The record-union., 1897-08-07

should result in a choice never more
to be called in question begins. But
alas for human wisdom and confidence
in cousinsi When the business of the
evening was fairly opened. what must
have been the disappointment and cha
grin, the dismay even, of the young
parents, to find that their trusted ad-
visers, so far from having, by careful
investigation of records, come prepared
to enlarge the list from which to choose
or to aid in the work of selection from
those already thought of, had each
come to suggest his own patronymic as
by all odds the fittest name for their
little relative to wear, and each above
the rest was eloquent in proclaiming
his name as entitled to the first choice.
Cousin No /, the first to speak, bore
the honored, almost sacred, name OF
David. How fit,' he urged, that
the ruddy-faced cherub in the cradle
should bear the samei Think, said
he, "of the ruddy shepherd boy of Ju-
dab, the vanquisher of the lion and the
bear; the slayer Of the giant; the puis-
SAINT, warlike King of Israel; the Won
derful and skillful musician and poet;
the psalmist, whose fame has lasted
over three Thousand years and will en-
dure to the end of time. Oh my cous-
ms. call him David
The next to speak was Isaac; he bore
the name of the meditative patriarch,
the father of Jacob the grandfather of
the twelve tribes Of Israel he whose
fame was ancient Sjlen David was yet
unborn. Call him Isaac" he said.
The third cousin, and next to speak,
was Charles. "Oh!" said he, 'tcall him
Charles. Think" he added, "of the
fame and glory of Charlemagne, the
great captain and accomplished states
man, whose deeds have rendered him
famous all along the ages. Then think
of the mighty Prince and President of
councils, the Emperor Charles V. Think
too. dear cousins, of Charles the Mar
tyr'-and here for third cousin was
tender -hearted) he took out his hand
kerchief and wept as he continued,
Charles the First of England of
blessed memory What. are you
afraid he will be too much given to mel
ancholy? Then teach him to think of
the Second Charles-England's laugh
ter-loving King'-and his mind will at
once attain a ISoper balance. 1 say
call him Charles
In the midst of this strife of tongues,
and while the young parents We're in
despair, between the desire for some
famous name for their child on the one
| hand, and unwillingness to disoblige
their loved relations on the other, the
situation became still more complicat-
ed, from the claim put forth by the
maiden aunt that he should be called
Kitty Kitty is, she asserted,
''the loveliest name ever given to NOR
tai, whether man or woman. / have
borne it forty years (she might have
said sixty, and the best man on earth
could not induce me to change it! Away
with the absurd idea that name
worthy of a woman is not good enough
for man. 1 say call him Kitty"
The contention went on, and the
whole conference seemed likely to end
in nothing, or worse than nothing, a
family quarrel, when a happy thought
struck the young mother. why not
call our darling after all our relatives?
Thus: D, for David; l, for Isaac; C,
for Charles; and K, for Kitty"
A pause long and solemn followed the
suggestion, a brief interchange of opin-
ions between the father of the boy and
his relatives. Another pause, longer
and more solemn than the first At
length, seeing no other way out Of the
dilemma, the father yielded his con-
sent, the cousins and aunt accepted
the compromise, and our hero was