Montpelier examiner., 1909-09-03

Robert-Good gracious. sis, I've got
t. go to work in the morning!
Mrs. W.-Of course, Mr.. Selfish!
Edith (rising) you let me
make a suggestion2 Let me 60 and
bring the baby here
Mrs. w. indignantly 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 1t never
comes?
Mrs. W.-Oh Robert! are you bound
to be pessimistic?
Mr.. w. (doggedly)-Yes. do go,
Edith, and let's try 1t, 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 III?
(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 1t 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 1T have
iti 1t has all come like a flash of
lightning, just as l thought 1t would.
| Clerks the baby from the nurse and
| kisses it, My poor little one, you
are no longer a 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. shall never
cease to adore you. your plan acted
like a charm!
Chorus-For heavens sake, tell us
what is the name?
Mrs. w. y)-Why-what-
what is 1t? L
Chorus-You haven't forgotten it'll
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 1t. / have it, after all! It's
Eliza, Eliza backwards!
Chorus-Eliza Backwards!
Robert-Backwards Great heavens!
where did you get that? It's aw.
full!
Mr.. w. (emphatically) 1t is!
Edith-Why-
Mrs. W.-Do stop, all of you. Can't
you see there is a point. Spell it!
Chorus (they spelI-E-l-i-z-a- Back
w-o-o-d-s.1
Mrs. W.-Not woods-wards! oh!
are you all insane? l 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
stand or you won't! Spell Eliza back
kards. and 1t is AzIle! The greatest
writer in the world would not bC
ashamed of such a name!
tChorus of laughter)
BOBBY Jove, that is good! Sis
you've got a great head. Eliza Back
wards. 1t is. Come, here, you rascal
0Takes baby and jumps it, Elizi
Backwards!
Mrs. w. taghast)-But you won
call her that?
Bob-Certainlyi
Mrs. W.-But her name Is Azile!
!. Bob-Well. isn't that Eliza Back
wards?
(Mrs. w. nearly faints; is born
from the room by her husband, an
> Edith and Bob drop exhausted 4
chairs.)