Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-07-28
NAMING THE TWINS.

NAMING THE TWINS.
There never was prouder man than
Mr.. Horatio Jones when he found him.
self the parent of fine pair of twins
a boy and girl. He implicitly credit
ed the statement of the nurse that the
boy was the finest and the girl the
loveliest infant ever born within her
knowledge; and his face beamed with
delight when old Mr.. Booker detected
unmistakable bumps of genius on the
head OF the male infant; and Mrs. Mar
tin asserted that the nose OF the girl.
which at present seemed of no partfcu-
lar or definite shape, gave certain
promise of turning out. pure Grecian.
Mrs. Martin, who had twelve children
of her own, must, of course, know.
Mrs. Jones' mother-Mrs. Crutch-
ings-had, of course, been with her
daughter several weeks previous to the
birth Of the infants; and immediately
on receiving intelligence of that impor-
tant event, Grandma Jones arrived, for
the purpose OF congratulating her son
and looking after the welfare of the
new additions to the house of Jones.
1t was during her stay that the impor-
tant question of choosing names for the
twins was discussed and decided.
1t was on Sunday, and Uncle and
Aunt Jackson and Cousin Joshua had
been invited TO dinner, after which,
Miss Arabella Walters, an intimate
friend of Mrs. Jones. had dropped i'm,
speedily followed by Mr.. Weatherby
Jones. n distant relative of the family,
though on very familiar terms with
them
Seated around q cosey fire, with sher-
ry wine and walnuts on a round-table,
the company were very pleasant and
cheerful, until after awhile Cousin
Joshua inquired what the twins were to
be called-a subject which had never
been in the remotest manner alluded to
by either Grandma Jones or Grandma
'Crutchings.
"Ahemp said Jones, stroking his
'side-whiskers. cit occurs to me.
since there are so many of us met to-
gether this evening, that it would be a
favorable opportunity of choosing
names for the babies"
Suppose we have 'em in and see
what they look like" said Cousin
Joshua, bald-headed, jolly-looking old
gentleman. Then we can choose
names to suit them"
Accordingly, q message was dis
patched to the nurse, and that important
parsonage soon entered, bearing upon
each stout arm a very tiny and very
pink specimen of infantile humanity,
buried in froth of lace and rufiles.
The company gathered around and
infinitely inspected the pair, with many
comments and expressions of admira-
ton.
1.-The image of his father" said Mrs.
jackson; land the girl-bless the
teeny-weeney itty darling! the perfect
type of her mother"
Jones looked highly gratifed-until
Mr.. jackson observed, with a sideways
poise of his head:
''Well, now, to my mind they're like
nobody ever saw before, except-other
babies. They're all as much alike as a
'bushel of peas"
Mrs. Jackson, large woman Of COM
manding aspect cast glance of severe
sadmonition at her husband.
He was little, demonstrating man,
whose misfortune IL was to be perpetu-
ally doing and saying ill-timed things,
though with the best intentions in the
world.
After a sufficient amount of petting
from their grandmothers, and OF
raptures from Miss Arabella, with dis
tant stare from Mr.. Weatherby Jones,
who seemed rather afraid of them, the
twins were borne away, and the dis
cussion of their future names was re-
sumed.
'As there seems to be no personal pc
.culiarity about them TO suggest a
name.r observed Cousin Joshua, ''any
ordinary name will do-only, being
twins, you see. the names. like the
owners, should resemble each other.
What do you say to Thomas and Thorn
asia, or Samuel and Samuella, for in
stanceP"
30, no, indeedr' said Mrs. Jones.
quickly. ''No common names for my
babies; something pretty and striking
though don't object to the names be-
ing somewhat alike, considering 'thai
they are twins
II wouldn't have 'em alike if were
you. Emily" said her mother. 1.-The
children are enough alike already. and
II they have the same sounding names,
they'd never be able to know themselves
apart"
The company admitted the reasonl
.bleness of this objection; but Cousin
Joshua would not give up his point