, 1877-02-10
Naming the TUIus.

\ friend Of Bat,erwick's who siaid at bis
house a short time after the twins were born.
overheard the following conversation between
the fond parents one night sf'gr all bauds
had retired He was in the adjoining 70. III
Mrs. B.-What shall We call the twins,
Harry. dear?
30 dunno. Almost any good names.
How woald Moses and Aaron Go? or Cain
sud Able?
Ms. B-You ought to be ashamed Of
yourself 10 want to name one OF your oan
children after murderer! You nigh, have
hunted the whole Bible through without
finding any worsel
B.-O well, c.ll them Shadrach, Mashach,
and AJrdueso ,bea.
Mrs. B.-Yuu know very well that there
are only two twins, and that they cant have
three names divided equally between them.
hate Scrip uIs names anyhow. want TO
call them after some distinguished man.
b. We'll, name one Of them Butler and
and the other SchuIz.
Mrs. BID rather die on the spot than
have a child Of mine named after an under
garment
B.-Howu Bismarck aud Gu'chakof suit
you
Mrs. B.-Batterw lex, you know l can't
abide tho~e German names. You would ia
lic, cur-e on your lanocenJ boy II yon
would send him through the world with
such a name as Bismarck Butterwick. You
know very well you would [ prefer az
American name. Oar that b1ioags 70 this
coanrry.
B-Very well, then. call one Of thcsI
Spotted Tail. and the other Hole-iu-the-Day.
Those are Indigenous 10 this continent.
Mrs B.-Nr But;erwicS, if you are going
to turn The subject into riiicGlr, I will "a
mp ana dress urys-.., and - down stairs
Nru -h4n't insult me 10 my face, anyhow
You know well enough that | meant some
white American name
Blow woaid Smith and Jones answer
Mr-- B--I'G rather bury both OF ,hem in
one grave. Why don't You suggest some
disring uishel American name
B.-O, all right; there's Benedict Arnold
and Martin Van Bureu.
Mrs B-Thry shall never have those
names with my consent.
BLOW about Adams?
Mrs B.-That's only one name, and there
are two babies.
B.-Well. call one "A and the other
" Dams"
Mrs. B.-Mr. Butttrwick, If you use Ian
guage like that again ii 30 home 20 moth
er's this very night
B.-Wal, th=n, # you must have she
names OF celebrated Americans, call one
" TIllv SlJwhov and the other " Tooales"
Mrs. B.-Wero they prominent men: l
don't remember hearing about them before.
E.-Why my dear, they both signed the
Declaration OF Independence. and S.owjoy
was Wee Prcridrut under Washington. Ii
yuu want s-raish;-out revolutionary patriot,
those are y0uT men.
Mrs B-WhAt did Mr. Toldles DO:
B-L,uis4, gm surprised at your isuor-
auce Don't yuu know that h COMMANDED
The army ar Valley Forge:
Mrs. B.-I dyu't think much Of their
names, anyhow. Say over some o'hers-
B-Lernme ses. Wen, row, there's Ne
phis' ophrlr-. and
Mrs B.-Whar did you say he did'
Bid? Why lac commanded the frigate
Cous,irurion in the war Of 1872, and be was
killed while naiiin.; the American Gl5 TO the /
mast.
lir-. B.-Aud yon want 10 name one Of
your children after him
B.-Crrtaiuly. Why not? Noble old /
patriot! d he not 2le IL def.2se Of /
Whv, L,s;i~l, whas are You gong 70 do :
Mrs. B.-Why, I'm going 10 quit This
house and take the twius wI'h nae and stay ,
away forever. I know just a. well a. You 1
do that Mryhi--"phe.r- l. another lasre t.r /
he devil I We sasn him at the upsra. /, is
perfectly infamous fer you 10 suggest such /
name for TcuI ovn fish and bioad- l don't /
believe in SowhJys or Iooli=s either IN I
c-rfain tia, yoa have been ;rlllus -e.udalyus (
s,orl-s, and q " Ia -,oin., 70 leave.
Then Buuerwlck was heard - us per |
su..-ive tone With Mrs. B-. and finally she |
made 1t up With hiIa- The twins eTrutu'iy /
v.r- hsp',z-d John aud Henry.--iaT Aaer /
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