The daily gazette., 1875-02-27
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fOuIT0ld FecicnditH.
FOUR LITTLE GIRLS, ALL SISTERS, MAKE
THEIR FIRST a PPEARANoE ON ANY
STAGE ALL AT ONCE. :
(from lie Chicago Inter- ocean
cat No. 204 Weatw oftlt savenue.
| Chicago, on the 10Th instant, Mrs. Pc q
ter 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 oldest set
lcinents of the earth across the sea, say
in Great Britain, where the primal in
junction is still held in reverence by
| the Queen and the meanest of her sub
iects. Had Weber been a British sub
ject instead of an American citizen he
would ere now have been The happy
recitent OF congfatulatory message
from his Queen, not to speak of the
sum OF ten gulneas or so of the cur
rent coin Of the realm by way of recog-
milton of his contribution "They
manage these things better over the
water" The voice of Rachel crying
for her children is not often needed
there, but the voice of the children Z
crying for Rachel, when they happen
to come three or more at time, at
tracts the ear and the purse of monar-
chy Ito the extent of ten guineas)
Mr.. Weber is modest man, and
probably would never have mentioned
the little occurrence at No. 204 Went
worth avenue had it not been for the
demonstrativeness of an admiring
friend. But having once admitted the
TACT, he was quite willing to endure
little cross-examination rft-. eri
Mr.. Weber is a machinist by trade,
u German by birth. just now he is
saloon keeper, and one might Judge
by his appearance and demeanor that
he keeps very respectable kind Of q
place. He is Il cheerful, jovial-look-
ing fellow, apparently about thirty
years of age, of medium stature, light
hair and florid complexion. His wife,
he says, is Il French Canadian. They
have been married eleven years, and
two of their children are already ON
$ the way toward maturity. ~
| The event of the 10Th, he says, was
3 a surprise to him, but he Kept a cheer
:, full countenance and looked out for
: the burglars. Not one of them get
d away. Up to last night they (the
IS childrenl We're all, except one, doing
c well, and promising to have the ordi-
e nary lease of human life, The ac.
coucheur on the interesting occasion
J. was Dr. Edwin p. B. Wilder, whose
e office is at No. 375 Wentworth avenue,
/. and who resides ut No. 1873 Twenty
y second street. For particulars inquire
of him. st33
re The father of this happy group of
J. four girls, all of an age, was seen in
the vicinity of the City Hall yester-
L Cft 1f 1,so frln md q
" were evidently determined to make a
ne lion of i.im, but he seemed rather in
le clined to get away from their we'll
meant demonstrations, until report
~ cr of the Inter Ocean asked him wetli
re er the story they were telling was true
OF or not.
I'd "True" said he; "well you JUS
fe jump on the cars and come up to IN,
house and I'll show you as pretty ,
us sight as you will ever see in Chicago. :
Are they all alive and well, Mr.
Weber,"
ar They're just over two We eks old
and all doing pretty well. No.,
lie said he, after Il pause, "one OF them
N, not doing SO well. I'm afraid she's nc
nd going to live.
-er "Is that the youngest oney"
Glow do know p said MI. Weber
we otis the littlest one. She's never beel
r u 50 well as the other ones, and she look
rather thin and yellow like. Pm afrai'
1T? I'll have to bury her"
lin "But the other three are healthy
"Wcll, if you don't believe me, yo
Us, just come up and see my crib, with til
nts young ones in it, There's two littl
ars heads up this way and two littlesheat
'ur up that way, It's the prettiest ne'
TO you evcrssaw.'
un- "Mr. Weber," said the reporter
iol- "will you allow me just to ask you" :
cry sob, meih Gott p said the father I
of the four all ut once, what you war
md to ask me 50 many questions for. te
me you come up and see them yoursel
not and then you'll know all about il, d
ed. wife she is getting well, and she'll
the glad TO see you and show them
the you."
ngs MIR. Weber, one question, more; ha
s. You amy objection to my mentionii
for this fact in the newspaper? OF cours
are it's your own affair, and would II
give make il public without your perm
my sion" ~
Said Mr.. Weber-Why, you can
and as you like about that. / don't ca
eep. who knows it; and if You don't belle
it, you Just come up to No. 204 We
Dssi worth avenue and see my little nest
lrest With that Mr.. Weber tore hlms'
away from his friends and went iowa
and the cars
wing Four girl babies, all in one nest
mes is to be hoped that the sickly one "
had "get along" and be comfort to I
little sisters after all. .t.s. -
alth .. -
i'd so A system of sewerage is propos
for Boston which will cost one n
, sill lion dollars. The drainage is not to
the into the Mystic river, but into
urth Atlantic Ocean above Mystic Bea