The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-04-17

offering consists Of whole Mo,
ems, fowls and incense-sticks S wss
these are burning the parents Mails
offering up their heartfelt thanks V - n
1uliy and with Joy acknowledged sSste-
serves the. recipients Of the eb sSoll5
Dlesslng Heaven co.IId bestow si trss
paTtof the ceremony oyer. the ~ als
ladies proceed to roll IN tbe s,.0 e ola
silken sleeves preparatory to o;1nss isaD
fortunate youngster his first sS. ~
which, by the way, il not perfo o1se
with a razor upon the chin, but wick
head. ~ the
We use the word shaving y Int !,
would be nearer the correct worf, = ~ :
should call it ''shearing.n The me- ~
OF performing this shearinc 81 MY s,1I'ieA
the queer figure outlined nnor - y y
baby $ pate, is really comicaI Wb .Ie
the old ladies' are busily engaged I'' !.
their, to them, very agreeable ts.il
baby Is protesting against the perpetr.
ton OF this outrage upon his crown viii.
all the strength OF his little LUNGS. en1.
plemented by vigorous kicks Of II.
sturdy little legs, and frantic cluteh;n@
OF the chubby hands at anything ana
everything withiH7his reach. '-N
At length the ordeal is over. the ola
ladies having clipped and cropped until
they are satisfied. Baby's head L j,
sight to behold. An American barbsr,s
heart would ache, could he oontemnla,s.
the artistic labors Of those yeperabIa
danes, and the baby himself would he'll
low like q young OK could he behold IN
a glass the terrible looking head he bas
had put on him by those from whom h.
has every reason in the world to ex.
poet better treatment ] really think
that if the innocent little one knew
what those old ladies were about wlils
fussing around his little head, he would
decide to rest content with his hair n
the shape nature fashioned it, s.by .
large Majority
After the hair is cut then come tha
! three venerable old gentlemen aforesaid
accompanied by their wives (no widow,
widower, bachelor or old maid being Al.
lowed to officiate), who suggest d name
ornames appropriate, in their estimation.
to bestow upon the child. These old
! gentlemen generally pretend to know
something about astronomy, and while
discussing the different names suggest
ed, make a pretense of consulting the
moon and stars, as though to deter
mine astrologically upon the name
which they deem most proper for tho
young Celestial to beari
knew of boy whose birthday fell
upon leap year, and on the twenty.
third day of the very month that, &c.
cording to Chinese chronology, was tho
extra month of that year After Che
astronomers had studiousIy searched
the armament for suitable name for
him they decided that the infant should
be called 'sYuen s. So that is, '.leap.
year in the fourth moon, for it was
the first moon, or month of that year
that had its additional month.
wonder how one of my readers
would have liked it if parents had
named him "St Patriek's Day Ia the
Morning" had his birthday CHANGED 70
fall upon the seventeenth day Of March
What strange fashions the Chinese
haye!" you doubtless exclaim, to which
| readily give assent, for to you they are
no doubt both strange and odd.-Ed-
tor of the Chinese American d
Youth's Companion.