The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-11

t. go to work In the morning!
Mrs. W.-Of course. Mr.. Selfish!
Edith (rising)-Suppose you let me
make suggestion? Let me 60 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 go to sleep again. Listen.
now! Suppose bring her here and we
all 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 60.
Edith, and let's try it. anyway. (Irit
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 10 al
most i'll?
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 its
tile hands-is II 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 spel). You sit over there.
not too close, and just shut Eliza out
Of your mind!
tSeat themselves and stare in sill
ence at the baby.)
Mrs. w. tspringing to her feet in
great excitement and placing baby in
the nurses arms)-I have IT. have
1t! It has all come like q flash of
lightning. just as thought 1t would.
Jerks the baby from the nurse and
kisses it, My poor little one, you
are no longer wretched little waif
on the face Of the earth. you are now
somebody with a name! (Returns
baby and jumps up and down. clap
ping her hands, and then embraces
Edith) You dear girl, 1 shall never
cease to adore you. your plan acted
like a charm!
Chorus-For heavens sake, tell US
what Is the name?
Mrs. w. (blankly)-Why-what-
what is it? L
Chorus-You haven't forgotten it!
Mrs. w. (tearfully)lI have,
have! You all excited me so! Oh!
this is too cruel! 1t was Bob; he
simply leaped into the air! Bursts
into tears. Excitedly): Oh! but
have 1t. I have 1t, after all! It's
Eliza, Eliza backwards!
Chorus-Eliza Backwards!
Observation-Disclosures! Greatheavens!
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 a point Spell it!
Chorus (they spell-E-l-fz-a- Back
w-o-o-d-s)
Mrs. W.-Not woods-wards! Oh!
are you all insane? / said spell Eliza
Backwards.
Edith-But, Carrie
Mr.. w. (tenderly)-My dear. you
must compose yourself. This thing
has preyed upon you until your mind
is unstrung.
Mrs. W.-Oh, but you don't under
stard or you won't! Spell Eliza back
kards. and 1t Is Azile! The greatest
writer in the world would not be
ashamed of such 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 Bach.
wards?
Mrs. w. nearly faints; is borne
from the room by her husband, and
Edith and Bob drop exhausted in
chairs.)