The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-11-29
NAMING THE BABY.

How Ono Little Mite of n Girl Got n Quee,
Name.
Vemba was new name in the Brown
family; and, very properly, it was giver
to a brand new girl, the sweetest, pret
tiest mite of girl, in fact, that evel
had been given to the Brown house
hold. To be sure, six years before they
had welcomed Morris Brown nearly as
small and sweet and pretty, and, later
on, Harris Brown, who began life as q
baby of the very first quality; but they,
both, were boys. And here was girl
She was so new that she did not know
Morris and Harris were in the house.
Think of that! And If she had noticed
them, she would not have had the
slightest idea who they were.
Dear me! How very we'll ac-
quainted the three became after
awhile! But at first, when the little
girl was only few weeks old, she was
still quite stranger to the boys and
had no other name than Miss Brown;
yet she had the air Of owning not only
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown, but all the family,
and the very house they lived in. Why,
the King of the Cannibal Islands him
self could not have made her change
countenance unless she chose to do so.
Well, there they ywere-Morris Brown,
aged six years, Harris Brown, aged
three, and Miss Brown of hardly any
age at all. These were the Brown chill
dren.
"a bonny little lady," said Uncle
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Philadelphia to take look at the baby.
AT this point of time, as he gazed at
her through his spectacles, all the fam
lily crowded around; the boys proud and
happy, stood on either side of him to
hear what his opinion might be.
"a bonny little lady," repeated Uncle
Tom; 'and now, Stephania, what are
you going to call her?"
He turned so suddenly upon Mrs.
Brown, in his brisk way, that it made
her start
Dear me! I--I-don't know" she
answered. ''Some novel, pretty name,
OF course; something fanciful; but we
haven't settled upon one yet"
"Why not call her Stephania, after
you and me?" asked Grandmamma,
brightly.
"Oh, dear, no." sighed Mrs. Brown;
'I'd like something not so horri--, /
mean something more fanciful than
thdti"
well. / declared" exclaimed Grand
mamma, and she closed her lips as if
resolved never to say another word
about it.
1--WE have thought of Marjorie" re-
marked Mr.. Brown, with funny twinkle
in his eyes, ''and, ahem! two or three
for instance, and Ida,
and Irene, and Clara, and Jean, and
olivia, and Francesca, Florence, too,
and Lily, and Alice, and Elinor, and
Anita, and Jessie, and Dora, and Isabel,
and Bertha. and Louise, and Candace,
and Alma; but Stephania condemns
every one of them as too plain or too
hackneyed. The fact is, all the pretty
names are used up"
just then the wind howled dismally;
sere and yellow leaves whirled past the
windows.
Goodness, what weather. exclaimed
"Bleak even for No
ember-isn't it?"
''Here's sunshine, though" murmured
Mrs. Brown, cheerily. You're little
pessus bit of booful sunshine, so you is,
even if you is poor itty 'Vember baby!"
and she fell to kissing Miss Brown in
the most rapturous manner.
"Ha! there it isl" cried Uncle Tom.
'Vemba's her name. Her mother has
said it. Let us call her Vemba!"
Every one laughed, but Uncle Tom
was in earnest; besides, he had to take
the afternoon train back to Philadel-
phia-and you know how they always
rush matters through in Philadelphia.
'It's good name, and new" he said,
lodding his head in rotary way that
somehow took in Mr.. Brown, Mrs
Brown, Grandma Brown, Morris Brown,
Harris Brown and Miss Brown "Its a
rood name. Think it over. must be
,ff!"
"Vemba, from November?" cried
Grandma. what bleak name! Do
vou want the poor child to be shadow
IN the house?" and the dear old lady
her knitting as she spoke.
" hOshch ~ Vao VIZ iCoih Va obO iouB
leedles or Uncle Toms frantic but slow
way of putting on his coat-or whether
Hiss Brown, catching Grandma Browns |
words, had suddenly resolved to show
hem that she hadn't the slightest in
ention in the world of being shadow
n the house, / do not know. But Ger.
ain it is she smiled-smiled the bright
st, sunniest little smile you can i'm
gine.
All the family were delighted. The
oys shouted, papa laughed, mamma
aughed, Uncle Tom laughed and grand
IA exclaimed: well, / never"
"She's answered you, grandma" cried
Incle Tom, bending down with only one
leeve of his oyercoat on-and actually
issing tho baby-''she has answered
ou. Ha. ha! No clouds about her; you
30 she's a sunshine-girl. Well, good
ye, little Vemba; goodbye ALL" and
o was out Of the room and on his way
, the train before the baby had time
, blink.
Well, to make a long story short, the
lore they thought about the new name,
40 better they liked 1t. Besides, Nor
ia and Harris, who adored Uncle Tom,
'ould hear Of no other. Papa declared
was not 'half bad" and even mamma
omitted that at least it was not COM
'onplace. Meantime, the baby fell
ito pleasant sleep.
When she awoke her name was Vemba
rown.
That was four years ago this Novem-