Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-20

wooden rocker with the landscape
painted on the back panel. 1t made
a deep impression on me. for 1t was
the first time had ever seen my aunt
In anything like an easy attitude.
When she entertained the Dorcas
Society, she sat down. but 1t was al.
was on one of the STRAIGHTFORWARD
horsehair.covered chairs that pre-
cluded any Idea Of bodily relaxation.
The rocking chair with the landscape
was commonly used by my Uncle Al.
exander.
Ny Great.Aunt Busby. who wore n
sage green garibaldi and bonnet
coeval, occupied the only other easy
chair and Mrs. Pinkham. one OF our
nelghbors. with her l4.year.old
daughter Mile, sat next to her In
the semi.circle about the stove,
which included Cousin Truman Hal.
lerday. Cousin Myrtle Jennings. Cous.
In Laura Hallerday, Mrs. Lem Grisby
and Otto Black, who stood lingering
his hat and looking as II he would
gladly go II he only knew how. On
the bed was bundle OF qullts-one
silk patchwork. very splendid, and
somewhere within the bundle was my
very newest cousin.
Il s'pose you'll call him Habakkuk
after his gran father Strake," said my
great.aunt Busby. "If | had my say
about It. though, ia call him Orlando
after your father That's what you'd
have been called II you hadn't been a
girl. But don't let anything | say
make you change your. mind. We
haven't either Of us any money tc
leave. All we've done has been tG
raise you and do for YOU. and what's
that?'
"Why. maw!" demonstrated my
Aunt Emmeline. The idee. As Il
yon wouldn't have a great deal to say
But ! wanted suthin' sort Of NJ,
Aunt Emmeline paused.
so would I. Mrs. Strake." said
Mrs. Lem Grisby. who seemed to un
derstand. 81 think Bertram would be
real sweet. don't your
ITS a pretty name" said my Aun
Emmeline. but
81 think it's Just lovely" declared
Mile. enthusiastically.
1T sounds Dutchy to me-" snapped
my Great-Aunt Busby. Then she hap
pened to catch otto's eye. mot bu
what the Dutch is all right" she add
ed hastily. But seems to me tina
Orlando
"You might call him Bertram Orlan
do" suggested Mrs. Pinkham. Bert
ram Orlando Strake. wouldn't tina
sound good?" She beamed inquirinp
ly on the gathering.
81 wish you'd name him Galahad,
said Cousin Laura, with shining eyes
In that book. Eyelids OF the Kini
that you gave me. there was a knigh
named Galahad. and he was Just love
ly. Aunt Emmellne, won't you pleas
name him Galahad"
They'd be CALM him Gal
chuckled Truman. "Haw-haw!"
ooh, hush you, True" said Myrtl
Jennings. you're always a.plagueil
somebody. think Galahad's RET
tasty, myself"
~ like It. ton" said my Aunt En
incline. But haven't
"Lis'beth Turncr-her you've hear
me talk aboul-she called her oldei
Wilfred," volunteered Mrs. Lei
Grigsby. "Wilfred Chauncey. I don
hold with her calling children thel
old Bible names Just because the
parents or their grandparents had 'er
think calling n poor young OF
Zephaniah, or Doeg. like Doeg Sir
mons. is a sin and shame. IL ha
children
That's Just II. ma'am." said n
Great-Aunt Busby, with much aspe
ity. III you had children. you'd kno
great deal more about 'cm and VIII
, to name 'em than what you do no
r and being as you haven't any,
/. think you might
why, maw!' exclaimed my Au
/ Emmeline.
well, | think II anybody here HI
any say In the matter II would
me-" said my Great.Aunt Bust
trembling a little. "Of course. mi
be mistaken. probly am. I'm Of
fashioned-like the Bible-but 1t CT
tainly used to be that folks was ia
; to honor their fathers and mothe
that their days might be long in t
land, That's In the Bible, too. thoui
!. and suppose It's all folishness. st
\ N Orlando isn't good enou
name
- guess II is better ] shall be {
ing" interrupted Otto, desperate
:. "(OOd.by and he was gone