The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-08-17

/. guage adequate to give expressie
i to their delight. aSa
That was long before the advent
Devices Carminative and Mrs. VIII
Z slows Soothing Syrup, but the goo
fairy was watching over It and in i,
infrequentl attacks of cliolic, q.
have no doubt Queen Eva knew {
and .fpplied appropriate remedie.
while King Rupert STOOD by lookin
very much concerned, as modcr
husbands, do. However, that ma
lave eel the child grew apace an,
daily nc'eased in beauty. At frs
the aestion Of asname for it, wa
postr }nsd from time to time for fu
ture consideration, neither of its pa
rents eoubting that that matter
could AID wouldabe very easily set
tied when they laid theirs leads to
gether, and so it went until the child
was three months old, when the,
both thought it was time to hold tbs
family council. aa
Now, Rnpy, dear! do you sugges,
a name for our little darlingy"9aa
"Oh, lo! Eva! you must speak
frst.''' 9a,gi 5 gea
"Well, then, Rupy, what do you
think Of Angeliua3 Isthink that The
.prettiest Of all names.' a..a
"Well Eva!I thinkTtbat might do
for a peasant, but it willsnever do for
a beautiful princess. i think Evan
geline an appropriate name"
"Evangsline! indeed! Whoever
heard Of . princess named Evange-
line? IfsAngelina don't suit you
now would Nlaude dO2l / am sure
that il no plebian name.'' $3.50
"No, Naude, might do, but i new
er did like that name, and / beg to
suggestsLu rhine, which, it strikes me
might pease even your fastidious
fancy eli 200 ID aiiag 4.
"My f.stidious fancy, sir!2 I am.
quite SUR that it is better to be fas.
tldious han to be impolite and to
wound tie feelings Of another by
such unenerous and ungentlemanly
insinuaiipns. You can name the
baby Yourself; sir! and Il will not
presumelto bother you again With
my 'fastiaious fancy'.o
do you dare, N adam, to call M
lmpolite and ungentlemanly? ii
would have you know that T don't
propose to submit to'sueh gratuitous
insults if you are a Queen? You
may name the baby yourself, or it |
viii never have name!' - fa
They had had their FIRST quarrel,
Ind they parted in unger.. She 10
Fry US women always do on such oc,
'asions, and he to walk up and down.
md tear hishair and think himself
much injured man. Kings ana]
Queens are but mortal aft. all, and /
hey have their matr;nonfal Gifts"
ike the rest of nlortals. When they I
net again the ,cs ofthe Queen were
ed with weeping and tho brow Of
he King was as hack as a thunder
loud. She passed him his tea with
lever WORT and less sugar than she
,new he sooi - and sheshelped her
'late to yheapiece ofbroiled peacock
le kneN she didn't like and lie said |
lothi,g. 9 1t was the first time such
thing had happened in the Snow /
White palace and they were unhap !,
" The fairy's gift had ocoasloned
leir first trouble. They ate il ST.
,nce but their thoughts were busy.
[e.Das thinking Of tie time when het|
ad wooed and won her as a fair mai.
en- and Of all the years they had
we'd SO happily together during
1hich time she had made loving
nd obedient wife; and she was shink
lg Of the time he hadraken her
rom an ongst all TIE maidens he
tight have CHOSEN, and Of those
anne years Of happiness and Of the
ably asleep in its cradle 50 innocent
nd SO unconscious Of the evil it had
frougll.. He was willing TO forgive
she would first say that she would
orgel, but that gulf Of uncertainty
ad yet TO be crossed.
With they had finished the meal
he could endure it no longer, and
;oing Up to him she said: "Rupy,l
lear! lei us be friends again. | can
Iot beaito think that You are angry
v 'il me- and the thought that the
'aby is the cause Of it nearly dis
racts me. YonWon'tibe angry with
,our own little Eva any longer. will