The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-02-18
Four Children at a Birth.

from the Chicago Inter Ocean, January 80.
AT No. 204 Wentworth Avenue. Chica-
go, on the 18th inst, Mrs. Peter Weber, OF
four daughters.
That's the way the event would have
been announced 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 MIR. Pc
ter Weber been British subject instead
of an American citizen, he would ere now
have been the happy recipient of con-
gratulatory message from the most graci-
Gus 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 contTi-
button. "They manage these things bet
ter over the water" The voice of Rachael
CRYING for her children is not often needed
there, but the voice of the children crying
for Rachael, when they happen to come
three or more at a time, attracts the ear
and the purse of monarchy Ito the extent
of ten guineas.)
Mr.. Weber is modest man, and prob
ably would never have mentioned the little
occurrence at 204 Wentworth Avenue had
it not been for the demOnstrativencss Ofan
admiring friend. But having once admit
ted the fact, he was quite willing to endure
a little crOss-examinatiOn.
Mr.. Weber is a machinist by trade,
German by birth. just now he is a saloon
keeper, and one might judge, by his ap-
pearance and demeanOr, that he keeps
very respectable kind of place. He is
cheerful, iovial-loOking fellow, apparently
about thirty years of age, of medium
stature. light hair, and florid complexion.
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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 a
surprise to him, but he kept cheerful
cOuntenance and looked ont for burglars.
Not one of them got away. Up to last
night they (the children) were all, except
one, doing well, and promising to have
the ordinary lease of human life. The ac-
coucher, on the interesting occasion, was
DIR. Edwin p. B. Wilder, whose office is
at 800 Wentworth Avenue, and who re-
sides at 1S3 Twenty-secOnd Street. For
particulars inquire 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 afternoon.
Some of his friends were evidently deter
mined to make lion Of him, but he SEEM
ed rather inclined to get away from their
well-meant demonstrations, untila report
er of the L1ter-OcsGn asked him whether
the story they were telling was true OrnOt?
True" said he well, you Just jump
on the cars and come up to my house, aud
I'll show you as pretty sight as you will
ever see in Chicago"
I" Are they all alive and well, MIR.
Weber? ?"
'~They're just over two weeks old, and
all doing pretty well. No." said he, after
a pause, {" one of them not doing so well.
Pm afraid she's not going to live"
Sc Is that the youngest one 2"
stHOW do | knOw?'' said Mr.. Weber;
I" its the little one. She's never been a.
well as the other ones, and she looks rath-
er thin and yellow like. Pm afraid I'll
have to bury her."
6 But the other three are healthy?"
Z" Well. if you don't believe me, you just
come up and see my crib, with the young
ones i'm it. There's two little heads up
this way, and two little head up that way.
It's the prettiest nest you ever saw
Mr.. Weber" said the reporter, will
you allow NE TO ask your
sob, mein GOtt y said the father of the
four all at once, "what you want to ask
me so many questions for? | tell you,
come up and see them yourself, and then
you'll know all about it. My wife is get
ting well, and she'll be glad to see you and
show them to you"
g. Mr.. Weber, enc question more: Have
you any objection to my mentioning this
fact in the newspapers? OF course, it's
your own affair, and would not make it
public without your permission"
Said Mr.. W.: 'Why, you can do as
you like about that. L don't care who
knows it, and if you don't believe it you
just come up to 204 Wentworth Avenue
and see my little nest"
With that Mr.. Weber tore himself away
from his friends, and went toward the cars.
Four girl babies, all in one nest! 1t is
TO be hoped that the sickly one will "get
along" and be comfort to her little Sis
ters after all.