The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-01-22
vEMRA BROWN.

Name.
Vemba was new name in the Brown
family; and, very properly, u was given
to brand new girl, tho sweetest prot
test mite of girl, in fact that ever
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 lifo as .
baby OF the very first qua1ityj but they,
both, we're boys. And here was GIRL
She was so now that she did not know
Morris and Harris were in the house.
Think of that! And II she had noticed
them, she, would not have had the
slightest idea who they were,
Dear mel How very we'll &C
quainted the three became after
awhfiet But at first when tho little
girl was only few weeks old, she was
still quito stranger to the boys and
had no other namo 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 tho Cnnnibal Islands him
self could not have made her change
countenance unless she chose to do So.
Well. there they wcro--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
Tom, who had come all the way from
Philadelphia to take a look at tho baby.
At this point Of time, as he gazed at
her through his spectacles, oil 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 mel 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--. l
mean something more -fanciful than
Mdti'
well, declared" exclaimed Grand
mamma, and she closed her lips as IL
resolved never to say another word
about it
1--WE have thought OF Marjorie" re-
marked Mr.. Brown, with u funny twinkle
in his eyes. ''and, ahem! two or three
others-Mabel, 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 toe
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 ea
''Godnoss, what weather. exclaimed
Grandmamma ''Bleak even. for No.
vember-isn't it?"
Here's sunshine. though" murmured
Mrs. Brown, cheerily. You're little
pessus bit Of booful sunshine, SO you is,
even IL you Is poor 'itty 'Yember babyF
and she fell to kissing Miss Brown in
tile most rapturous manner.
s.Ha! there 1t isr' cried Uncle Tom.
"yemba's her name. Her mother has
said it Let us call her Vembam
Every one laughed, but Uncle Ton
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 q good name, and new" he said
nodding his head in rotary way thai
somehow took in Mr.. Brown, Mrs
Brown, Grandma Brown, Morris Brown
Harris Brown and Miss Brown ITS .
good name. Think 1t over. j must be
off"
svemba, from November?" cried
Grandma. What bleak name Dc
you want the poor child to be q shadow
on the house?" and the dear old LADY
fiourished her knitting as She spoke.
Whether it was the CLEAN Of the long
needles or Uncle Toms frantic but slow
way of putting on his coat-or whethel
Miss Brown, catching Grandma Brown,
words, had suddenly resolved to show
them that she hadn't the slightest in
tention in the world Of being shadow
on the house, l. do not know. But Ger
tain 1t Is she smiled-smiled the bright
est, sunniest little smile you can i'm
agine.
ALI the family were delighted. The
boys shouted, papa laughed, mamma
laughed, Uncle Tom laughed and grand
ma exclaimed: well, neverr'
''She's answered you, grandma. cried
Uncle Tom, bending down with only ont
sleeve Of his overcoat on-and actually
kissing the baby-.'she has answeret
you. Ha, hal No clouds about her; 20,
sec she's o sunshine-girl. Well, good
bye. little yemba; goodbye ALL" and
he was out Of the room and on his way
TO the train before the baby had time
to blink.
Well, to make long story short, thu
more they thought about the new name
tho better they liked It Besides, Nor
lis and Harris. who adored Uncle Tom
would hear Of no other. Papa declared
Il was not half bad, /" and even mamms
admitted that at least it was not com
monplace. Meantime, tho baby fell
Into i pleasant sieep.
Whom she awoke her name was VembI
Browsi.
That was four years ago this Novem
Der. and now overY one Gays that Of al
the sweet, ss!nhy. bright little girls Ii
Nav York. ysnbs prewn y ths sun