The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-08-20
NAMING THE BABY
By g. WERE TYLER
Copyright. by J. b. Lippincott co.,

q. Lippincott co.,
names in the world we can find one to
suit Since you don't like family
names, let's think Of some fancy ones.
observation-disclosures
Mrs. W-Camille! And send nv
child out into the world in the verv
start without a character, and PERHAPS
to die of consumption! Why. Frank,
I'm ashamed of you!
Mr.. w. (shrugging his shoulders
and taking his seat)-Well, I'm sure
l don't know what we are going to do.
Mrs. Will tell you what let's do:
Let us not go to bed until we have de-
cided upon something!
Robert-Good gracious, sis, I've got
to go to work in the morning!
Mrs. W.-Of course, Mr.. Selfish!
Edith (rising)- Suppose you let me
make a suggestion? Let me 90 and
bring the baby here
Mrs. w. (indignantly)-Wake her
up?
Edith-Yes, certainly, anything!
She never cries when she wakes up,
and she can 60 to sleep again. Listen,
now! Suppose bring her here and we
Ill sit and stare at her until the name
comes.
Robert-But suppose it never
comes?
Mrs. W.-Oh Robert! are you bound
to be pessimistic?
Mr.. w. (doggedly)-Yes. do go,
Edith, and let's try it, anyway. exit
Edith, running)
Robert will always say the first
baby in the family ought to be named
for mother.
Mrs. W.-Robert, do you want to
kill me?
Mr.. W.-Don't say anything, Robert.
Can't you see that your sister is al.
most ill?
(Enter Edith. followed by nurse
with the baby.)
Mrs. w. (taking the babylon, my
precious darling, did they wake you
up-mother's little one? How could
they be SO cruel? Let mudder feel it's
tile hands-is it told? There now!
(Seats herself and arranges baby in
her lap.) Now, Frank, draw your
chair up there! Edith, you sit here,
and Robert Il know you are going to
break the spelD, you sit over there,
not too close, and just shut Eliza out
Of your mind!
(Seat themselves and stare in sill.
ence at the baby.)
Mrs. w. (springing to her feet in
great excitement and placing baby in
the nurses arms)-I have it have
1t! 1t has all come like a flash of
lightning. just as thought it would.
Jerks the baby from the nurse and
kisses it, My poor little one. you
are no longer a wretched little wait
on the face of the earth, you are now
somebody with name! (Returns
baby and jumps up and down, clap.
ping her hands, and then embraces
Edith.) You dear girl, shall never
cease to adore you, your plan acted
like a charm!
Chorus-For heavens sake, tell US
WudI ~ lu0 name!
Mrs. w. -Why-what-
what is it? T.
Chorus-You haven't forgotten it!
Mrs. w. (tearfully)-I have, /
have! You all excited me so! Oh!
this Is too cruel! It was Bob: he
simply leaped into the air! Bursts
into tears. Excitedly): Oh! but
have it, I have it, after all! It's
Eliza, Eliza backwards!
Chorus-Eliza Backwards!
acknowledgements Great
where did you get that? It's aw.
full!
Mr.. W. (emphatically)-It is!
Edith-Why-
Mrs. W.-Do stop, all of you. Can't
you see there is point. Spell it.!
Chorus (they spell-E-l-i-z-a- (B-a-c.k.
w-o-o-d-s.)
Mrs. W.-Not woods-wards! Oh!
are you all insane? said spell Eltz.
Backwards.
Edith-But, Carrie
Mr.. w. (tenderly)-My dear, you
AAuoI COAApOoS yOuISS11. lQ1S t010g
has preyed upon you until your mind
is unstrung.
Mrs. W.-Ch, but you don't under
stand or you won't! Spell Eliza back:
kards, and it is Azile! The greatest
writer in the world would not be
ashamed of such a name!
CHORUS of laughter.)
Bobby Jove, that is good! Sis,
you've got great head. Eliza Back
wards, it is. Come, here, you rascal!
(Takes baby and jumps it, Eliza
Backwards!
Mrs. w. (aghast)-But you won't
call her that?
Bob-Certainly!
Mrs. W.-But her name is Azile!
Bob-Well, isn't that Eliza Back.
wards?
(Mrs. w. nearly faints; is borne
from the room by her husband. and
Edith and Bob drop exhausted in
chairs.)