The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-03-18

prpuG man the day he lei her to the
altar, at the thought that it was herself
and not her wealth that he had wooed.
sura ncempuey.
WON BY A NECK.
How y LITERARY EDITOR EEAT TIL: TROT
TNGH HORSE EDITOR At THE FINISH.
From tie hicogo Tribune.
is Beatrice a good name for babyo"
A Young woman of fine appearance
. I'D in the door Of the editorial room
and addressed her iuterrogatnry in a
seemingly general manner to the gifted
gentlemen who were occupying the sew
eral corners of the apartment.
For a moment nobody seemed to regard
the question as directed particularly at
him, but finally the trottng horse re-
porter removed his generously proper
toned feet from the desk on which they
had been resting. and allowed Il smile to
play over his quarter stretch features.
Have yon hahy?' he asked.
why. certainly.' replied the young
woman, her tone Indicating surprise,
slightly tingcd with anger.
Well said the personal friend Of
+ rus, you mnsn't get angry. because
one soft scnsu"us day in summer, when
the birds were twiltering their sweetest
twitS. Il woman came up here on the same
errand that brings You. and after We had
picked out pretty smooth title for her
iufaut-I forget whether it was Miriam
or Carita We settled on--she went away
happy, and along in the fall the golden
tiutlcd tall-.just as the leaves were turn.
inn brown and all nature seemed huShcd
i'll sweet rep">e, waiting for the base ball
championship to be decided she came
back again with Il wistiu, weary look in
her soft brown eyes. and said she had
been mi>takcn--it was Il boy. Wumans
nature. you know. is so buoyantly hope
tul, so swnetly precious. that she will
irequetly mistake a fonr flush for the
real altcle. 1t is the painful memory of
a bllckcn,'l past that makes us cautious
about furnishing names for babies until
We know that the little cherubs are here.
do You catch on?
The lady nodded.
''W,H,' resumed the admirer of Maud
). there are lots %; things 10 be consid-
cred in naming baby. Your husbands
name iS-??'
''Psrk,1s." replied the lady.
That isn't bad name. although it
would be difficult t. cnshrond it with
Tie mystic glamour Of romance. But
hardly think Beatrice would look vel
in front OF it, The name OF Bcatrice.
lou kuuw, Is always asSucittu, with state
i;neSS AND beauty, and sour little tontss-
wuotsy might grow up bow legged and
pu. -nosed. Aud, besides, Beatrice
Perkins wouldn't sound just right. You
might call it
u Her, il you please" said the lady,
severely.
We always call EN- it in the Office:
it saves time and prevents our getting
ratified. As WAS 81 ing, you might call
1t Perkins Maid. or Belle of Perkins
Maid. OF Belle oi Pcrkinsviilc, II some
ching like that. | know il man in Ken
'ncky who had 4 chestnut geldins-''
II can harcll' see what that has to de-
with the matter under consideration
said the lady III Il severe tone.
" You are right. madam did sweTve
Il little that time. Now, Sweetheart
is a good name. Dat in California they
think Sweetheart can take the pole
from anything that looks through IA bIi.
lie. Now il YOU had twins you might
AL one Sweetheart and the other one
Darling. put the tal->t one on the oil
side, aud by checking the near one up IA
lttle hi gher nobody could see the diff
ference between them. OF course. il
they We're nat gaited alike, OF You had
t" put u kicking strip on one OF EN-. it
m:gi,t be THAT
= LIT ne tell YOU again, sir" said she.
that | am MT naming horse. Per-
nAps this gentleman. lur,ing to the
!tterary editor. ''cuull give me the inior-
ulati,,mI C.rsire."
Certainly, madam" replied that
person. You should name your little
treasure tecil-the name has such a
sweet dreamy. aristucEatic SQUAD.
'Of conrse.' said the modified par
ent, land | am exceedingly Obliged for
ynur suggestion and she departed.
You seemed to lose your soCoir RE
re-" said the literary editor TO the horse
reporter.
Yes" replied the young man, she
carried me t. donbe break at the turn.
but should have settled pretty quick
and come down the hnmestretch very
ast. II she hadn't hurried me so much
in scoring. I'd have pckei out dais!
ntlne for that lilly OF hers.