The Hawaiian gazette., 1875-05-12
GAZETTE
DEVOTED TO HAWAIIAN PROGRESS.
Four nj n Time.
HOW CHICAGO RAPIDLY INCREASES HER
DIRECTORY.
AN INDKPENDENr JOURNAL,

The Inter ocean OF the SOtn ult, gives
the following chapter of domestic and
scientific interest: At No 204 Went
worth avenue, Chicago, on the 18th, Mrs.
Peter Weber of four daughters. That's
the way the event would have been an
nounced to the world had it taken place
in some of the older settlements of the
earth across the sea, say in Great Britain,
where the primal injunction is still held in
reverence by the Queen and the meanest
of her subjects. Had Mr.. Weber been a
British subject instead of an American
citizen, he would ere now have been the
happy recipient Of congratulatory mes
sage from his most gracious Queen, not
to speak of the sum of ten guineas or so
of the current coin of the realm by way of
recognition of his contribution. Mr.. Web
er is machinist by trade, German by
birth. just now he is saloon keeper,
and one might Judge by his appearance
and demeanor that he keeps very re-
spectacle kind of place. He is cheer
full, jovial looking fellow, apparently about
thirty years of age, of medium stature,
light hair, and ford complexion. His
wife, he says, is French Canadian.
They have been married eleven years, and
two of their children are already on the
way toward maturity. The event of the
18th. he says, was surprise to him but
he kept a cheerful countenance and looked
out for burglars. Not one of them got
away Up to last night they lthe chill
dren) were all, except one, doing well,
and promising to have the ordinary lease
of human life. The aecoucher on the in
teresting occasion was DR.. Edwin P. r.
Wilder, whose office is at 375 Wentworth
avenue, and who resides at Is3 Twenty
second street. For particulars enquire of
him. The father of this happy group of
four girls, all of an age, was seen in the
vicinity of the City Hall yesterday after
noon. Some of his friends were evidently |
determined to make lion of him, but he
seemed rather inclined to get away from
their well-meant demonstration, until a
reporter of the Inter Ocean asked him
whether the story they were telling was
true or not? "True," said he, well you
just jump on the cars and come up to my
house, and I'll show you as pretty a sight
as you will ever see in Chicago"
Are they all alive and well, Mr..
Weber,"
They're just over two weeks old, and
all doing pretty well. No." said he, after
a pause, "one of them's not doing so well
I'm afraid she's not going to live"
as that the youngest one ?"
GLOW do know ?'' said Mr. Weber.
It's the littlest one She's never been so
well as the other ones, and she looks rath-
er thin and yellow like. I'm afraid I'll
have to bury her"
"But the other three are healthy ?H
"Well, if you don't believe me, you
ust come up, and see my crib, with the
young ones in it. There's two little heads
Up this way and two little heads up that
way. It's the pretties nest you ever saw" :
" Mr. Weber," said the reporter, "will
you allow me to just ask you"
"Oh, mein Colt I'' said the father of
he four all at once; "what do you want ,
o ask me so many questions for. tell d,
-ou, come up and see them yourself, and
hen you'll know all about it. Ny wife
he is getting well, and she'll be glad to !
ee you and show them to you"
Mr.. Weber, one question more. Have /.
-ou any objection to my mentioning this
act in the newspaper? OF course its !.
our own affair, and 1 would not make it
ublic without your permission" !
Said Mr.. W: "Why you can do as h
ou like about that 1 don't care who ;,
nows it, and if you don't believe it, Just :
ONE up to 2O4 Wentworth avenue, and :
ee my little nest" :
With that Mr.. Weber tore himself away :
ON his friends and went toward the !,
airs. =,
-Four girl babies, all in one nest. 1t is !,
D be hoped that the sickly one will get :,
long, and be comfort to her little sis 6
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