The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-01-02
ELIzABETH'S OPINIONS.

"Oh, WilL am so glad" and pretty
Mrs. Dpnvcrs, quite forgetful Of the soft
balls of many -culorcd worsteads in her
Tap, rose hnrriedly TO meet her husband.
II had very, very, very important letter
to-day from London"
From London, Fan / did not think
that you knew any one in London"
Il was three years in London board
ing-school, sir DO you think it is only
men who make bosom. friends at school 2
John Lawrence and you were chums at
school, and are ridiculous about each
other yet; ] Isupposc can have q school
friend too"
"Nonscnse Fanl David and Jonathan
have no sisters Women get husband,
and then there is an end of my darling
Angelina, and my darling Fanny"
Her name is not Angelina, sir, and
she always callsm Frances. II there is
one thing Elizabeth detests, It is nick
names. She used to say, II your name
is Frances, don't allow any one TO call
you anything else She is quite re-
tlaFsable woman, win, ] assure you"
tsApd her name is Elizabeth n
t'lcs-- Elizabeth Atkinson. She is
very rich--vcrp rich indeed and /
thought, VIII denr, If could get her to
be baby's g0d mother-shc' : an old maid,
Will-she might leave baby somethir Z,
you know ~, y
''You mercenary little mothge $40
would lay the weight of 2 sb
dreadful names upon baby 4 IL NJ
OF a possible legacyG Elizaleth-Atk.co co
son Danyers. The little mite could not
bear il, Fan. :,
1--WE would call her Bessie, Will her
godmother would never know. Bessie
IS pretty; don't you think soY'
1s'No, | do not think so. am for call
ing her Lily, or Violet, or Grace, OF
something aowery and pretty"
II never knew a girl called Lily that
did not grow up fat and red, or one
called Violet that was not loud and vul-
gar, or one called Grace that was not ill.,
tempered and gawky Now, there IS
something very stately about Elizabeth. y
a "And very likely baby will grow up a
Ittie '.'ss sttering, frizzly- haired fairy, al
urSes, ana asAi'sssglets, and ribbons"
PR ashamed ol ySN-~ou. VIII. talkipo
Isut your own dear, Sa.asrl;3g I;ttIe
laughter in that way And after iii ,sss ~
rouble have taken to select proper Z
.odmother for herl And Elizabeth so n
and coming all the way to I
Sew York to sec her goddaughtor, too, h
nd everything else / must say ex-
lected more appreciation from you, Win. 5
lillian Morris was here this afternoon, a
md she of course opposed Elizabeth. n
expected that. She is all for those hor l
id Saxon names, like Maud and Elfri- 7
La, and Bertha But man Of the world
"a sensible man like you, VIII am a
-
ooh, don't scold, Fan. ] think Eliza !
beth lovely and, as yon say, we can call
ler Lizzyn
''No, Will, / never said Lizzy. Lizzy,
indeed ] said Bessie {
" Yes, dear, Bessie beg pardon"
"And / shall write to Miss Atkinson ]
10 say that we will have the christening ]
n'May, if that suits you, W
Yes, yes; that suits N ery we'll.
John and are going to the tirondacks
in June, but it will be o Yer by that
time
All over, VIII! / ay that is
not catering 10 baby
~ dare say baby will bcglad enough
10 have il all over. But is this lady
really coming hereto New York."
"She is really coming. | was going
10 ask you about refurnishing the blue
suite Of rooms for her.
Why, they were refurnished when
We were married, two years ago, and
nobody has used them but John Law
rence.n
"And he smokes Elizabeth is very
sensitive ON that subject" F."
For a short time Win held his ground
about refurnishing; but after Fanny
shifted the point Of attack from her rrek-