You would be of the same opinion Upon
reflection ! knew you would. have
given you your own way, and you tell