Show A iti bie fallow h ty brittl bal lame A F NEW YORE dec 23 john L sal livai stood g deather to jack burnetts baby yesterday the big ellow v as spruced op for the occasion he bad on a new box coat and a brand new black suit ilia cravat aa immaculate in its whiteness and his bands and mustache bid been well waxed ire looked in fact as though be had just jumped out of a bandbox and what was still more all aorta of names were for the little one john thought agreed etith him but barbett would not listen for a moment to this proposition a bos on name john be remarked and it wont fit this little brooklyn jadv how does madge strike you then was the big fellows reply this did not bait and finally on the way to the charch it was decided to call the baby francis salli van barnett and eo she was baptized an the way home the big fallow promised the baby a pair of diamond earrings ear rings on condition that she would behave heele properly until she n as old enough to hare her ears punched francis sullivan barnett put her little arms around his neck and deemed ti promise ti be go d when they arrived home all of the gentle inin made speeches and the toast the baby was responded to by the bo bocian 1 I dont know much about lie subject laniea and gentlemen he began but if all the babies are as pretty aa this one why I 1 mind having a dazen of them I 1 dont want anybody to think this is a speech because speechmaking speech making is not in my line but I 1 want to say to mr and mis birnett that I 1 am proud to be godfather to each a beautiful child and I 1 am theirs to command jack barnett has tor years been one of sullivans friends he accompanied liim on his european trip aud was at the ring side near chantilly when sullivan and mitchell fought barnett looked after big fellows finances at alie richburg fight and was treasurer of the davis sullivan circus |