Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-04-27

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Chicago Tribune.
SIS Beatrice a good name for {
baby?o
A young woman of prepossess
ing appearance stood in the door
of the editorial room and addressed
her interrogatory in a seemingly y
general manner to the glitter gentle
man who were occupying the sew
eral carners of the apartment.
For moment nobody seemed to
regard the question as uilected
particularly to him, bnt finally the
troFting horse reporter removed his
generously proportioned feet from
the desk on which they had been
resting, and allowed smile to play
over his quarter stretch features.
'Have y u a babs? he asked.
WIN. rsrfainlv,' replied the
y"nng Vnnlan, 1ar rons indicating .
surprise. slightly tinged wit, anger.
Well said The personal friend
OF Rarns, 'ynn mnstn't get angry,
because one soft sensuous dav in
summer. when the birds we're twit-
fering their sweetest twits, wo~
man came up here on the same err
rand that brings YOU, and after we
had picked out pretty smooth title
for her infant forget whether it
was Marian or Carita we settled
on-she went away happy and
along in the fall the @olGer-tinted
fal-jns5 as tlle leaves We're turn
ing brown and all nature seemed
hushed in sweet repose, waiting fol
the base ball championship to be
decided, she came back again with
a wistful weary look, in her soft
brown eyes. and said she had been
mistaken--i it was a boy. Woman's
nature, you know, is so buoyantly
hopeful, so swestly previous, that
she frequently mistake a four flush
for the real article. 1t is the pain.
ful memory Of a blackened past
that makes us cautious about furn-
ishing names for babies until VIC
know that the little cherubs are
here. Do you catch on!''
The lady nodded.
'Well,' resumed the admirer of
Maud S., 'there are lots of things to
be considered in naming a baby
1our husbands name is-?'
Perkins, replied the lady.
That isn't bad name, although
It would De difficult to enshroud it
with the mystic glamour or ro~
nance. But | hardly think Beats
rice would look we'll in front ef it
The name of Beatrice, you know, is
always associated with stateliness
and. beauty, and your little tootsy
wootsy might grow up bow-legged
and pug--nosed. And, besides,
Beatrice Perkins wouldn't sourd
just right. You might call it.
Her, if you please, said the Ia
dy, severely.
'We always call'm it in this Of
flee it saves time and prevents our
getting ratified. As | was saying,
you might call it Perkins Maid, or
Belle Of Perkinsville, or something
like that. | knew a man in Ken
tncky who had chestnut geld
lng'-
Il can hardly see what that has
to do with the matter under con
sideration, said the lady in Sc
we're tone.
You are right Madam l did
sverve little that ti.ue. Now,
Sweetheart is COED name. Out
in California they think Sweetheart
can take the pole from anything
that looks through bride, Now,
if yon had twins. you might call
one Svesth, art and ti.e other one
Darling, gu tha tij 81 7ne on t..e
If side, nj rs caetisi ~ h oesl-
Jae +F df- aar ioo- ,uJt
So c.e IL er.-c between item.
Oiconfre, II tn,v were MT gated
alike, or YOU had 10 put a kicking
| strap on one OF en-, it might be
I that
Let me tell you again, sir,' said
| she. .that l am not naming horse.
Perhaps this gentleman, turning
to the literary editor, could give
me the information | desire 2
Certainly, madan,' replied that
person. 'Yon shanld name youl
little treasure Cecil-the name thai
has such a.sweet, dreamy, aristo-
cratic sound
'Of course said the modified
parent; sand l am exceedingl,
obliged for your suggestion -ano
she departed.
!, sYou seemed to lose your savoi1
vivre,' said the literary editor te
the horse reporter.
Yes replied the young man
she carried me TO double breal
. at the turn, but I should have set
tied pretty quick and come dowl
the home stretch very fast. If sh
hadn't hurried me. SO much il
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