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The Church generally celebrates the saint's feast on the day on which he died, that is, as we believe, the day on which he entered into Heaven. *164 Q. Why are godfathers and godmothers given in Baptism? A. Godfathers and godmothers are given in Baptism in order that they may promise in the name of the child what the child itself would promise if it had the use of reason.
Browne, Sir W. Batten's sister, is brought to bed, and I to be one of the godfathers, which I could not nor did deny. Which, however, did trouble me very much to be at charge to no purpose, so that I could not sleep hardly all night, but in the morning I bethought myself, and I think it is very well I should do it. Sir W. Batten told me how Mr.
Aunt Mary wants to ask him to Kensington Palace Gardens, when he comes up to town! I'm glad I am in time for the christening. Doesn't he have godfathers and godmothers? 'Yes; he would have nobody but Felix and Mr. Audley, and Lady Price chose to be his godmother; indeed, there was nobody else. 'You could not well be, certainly, laughed Alda. 'Oh! and I've brought a dress down.
And I wonder when Sophy was christened. I never knew who any of her godfathers and godmothers were. Did you, Sophy? 'No she was looking up at her father. A sudden flush of colour came over his face, and he left the room in haste. 'Why, Sophy! exclaimed Lucy, 'one would think you had not been christened at all! Even the light Lucy was alarmed at the sound of her own words.
"That's what your other godfathers and I have done for you as you'll allow, Billy. Well, as to the quarterdeck idea, we all met and had a talk about it. The long and the short of what we came to is, that you must do as you wish. A man may, we allow, be on the quarterdeck, and yet be a true British sailor all over.
"You'll lose your head, man," answered Slatin. "Don't be a fool." "I'm keepin' to what me godfathers and godmothers swore for me," answered Macnamara stubbornly. "You must pretend for a while, or you'll be dead in an hour and myself too." "You that's a different nose on me face," answered Macnamara. "But suppose I buck when I get into the mosque no, begobs, I'll not be doin' it!"
When they go to the church, the midwife goeth foremost, carrying the child; and the godfathers and godmothers follow into the midst of the church, where there is a small table ready set, and on it an earthen pot full of warm water, about the which the godfathers and godmothers with the child settle themselves.
Then one of the godfathers must hang a cross about the neck of the child, which he must always wear; for that Russian who hath not a cross about his neck, they esteem as no Christian man; and thereupon they say that we are no Christians, because we do not wear crosses as they do.
William Smith! If it had been Alexander Smith " "Or Hyacinth Smith." "Yes, Hyacinth Smith would have done; but plain William Smith!" "Well, as far as I can see, you are not to blame. Apologize to the lady for the blunder of your godfathers and godmothers. Stupid old parties! They ought to have thought of Hyacinth;" and Carrol threw his cigar into the fire and began to buckle on his spurs.
"I'd break in on them if they weren't so old," declared one young farmer. "It wouldn't do a bit of good," said a young doctor. "I tried and she turned me down said she had promised the old duffer the whole dance." So it happened that Judith's time was fully taken up by her fairy godfathers until the supper-time intermission. Cinderella Revealed
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