|
It is now pretty generally believed that
the name given to one to bear with him
night and day, during all his years, has a
most important influence in the work of
shaping his life and fortune.
No doubt a careful investigation of the
subject would show that most of the bare-pated
men of the nation are so because
while they were still helpless little children
they were named Archibald, Theobald,
Baldwin, and the like, whereas, had they
been named Harry, or Harold, or Aaron,
they would still be blest with well-thatched
polls.
It is the bounden duty of parents to determine
the business or profession in which
they intend their children shall engage. If
they wish their son to become a fancy poultry-breeder
they should name him Egbert or
Henry; if they wish him to become a surgeon
they should call him Lancelot; if an
arithmetician, Adam; if a clown, Guy or
Joshua; if a street car driver, Oscar; if a
real estate dealer, Lot or Orlando; if a man
of wealth, Richard; if a debtor, Owen; and
if they wish him to "go to grass," Timothy.
The same degree of thoughtful care
should be exercised in naming girls, as well.
If a girl is to become a musician she should
be called Octavia or Dora; if a milliner,
Hattie; if a writer, Adaline; if a cook,
Dinah or Amelia; and so on to the end of
the chapter.
|
?
Why is the standard octopus like a water-lily?
Oh, fudge! It isn't like a water-lily at all. It is
more like the skunk cabbage which gets a head in the
world, but is always in bad odor.
|
