The serious-looking man was trying hard to liston to the speaker's eloquence, but the squalling of an infant in the row of seats directly ahead gave him little opportunity. Annoyance gave way to irritation, and irritation in turn was superseded by resolve. He leaned forward, touched the mother on the shoulder, and in a dispassionate tone asked: "Has your baby been christened yet?" "Why, no, sir. Why do you ask?" "Merely because I was about to suggest that if lie had not been christened you might name him 'Good Idea.'" "And why 'Good Idea?"' asked tho -woman. "Because," the man struggled hard to suppress his feelings, "it ought to bo carried out."
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 46, 17 November 1917, Page 9
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112Untitled Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 46, 17 November 1917, Page 9
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