The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-11-30
ELIZABETH'S OPINIONS.

ooh, Will, am so glad !" and pretty
Mrs. Danvers, quite forgctful of the soft
balls of many colorcd worsteads in her
lap, rose hirriedly to meet her husband.
81 had very, very, very important letter
to-day-from Londonm
"From London, Fan did not think
that you knew any one in London"
81 was three years in a London board
ingschool, sir! Do you think it is only
men who make bosom. friends at school
John Lawrence and you were chums at
school, and are ridiculous about each
other yet; | suppose | can have a school
friend too"
Nonsense, Fan! David and Jonathan
have no sisters. Women get a husband.
and then there is an end of my darling
Angelina, and my darling Fanny"
"lIer name is not Angelina, sir, and
she always calls me Frances. If there is
one thing Elizabeth detests it is nick
is Frances, don't allow any one to call
you anything else She is quite a re-
marlable woman, Will. | assure YOU"
"And her name is Elizabeth 2"
"Ycs-Elizabeth Atkinson She is
very rich-very rich indeed and l
thought, Will dear, if could get her to
be baby's god mother-sho' S an old maid,
Will-she might leave baby something,
you know"
''YOu mercenary little mother. You
would lay the weight of those two
dreadful names upon baby for the sake
of IA possible legacy? Elizabeth-Atkin-
son Danvers. The little mite could not
bear it, Fan"
eve would call her Bessie, Will her
godmother would never know. Bessie
is pretty: don't you think So"
mo, | do not think so. lam for call
ing her Lily or Violet, or Grace, or
something tiowery and pretty
II never knew girl called Lily that
did not grow up fat and red or one
called Violet that was not loud and vul-
gar, or ore called Grace that was not i'll
tempered and gawky. Now. there is
something very stately about Elizabeth. -
"And very likely baby will grow up a
little f1utterng, frizzly-hared fairy, all
curves, and ringlets, and ribbons"
81 am ashamed of you, viii, talking
about your own dear darling little
daughter in that way. And after all the
trouble have taken to select proper
godmother for her. And Elizabeth so
delighted, and coming all the way to
New York to see her goddaughtcr, too,
and everything else. | must say / ex-
pected more appreciation from you, Will.
Lillian Morris was here this afternoon,
and she of course opposed Elizabeth.
expected that She is all for those hor-
rid Saxon names, like Maud, and Elfri-
ba, and Bertha. But man Of the world
"a sensible man like you, WILL | am
astonished."
"Oh, don't scold, Fan. | think Eliza
beth lovely; and, as yon say, we can call
her Lizzy."
mo, viii, never said Lizzy. Lizzy,
indeed! l said Bessie"
" Yes, dear, Bessie. | beg pardon"
"And ! shall write to Miss Atkinson
to say that we will have the christening
in May, if that suits you, Will"
Yes, yes; that suits me very we'll
John and | are going to the Adirondack
in June, but it will be all over by that
time"
GAN over, Will | must say that i:
not fattering to baby"
90 dare say baby will be glad enough
to have it all over. But is this lady
iCdiil w -NNN YIN.
She is really coming. | was going
to ask you about refurnishing the blu'
suite of rooms for her"
Why they were rcfurnished whcr
we were married, two years ago, anC
nobody has used them but John Law
renee"
"And he smokes. Elizabeth is yer,
sensitive on that subject"
For short time Win held his GROUND
about refurnishing; but after Fam
shifted the point of attack from hcrrock
ing chair to his knee, the resistance grey
fainter and fainter, and finally the veal
husband not only agreed to the carve,
oak furniture upholstered in rich WOO,
colors, but also profcssed to see the neces
sity for looking after the carriage.
"That Mrs. Lorimer has had hers line
with dark purple satin, Will, and il is real
an effective background for light hair,
skillfully suggested Fanny. "And al
so sick of those gray horses Can't W
have bay ones, Will? They are MOI
English and stylish"
Sothe oak furnishing, the new carriage
lining, and the bay horses were dete
mined on, and, what is more, viii Dar