NAMES FOR THE TWINS
Reading edition
Some amusing “baptismal experiences” of a “well-known clergyman” are printed in the columns of an exchange. A boy born on January 3, 1863, was dubbed Emancipation Proclamation Baxter. Another he christened Perseverance Jones. When the minister endeavored to dissuade the father he replied that the child’s mother was named Patience, and he saw no reason why the boy should not be called Perseverance, because the two always went together. But the richest of his reminiscences had to do with twins:
“What names will you call them?” I inquired.
“Cherubim and Seraphim,” replied their mother.
“Why?” I asked, in astonishment.
“Because,” she replied, “de pra’er book says, ‘De cherubim and seraphim continually do cry,’ an’ dese yere chil’en do nuffin’ else.”