Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-03-13

much the same as the others. Then I got
languid and sick, and did not feel like wri.
ting and then I had good deal to do, and
so just waited.
But think, now that my baby is nearly
eight weeks old, it will be an objectionable
; slight upon him if don't make him the sub
ject of at least page in this record.
Everybody's baby is, I suppose, the sweet,
est and dearest and loveliest pet in the world
At least, so they think; but I know mine is
He has dark eyes exactly like Ralph's and is
going to be the image of him altogether
But Ralph does not consider it compliment,
when l tell him so.
i'll had leisure, I believe I would do moth
ing but hold baby and play with him, love
him so. But of course, must do other
things some times. As it is, Ralph thinks
have him forever in my arms. Yesterday he
said to me ........
"You waste a great many hours on that
child"
"Waste, indeed !" said I. precious angel
whose time and care has he better right to
than his own mamma's?"
"I thought you said Rosel was such good
nurse; you had better let him get accustomed
to her." said Ralph. ... = ..
"I don't want to have him get too much
accustomed to anybody but me" l replied
"He might not love me the best if he did,"
"What nonsense" said Ralph. "You are
his mother, and of course he'll love you the
best. As to me, you never have minute to
spare for one of our good old-fashioned talks
and I believe that you have forgotten that
there are such things as books in the house."
81 tell you what / believe" said I, "and
that is, that you are jealous Of the darling
That is why you don't like to'se me pet him
too much"
Ralph laughed, and went away. said ii
in jest, but I almost think that spoke the
real truth. Fancy it, my baby! your own
papa jealous of you! Was there ever such
ridiculous idea?
"May 18th. Baby has not been cbristened
yet. There is no Episcopal clergyman within
, reach, and don't like to have it done by any
other though of course, if he got very sick
or anything of that sort, would let the old
Lutheran pastor across the mountain baptize
him, rather than nobody. I have always de-
termined to call him after Ralph, and so re-
garded it as fixed fact, that [ never said
much about it, until yesterday, when the sub
ject some how came up under discussion.
"Well have to call him Ralph Junior, to
distinguish him from you" remarked.
"No, indeed l don't intend him to have my
name," answered Ralph. "Find another, and
, prettier one for him.
"Prettier think it beautiful" I exclaim'
ed. "It has always been favolite name Of
mine and of course he must have it, Ralph
I particularly wish it"
"And I particularly don't wish it" said
Ralph, very good-humoredly, but could see
he was quite in earnest. "Pray oblige me,
darling, by yielding to my wish on this occa'
sion."
GAS do on every other," I retorted, half
laughing, half vexed. "Please give me your
reasons Mr.. Autocrat."
~ have given you my one reason already
I dislike the name. If he we're christened
by it, should never call him any thing but
Tom or Jack. So be warned in time"
"You are really the most provoking person
I ever knew" said I. "The idea of you dis
appointing me in this way"
"It's triAe to be disappointed about" he
rejoined.
"Indeed, it is not!" cried, warmly. "1t
is quite serious thing, and had set my
heart upon it. never dreamed but that you
would be willing"
81 suppose he saw how much felt about
it, for he came over to where I sat, and petted
and coaxed me until I had to smile. Then
(just as if had given up) he said
"You are dear, good little girl, to give up
to me, and I'll reward you by letting you be-
stow on the little shaver any other name in
the world you choose. Why not call him
after your father?'
"No, indeed!" Papa disliked his own
name as much as you do yours, and with much
more reason. Andrew is as ugly as can be-
and won't impose on baby by disfguring
him with it. l am quite sure papa would not
have wished it, if he had lived"
"Well, then, pick out some fancy name. l
am sure there are hundreds always on hand. v
But the Hundreds" when counted up, re-
duced themselves to very few that I would
even think about. Nothing seemed as desira'
BILE as the one had first fixed upon. At last
1 thought of 'Wilfred,' which has something
noble and chivalrous in the sound of it.
Something like what hope my boys charac'
ter will be. So chose that. Ralph said it
was high-Aown and romantic. But he was
we'll pleased that had conformed so easily to
his will.
Wilfred Barstow how prettily it sounds
Between ourselves, Master Wilfred, this
papa of yours is pretty resolute always, in
having his own way. And what is more, he
won't give reason for anything he does un'
less he pleases to. I wonder if you will be
as dear, charming, splendid and tyrannical a
darling to your wife, when you have one-you
poor little mite!
May goth. We have heard quite unex'
pectedly of chance of getting baby chris
tened, which Ralph has agreed to profit by
An old English clergyman is stopping for a
few days at the little village of Pateau, iif:
teen miles from here. and Ralph has ridden