Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-28
FOUR OF A KIND.

A Neighb0ThOOd COuVnised by the
Arrival of Three Boys and One
Girl.
st, Louis Republican,
People living oN Biddle street
were thrown into a state Of ecstatic
delight yesterday, to learn that
Mrs. Anthony Dean had during the
preceding night given birth to a
brood of four children-three bows
and a girl. The reporter after be-
ing nearly squeezed fiat by an en-
thusiastic beyy of girls from North
st. Louis, finally succeeded in
reaching the top Of the stairs when
he was speedily admitted to the
chamber of the Dean family. On
a double bed at the east side Of the
room lay the mother with sympa-
thetic neighbor on either side. One
was tanning the patient and the
other was obeying the instructions
of Mrs. Robinson, the midwife, not
to let anybody speak to Mrs. Dean.
The mother was apparently only
half conscious, and seemed to be
much prostrated. Her face, which
is quite pretty, was very pale and
her large eyes were heavy. The
heat of the little chamber was OPP
pressive, and it seemed cruel fol
the crowd to continue to block the
doors. In response to inquiries as
to the condition of mother and
children, the attendants said the
doctor thought Mrs. Dean would
recover, but she was very low. AS
for the children, one Of the boys
had died a short time after birth,
but the girl and the other two boy,
were apparently strong, healthy
babes.
THE THREE CHILDREN
lay on a narrow bed at the north
side Of the room, with a blanket
spread over them, leaving their
pudgy little faces uncovered. Wo-
men came in and viewed them in
flocks. Rapturous exclamations
came from every visitor; " Aren't
they cute?" "0h, the little dearsr
"Did you ever see anything 50 cum
ning?" "Pd just like to pinch
onew
There were three little heads close
together on the blankets, three
pairs of eyes blinking in a row.
three pudgy noses apparently laid
on the doughy faces, three mouths
which, be it thankfully noted, were
closed and silent. The middle one
mad something resembling a minia-
ture fist at the extremity of an arm
which seemed to be hunting the
undiscovered way to a mouth. A
group Of girls stood and looked at
them.
aThat one will have a pugnoSe,''
said one.
Which is the girl?"
F" The one this way"
Why, she's got the most hair"
And SO black, too
(" How much do you suppose they
weight"
"They average a little more than
five pounds" said the midwife.
"Oh, my"
0-h-h!"
! (Here followed a whispered calcu.
lation among the girls,)
Twenty poundsw and they
gave way to fresh group.
On a table between the two win
dows at the west side of the apart
ment was a tiny coffin Of dark
wood, ornamented with q plated
cross and other neat trimmings.
In it lay the form of the dead in
FAINT - the unfortunate of the
quartette. AS it lay with the light
Of tapers thrown full upon its face,
it seemed quite as lile-like as the
three other little forms at the other
side of the room. Sad as was the
sight, it appeared to have very lit
tie effect on the visitors. They
centered all their attention on the
mother and the surviving babes.
The mother was born in Ireland,
but has been twenty-five years in
this country. Her husband is also
Irish. He has but one arm, apd
has been employed as private watch,
man in the vicinity of Broadway