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Show Unfortunate Twins. Thero Is a colored woman who resides re-sides In ono of tho courts In the northwest section of Washington, nnd who has a penchant for bestowing upon her children unique Christian names. Sho has named one of hor girls Ambrosia and another Cym-ballno, Cym-ballno, while her cldost boy boars tho cognomen of Prlnco Kdward. It recently re-cently occurred to hor that "pickaninny" "pickanin-ny" would mako a good proflx for hor next girl, and sho decide to apply It. Put recently sho became tho mother of twin girls, and ono of her frlonds called to seo hor and quorled: "Now, 'Liza, you dono got two gals; whatcher gwlno tor namo uin?" "Well, Susanna, you know I'so stuck on dat namo Pickaninny, nnd I'so gwlno ter arrango It so'a I can gib It to my two twins. I'so gwlno ter uamo ono ob dom gals 'Plcklo' and do oddor 'Ninny,' an' dat'U mako do wholo word 'Pickaninny.' " |
